Salary and cost of living across Massachusetts
This page covers 8 Massachusetts counties and 70 occupations with published wages. Across all of them the median of the median salaries is $62,130 a year. Each county links to its own list of jobs, with take-home pay and cost-of-living math for every one.
Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $1,421 a month in Hampden County, MA to $2,518 in Suffolk County, MA. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, Essex County, MA has the highest median-of-medians pay at $63,420. Plymouth County, MA has the largest share of occupations (81%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.