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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in Massachusetts

The median protective service workers, all other in Massachusetts earns $50,040 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,324 a month.

10th percentile
$33,680
25th percentile
$41,310
Median percentile
$50,040
75th percentile
$59,130
90th percentile
$79,150

Based on 610 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

$39,885 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,040
Federal income tax−$3,825
Social Security + Medicare−$3,828
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,502
Monthly take-home$3,324
Every two weeks$1,534

Does it go far here?

$47,316Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
53%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 protective service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts