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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Massachusetts

The median special education teachers, secondary school in Massachusetts earns $83,890 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,304 a month.

10th percentile
$60,390
25th percentile
$72,670
Median percentile
$83,890
75th percentile
$101,520
90th percentile
$124,080

Based on 5,470 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

$63,652 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,890
Federal income tax−$9,626
Social Security + Medicare−$6,418
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$4,195
Monthly take-home$5,304
Every two weeks$2,448

Does it go far here?

$79,323Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
33%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 special education teachers, secondary school salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts