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Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Boston, MA

The median secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $98,850 a year, 37% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,119 a month.

10th percentile
$62,080
25th percentile
$78,620
Median percentile
$98,850
75th percentile
$103,660
90th percentile
$124,620

Based on 20,600 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

$73,428 take-home a year
Gross pay$98,850
Federal income tax−$12,917
Social Security + Medicare−$7,562
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$4,943
Monthly take-home$6,119
Every two weeks$2,824

Does it go far here?

$91,303Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
33%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 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts