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Social and Human Service Assistants salary in Massachusetts

The median social and human service assistants in Massachusetts earns $47,130 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,141 a month.

10th percentile
$39,440
25th percentile
$43,960
Median percentile
$47,130
75th percentile
$57,320
90th percentile
$63,670

Based on 9,180 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

$37,692 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,130
Federal income tax−$3,476
Social Security + Medicare−$3,605
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,357
Monthly take-home$3,141
Every two weeks$1,450

Does it go far here?

$44,564Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
56%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 social and human service assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts