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Physician Assistants salary in Massachusetts

The median physician assistants in Massachusetts earns $142,410 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,457 a month.

10th percentile
$65,220
25th percentile
$128,020
Median percentile
$142,410
75th percentile
$169,980
90th percentile
$204,140

Based on 4,470 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

$101,483 take-home a year
Gross pay$142,410
Federal income tax−$22,912
Social Security + Medicare−$10,894
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$7,121
Monthly take-home$8,457
Every two weeks$3,903

Does it go far here?

$134,658Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
21%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 physician assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts