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Word Processors and Typists salary in Massachusetts

The median word processors and typists in Massachusetts earns $53,740 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,556 a month.

10th percentile
$41,600
25th percentile
$49,260
Median percentile
$53,740
75th percentile
$59,110
90th percentile
$63,790

Based on 350 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

$42,673 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,740
Federal income tax−$4,269
Social Security + Medicare−$4,111
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$2,687
Monthly take-home$3,556
Every two weeks$1,641

Does it go far here?

$50,815Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
50%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 word processors and typists salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts