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Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Boston, MA

The median preschool teachers, except special education in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $46,030 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,072 a month.

10th percentile
$36,360
25th percentile
$37,680
Median percentile
$46,030
75th percentile
$48,110
90th percentile
$59,340

Based on 14,500 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

$36,864 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,030
Federal income tax−$3,344
Social Security + Medicare−$3,521
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,302
Monthly take-home$3,072
Every two weeks$1,418

Does it go far here?

$42,516Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
66%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
Physicians, All Other$229,870

All preschool teachers, except special education salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts