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Registered Nurses salary in Massachusetts

The median registered nurses in Massachusetts earns $104,550 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,429 a month.

10th percentile
$80,310
25th percentile
$87,460
Median percentile
$104,550
75th percentile
$136,110
90th percentile
$174,510

Based on 88,200 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

$77,153 take-home a year
Gross pay$104,550
Federal income tax−$14,171
Social Security + Medicare−$7,998
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,228
Monthly take-home$6,429
Every two weeks$2,967

Does it go far here?

$98,859Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
27%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 registered nurses salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts