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Technical Writers salary in Massachusetts

The median technical writers in Massachusetts earns $109,200 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,683 a month.

10th percentile
$71,120
25th percentile
$86,060
Median percentile
$109,200
75th percentile
$134,620
90th percentile
$165,060

Based on 1,850 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

$80,192 take-home a year
Gross pay$109,200
Federal income tax−$15,194
Social Security + Medicare−$8,354
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,460
Monthly take-home$6,683
Every two weeks$3,084

Does it go far here?

$103,256Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
26%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 technical writers salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts