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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR		MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR		Gross income Net (after tax)
$92,733 USD £72,217 GBP		$52,000 USD £40,495 GBP		Gross income Net (after tax)

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Average Salary / Massachusetts

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Average salary in Massachusetts is $92,733 USD per year. The most typical earning is $52,000 USD. All data are based on 691 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $108,700 USD. Women receive a salary of $74,800 USD.

The most paid careers are Archaeology & History with average income $220,000 USD and Engineers & Technicians IV with income $135,000 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $131,700 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $104,600 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $118,400 USD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive $117,300 USD.

Levels / Massachusetts (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	2	100% 0.29%
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	1	99.71% 0.14%
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	11	99.57% 1.59%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	11	97.97% 1.59%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	23	96.38% 3.33%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	29	93.05% 4.2%
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	26	88.86% 3.76%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	29	85.09% 4.2%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	45	80.9% 6.51%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	31	74.38% 4.49%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	35	69.9% 5.07%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	31	64.83% 4.49%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	30	60.35% 4.34%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	33	56.01% 4.78%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	31	51.23% 4.49%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	29	46.74% 4.2%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	24	42.55% 3.47%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	18	39.07% 2.6%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	42	36.47% 6.08%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	11	30.39% 1.59%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	19	28.8% 2.75%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	9	26.05% 1.3%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	25	24.75% 3.62%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	12	21.13% 1.74%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	14	19.39% 2.03%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	3	17.37% 0.43%
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	10	16.93% 1.45%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	5	15.48% 0.72%
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	27	14.76% 3.91%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	10	10.85% 1.45%
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	11	9.41% 1.59%
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	8	7.81% 1.16%
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	3	6.66% 0.43%
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	9	6.22% 1.3%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	3	4.92% 0.43%
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	6	4.49% 0.87%
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	2	3.62% 0.29%
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	2	3.33% 0.29%
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	21	3.04% 3.04%

Gender / Massachusetts (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	364	$108,700 USD
2	Women	194	$74,800 USD

Education / Massachusetts (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	59	$131,700 USD
2	Masters Degree	184	$104,600 USD
3	Bachelors Degree	288	$90,100 USD
4	Some College	102	$73,900 USD
5	High School	53	$62,600 USD
6	Bellow H. School	5	$50,600 USD

Experience / Massachusetts (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	181	$118,400 USD
2	16-20 Years	55	$117,300 USD
3	12-16 Years	70	$97,500 USD
4	8-12 Years	105	$91,800 USD
5	4-8 Years	103	$85,700 USD
6	2-4 Years	77	$66,500 USD
7	0-1 Year	52	$61,100 USD
8	1-2 Years	48	$54,100 USD

Age / Massachusetts (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	76-99	1	$164,000 USD
2	61-65	24	$127,200 USD
3	51-55	47	$126,900 USD
4	41-45	64	$121,100 USD
5	46-50	66	$108,300 USD
6	56-60	41	$104,600 USD
7	66-70	11	$103,900 USD
8	36-40	68	$98,500 USD
9	31-35	78	$91,800 USD
10	26-30	81	$78,700 USD
11	n/a	134	$75,200 USD
12	21-25	60	$60,700 USD
13	14-20	16	$38,100 USD

Work Type / Massachusetts (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	36	$102,800 USD
2	Permanent	585	$96,000 USD
3	Contract	30	$76,200 USD
4	Part Time	40	$48,100 USD

Cities / Massachusetts (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Boston	647	$94,000 USD
2	Worcester	44	$73,800 USD

Career Groups / Massachusetts (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Archaeology & History	1	$220,000 USD
2	Engineers & Technicians IV	2	$135,000 USD
3	Properties & Real Estates	11	$126,200 USD
4	Engineers & Technicians V	17	$125,900 USD
5	Management & Business	96	$124,900 USD
6	IT & Programming II	33	$124,300 USD
7	Aviation & Shipping	10	$122,800 USD
8	Insurance	14	$102,400 USD
9	Law	10	$102,100 USD
10	IT & Programming	62	$100,900 USD
11	Health Care & Medical II	24	$100,500 USD
12	Salesmen & Saleswomen	18	$97,400 USD
13	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	26	$95,100 USD
14	Finance & Banking	39	$94,700 USD
15	Engineers & Technicians	28	$91,900 USD
16	Agriculture & Fishing	2	$89,500 USD
17	Health Care & Medical	38	$89,100 USD
18	Engineers & Technicians II	1	$85,500 USD
19	Logistics, Road, Railway	2	$80,000 USD
20	Sports & Recreation	2	$79,000 USD
21	Human Resources	22	$77,000 USD
22	Construction & Labor Workers	22	$76,900 USD
23	Security & Fireguard	7	$76,800 USD
24	Accounting & Administration	52	$76,200 USD
25	Education & University	46	$72,300 USD
26	Architect Constructions	12	$69,800 USD
27	Hotels & Tourism	5	$63,800 USD
28	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	8	$62,500 USD
29	Public Sector	12	$62,400 USD
30	Fashion	1	$60,000 USD
31	Automobile	3	$59,000 USD
32	Customer Services	15	$56,900 USD
33	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	9	$51,600 USD
34	Organization & Coordination	15	$51,200 USD
35	Making Design	12	$50,100 USD
36	Engineers & Technicians III	1	$50,000 USD
37	Media	7	$44,900 USD
38	Arts, Culture, Performance	5	$43,000 USD
39	Military	1	$32,000 USD

Careers / Massachusetts (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctor	5	$199,000 USD
2	Director	24	$177,900 USD
3	CEO	8	$163,500 USD
4	Other Management Career	8	$145,100 USD
5	Network Manager	3	$140,300 USD
6	Pilot	4	$138,000 USD
7	IT Manager	13	$134,000 USD
8	General Manager	6	$128,300 USD
9	Marketing Executive	5	$128,000 USD
10	CPA - Certified Public Accountant	5	$127,500 USD
11	Other Engineer Career	12	$126,700 USD
12	Lead Developer	5	$125,200 USD
13	Accountant Executive	4	$124,800 USD
14	Software Engineer	10	$120,600 USD
15	Lawyer	4	$120,200 USD
16	Software Developer	11	$119,200 USD
17	Lead Salesmen or Saleswomen	5	$117,100 USD
18	University Professor	6	$110,200 USD
19	Other Medical Career	7	$109,300 USD
20	Other Sales Career	6	$107,900 USD
21	Corporate Counsel Lawyer	4	$106,800 USD
22	Engineer	7	$104,000 USD
23	Electrical Engineer	5	$103,000 USD
24	Finance Manager	5	$101,600 USD
25	Network Specialist	4	$100,700 USD
26	Restaurant Manager	4	$99,500 USD
27	IT Project Manager	7	$95,300 USD
28	Project Manager	10	$95,000 USD
29	Operations Manager	8	$94,600 USD
30	Human Resources Manager	10	$93,400 USD
31	Healthcare Management	8	$90,500 USD
32	Manager	12	$88,100 USD
33	Other Architect Career	4	$87,000 USD
34	Property Manager	4	$87,000 USD
35	Salesmen or Saleswomen	3	$84,100 USD
36	Financial Analyst	11	$82,700 USD
37	Mechanical Engineer	5	$80,600 USD
38	Other Constr. & Labor Career	5	$79,800 USD
39	Teacher	6	$79,700 USD
40	Marketing Manager	4	$78,700 USD
41	Java Developer	4	$77,900 USD
42	Hotel Manager	4	$74,800 USD
43	Registered Nurse	8	$72,600 USD
44	Construction Manager	4	$69,500 USD
45	Executive Secretary	4	$67,000 USD
46	Other Finance Career	8	$65,300 USD
47	Public Administration	4	$65,000 USD
48	Education Coordinator	4	$64,300 USD
49	Other Public Sector Career	5	$63,800 USD
50	Other Administration Career	3	$62,000 USD
51	Other Education Career	12	$58,100 USD
52	Non-Profit Organization	4	$57,800 USD
53	Accountant	5	$56,900 USD
54	Architect	6	$53,300 USD
55	Nurse	4	$52,500 USD
56	Other Human Resource Career	4	$50,500 USD
57	Other Arts Career	4	$45,900 USD
58	Administrative Assistant	7	$44,100 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Senior Scientist

Posted 09 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Rare disease pharmaceutical development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	$130,000 USD

Electrical Engineer

Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electronic design and programming."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	$100,000 USD

Marketing And Development Director

Posted 25 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Apply for grants, market business and develop relationships with donors."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$60,000 USD

Audit

Posted 25 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Audit and Assurance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	$64,000 USD

Vice President

Posted 17 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$240,000 USD

Barista

Posted 16 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Make coffee, stock supplies, interact with customers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$16,900 USD

Data Scientist

Posted 15 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop and maintain models."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	$130,000 USD

Captain

Posted 14 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Delivery."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	High School	0-1 Year	Basic	$35,000 USD

Registered Nurse

Posted 12 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Nurse in office."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$56,000 USD

Security Manager

Posted 09 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Risk Management, ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	$52,000 USD

Ecommerce Merchandisingmanager

Posted 08 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage team & merchandising strategy for ecommerce retailer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$110,000 USD

Director Strategy

Posted 14 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Strategic planning."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$180,000 USD

Postdoc

Posted 08 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	$65,000 USD

Intern

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sports."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Some College	0-1 Year	Basic	$100,000 USD

Continuing Education Teacher

Posted 21 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teach about health insurance and medical care outcomes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$100,000 USD

Architect Ii

Posted 09 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design and prepare architectural documents for client review in coordination with structural, civil, MEP disciplines."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	$70,000 USD

Actuary

Posted 06 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Pricing, reserving, forecasting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$112,000 USD

Owner And Ceo

Posted 03 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Running services and software business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$165,000 USD

Primary Developer

Posted 21 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop mobile apps, desktop apps, websites, services, and apis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	High School	8-12 Years	Expert	$150,000 USD

Manager

Posted 14 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$120,000 USD

System Architect

Posted 17 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Management, Hardware Installation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	$125,000 USD

Controller

Posted 16 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting, HR, Logistic."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$120,000 USD

Chief Scientific Officer

Posted 15 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Ph. D 25+ years experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$190,000 USD

Project Manager

Posted 05 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"It products
project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Worcester	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	$70,000 USD

Designer

Posted 02 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$54,000 USD

Automobile Damage Appraiser

Posted 02 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accessing damage & cost to repair."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Some College	1-2 Years	Advanced	$72,000 USD

Data Architect And Manager

Posted 24 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data architecture, machine learning."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$300,000 USD

Chief Financial Officer

Posted 20 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Finance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$50,000 USD

Consultant

Posted 18 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Consult."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$110,000 USD

Lead Salesman

Posted 17 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Selling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$115,000 USD

Fp&a Analyst

Posted 17 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Capex, FCF, OCF, SAP."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	$75,800 USD

It Compliance Analyst

Posted 30 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"IT Risk Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	$133,000 USD

Mechanical Engineer I

Posted 19 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$70,000 USD

Postdoc

Posted 23 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Physics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	0-1 Year	Expert	$55,000 USD

Software Engineer

Posted 17 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Programming."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	$105,000 USD

Senior Lead Network Engineer

Posted 15 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design, implementation and maintenance of network infrastructure."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	$147,000 USD

It Manager

Posted 25 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Network management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	$98,000 USD

Professor Of Computer Science

Posted 17 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Education, research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$175,000 USD

Mechanic

Posted 14 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Laboring, carpentry."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

Project Manager

Posted 04 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Pmp certification exam."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$100,000 USD

Principal Enginner

Posted 10 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$118,000 USD

Project Engineer

Posted 25 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Structural steel design, reinforced concrete design, timber design, ACAD."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$70,000 USD

Analyst

Posted 01 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Databases, operations, analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$75,000 USD

Orthodontist

Posted 17 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Certificate in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$50,000 USD

Analyst

Posted 19 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Excel, VBA, Stock analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$75,000 USD

Restaurant

Posted 14 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Hire personal train manage a p&L."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	High School	20+ Years	n/a	$85,000 USD

First Officer

Posted 27 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Airline transport pilot."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$150,000 USD

Logistics Manager

Posted 05 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Logistics and managing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Worcester	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	$40,000 USD

Civil And Structural Engineer

Posted 02 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"See details in resume."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Worcester	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Accounting Manager

Posted 08 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Boston	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$62,000 USD

ECONOMY / Massachusetts

The most important Sectors for the Massachusetts economy are higher education, finance, biotechnology, health care, and tourism. Route 128 was a main center for the minicomputers and electronics development. High technology remains an important sector for Massachusetts economy. In last years tourism was increased and has important role for the state's economy.

Massachusetts salaries are high compared to the rest of the country (#6 in household income). The reason for this is that Massachusetts is national leader in education and creative industries. This produce high-quality jobs.