Paycheck Atlas

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Massachusetts

The median physics teachers, postsecondary in Massachusetts earns $111,280 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,796 a month.

10th percentile
$63,660
25th percentile
$80,650
Median percentile
$111,280
75th percentile
$167,490
90th percentile
$213,120

Based on 680 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

$81,551 take-home a year
Gross pay$111,280
Federal income tax−$15,652
Social Security + Medicare−$8,513
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,564
Monthly take-home$6,796
Every two weeks$3,137

Does it go far here?

$105,222Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
26%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 physics teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts