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Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Boston, MA

The median recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $83,410 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,278 a month.

10th percentile
$61,500
25th percentile
$71,220
Median percentile
$83,410
75th percentile
$104,710
90th percentile
$139,410

Based on 160 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

$63,338 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,410
Federal income tax−$9,520
Social Security + Medicare−$6,381
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$4,171
Monthly take-home$5,278
Every two weeks$2,436

Does it go far here?

$77,042Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
38%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 recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts