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Office Clerks, General salary in Massachusetts

The median office clerks, general in Massachusetts earns $49,940 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,317 a month.

10th percentile
$35,750
25th percentile
$42,350
Median percentile
$49,940
75th percentile
$60,150
90th percentile
$69,770

Based on 47,940 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$39,810 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,940
Federal income tax−$3,813
Social Security + Medicare−$3,820
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,497
Monthly take-home$3,317
Every two weeks$1,531

Does it go far here?

$47,221Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

All office clerks, general salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts