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Public Safety Telecommunicators salary in Massachusetts

The median public safety telecommunicators in Massachusetts earns $61,720 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,057 a month.

10th percentile
$48,470
25th percentile
$52,510
Median percentile
$61,720
75th percentile
$68,090
90th percentile
$79,470

Based on 2,790 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

$48,686 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,720
Federal income tax−$5,226
Social Security + Medicare−$4,722
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,086
Monthly take-home$4,057
Every two weeks$1,873

Does it go far here?

$58,360Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
43%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 public safety telecommunicators salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts