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Psychiatric Aides salary in Massachusetts

The median psychiatric aides in Massachusetts earns $45,300 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,026 a month.

10th percentile
$37,020
25th percentile
$37,120
Median percentile
$45,300
75th percentile
$61,640
90th percentile
$80,130

Based on 950 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

$36,314 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,300
Federal income tax−$3,256
Social Security + Medicare−$3,465
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,265
Monthly take-home$3,026
Every two weeks$1,397

Does it go far here?

$42,834Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
58%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 psychiatric aides salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts