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Urban and Regional Planners salary in Massachusetts

The median urban and regional planners in Massachusetts earns $99,780 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,170 a month.

10th percentile
$69,150
25th percentile
$82,020
Median percentile
$99,780
75th percentile
$115,800
90th percentile
$134,310

Based on 1,540 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

$74,036 take-home a year
Gross pay$99,780
Federal income tax−$13,122
Social Security + Medicare−$7,633
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$4,989
Monthly take-home$6,170
Every two weeks$2,848

Does it go far here?

$94,348Median 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 urban and regional planners salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts