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Power Plant Operators salary in Massachusetts

The median power plant operators in Massachusetts earns $100,140 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,189 a month.

10th percentile
$68,150
25th percentile
$79,690
Median percentile
$100,140
75th percentile
$121,580
90th percentile
$130,850

Based on 880 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

$74,271 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,140
Federal income tax−$13,201
Social Security + Medicare−$7,661
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,007
Monthly take-home$6,189
Every two weeks$2,857

Does it go far here?

$94,689Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
28%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 power plant operators salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts