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Salaries & Cost of Living in Middlesex County, MA

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 70 occupations in Middlesex County, MA.

Jobs listed
70
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Median of medians
$62,775
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$2,382
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
73%
51 of 70

Pay and cost of living in Middlesex County, MA

Across the 70 occupations we cover in Middlesex County, MA, the middle median salary is $62,775 a year. Pay runs from $33,740 for Packers and Packagers, Hand up to $291,000 for Natural Sciences Managers, a spread of $257,260. Wages come from the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH survey area.

A one-bedroom apartment in Middlesex County, MA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,382 a month and a two-bedroom $2,884. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $37,529 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $62,685 a year, and 51 of the 70 occupations listed here (73%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.

All jobs in Middlesex County, MA, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 70.

Occupations in Middlesex County, MA ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Natural Sciences Managers$291,000$194,829$13,108
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,960$149,452$9,327
3Marketing Managers$213,910$148,815$9,274
4Financial Managers$209,780$146,049$9,043
5Sales Managers$206,610$143,873$8,862
6Lawyers$183,350$127,755$7,519
7Software Developers$166,090$116,371$6,570
8Medical and Health Services Managers$136,760$97,790$5,022
9Management Analysts$135,640$97,081$4,963
10General and Operations Managers$133,800$95,915$4,866
11Biochemists and Biophysicists$131,550$94,490$4,747
12Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$129,500$93,191$4,639
13Computer Systems Analysts$129,180$92,989$4,622
14Financial and Investment Analysts$117,520$85,570$4,003
15Project Management Specialists$114,990$83,917$3,866
16Registered Nurses$106,180$78,160$3,386
17Compliance Officers$103,940$76,696$3,264
18Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$102,390$75,683$3,179
19Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$101,200$74,905$3,115
20Accountants and Auditors$100,150$74,219$3,057
21First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$99,890$74,049$3,043
22Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$98,850$73,369$2,987
23Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$98,060$72,853$2,944
24Buyers and Purchasing Agents$93,010$69,553$2,669
25Human Resources Specialists$90,270$67,762$2,519
26Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$85,260$64,488$2,247
27Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$83,420$63,286$2,146
28Electricians$79,910$60,992$1,955
29Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$79,670$60,835$1,942
30Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$78,180$59,862$1,861
31First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$77,990$59,737$1,851
32Computer User Support Specialists$77,850$59,646$1,843
33Carpenters$75,210$57,921$1,699
34Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$64,010$50,580$1,088
35Construction Laborers$63,420$50,135$1,051
36Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$62,130$49,163$970
37Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$60,960$48,282$896
38Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$59,670$47,310$815
39Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$59,330$47,054$794
40First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$58,850$46,692$764
41Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$51,600$41,229$308
42Medical Assistants$50,740$40,581$254
43Office Clerks, General$50,710$40,558$252
44Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$49,980$40,008$207
45Customer Service Representatives$49,920$39,963$203
46Light Truck Drivers$49,630$39,745$185
47Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$49,030$39,293$147
48Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$48,060$38,562$86
49Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$47,860$38,411$73
50Nursing Assistants$47,590$38,208$57