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Painters, Construction and Maintenance salary in Boston, MA

The median painters, construction and maintenance in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $57,820 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,812 a month.

10th percentile
$45,650
25th percentile
$48,470
Median percentile
$57,820
75th percentile
$70,560
90th percentile
$109,840

Based on 3,220 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

$45,747 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,820
Federal income tax−$4,758
Social Security + Medicare−$4,423
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,891
Monthly take-home$3,812
Every two weeks$1,760

Does it go far here?

$53,406Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,023 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Boston, MA

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$386,300
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Natural Sciences Managers$291,000
Family Medicine Physicians$284,010
General Internal Medicine Physicians$243,230
Nurse Anesthetists$239,200
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$235,460
Physicians, All Other$229,870

All painters, construction and maintenance salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts