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Physicians, All Other salary in Boston, MA

The median physicians, all other in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $229,870 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $13,206 a month.

10th percentile
$79,690
25th percentile
$86,250
Median percentile
$229,870
75th percentile
$382,470
90th percentile
$440,660

Based on 6,350 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

$158,473 take-home a year
Gross pay$229,870
Federal income tax−$44,862
Social Security + Medicare−$15,041
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$11,494
Monthly take-home$13,206
Every two weeks$6,095

Does it go far here?

$212,320Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
15%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
Pediatricians, General$221,170

All physicians, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts