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Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Massachusetts

The median recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary in Massachusetts earns $87,960 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,526 a month.

10th percentile
$62,270
25th percentile
$70,490
Median percentile
$87,960
75th percentile
$104,340
90th percentile
$140,280

Based on 290 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

$66,312 take-home a year
Gross pay$87,960
Federal income tax−$10,521
Social Security + Medicare−$6,729
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$4,398
Monthly take-home$5,526
Every two weeks$2,550

Does it go far here?

$83,172Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
32%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 recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts