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Plant and System Operators, All Other salary in Massachusetts

The median plant and system operators, all other in Massachusetts earns $120,660 a year, 93% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,307 a month.

10th percentile
$88,940
25th percentile
$96,890
Median percentile
$120,660
75th percentile
$121,220
90th percentile
$129,990

Based on 40 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

$87,681 take-home a year
Gross pay$120,660
Federal income tax−$17,715
Social Security + Medicare−$9,230
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$6,033
Monthly take-home$7,307
Every two weeks$3,372

Does it go far here?

$114,092Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
24%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 plant and system operators, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts