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Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Massachusetts

The median sociology teachers, postsecondary in Massachusetts earns $96,790 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,007 a month.

10th percentile
$61,200
25th percentile
$75,420
Median percentile
$96,790
75th percentile
$132,760
90th percentile
$195,940

Based on 580 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

$72,082 take-home a year
Gross pay$96,790
Federal income tax−$12,464
Social Security + Medicare−$7,404
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$4,840
Monthly take-home$6,007
Every two weeks$2,772

Does it go far here?

$91,521Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
29%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 sociology teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts