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Psychologists, All Other salary in Boston, MA

The median psychologists, all other in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $112,900 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,884 a month.

10th percentile
$59,240
25th percentile
$80,510
Median percentile
$112,900
75th percentile
$143,520
90th percentile
$162,910

Based on 440 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

$82,610 take-home a year
Gross pay$112,900
Federal income tax−$16,008
Social Security + Medicare−$8,637
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,645
Monthly take-home$6,884
Every two weeks$3,177

Does it go far here?

$104,280Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
29%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 psychologists, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts