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Salaries & Cost of Living in Norfolk County, MA

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 69 occupations in Norfolk County, MA.

Jobs listed
69
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Median of medians
$63,420
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$2,514
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
68%
47 of 69

Pay and cost of living in Norfolk County, MA

Across the 69 occupations we cover in Norfolk County, MA, the middle median salary is $63,420 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 Norfolk County, MA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,514 a month and a two-bedroom $3,004. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $39,113 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $63,034 a year, and 47 of the 69 occupations listed here (68%) 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 Norfolk County, MA, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 69.

Occupations in Norfolk County, MA ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Natural Sciences Managers$291,000$194,829$12,976
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,960$149,452$9,195
3Marketing Managers$213,910$148,815$9,142
4Financial Managers$209,780$146,049$8,911
5Sales Managers$206,610$143,873$8,730
6Lawyers$183,350$127,755$7,387
7Software Developers$166,090$116,371$6,438
8Medical and Health Services Managers$136,760$97,790$4,890
9Management Analysts$135,640$97,081$4,831
10General and Operations Managers$133,800$95,915$4,734
11Biochemists and Biophysicists$131,550$94,490$4,615
12Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$129,500$93,191$4,507
13Computer Systems Analysts$129,180$92,989$4,490
14Financial and Investment Analysts$117,520$85,570$3,871
15Project Management Specialists$114,990$83,917$3,734
16Registered Nurses$106,180$78,160$3,254
17Compliance Officers$103,940$76,696$3,132
18Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$102,390$75,683$3,047
19Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$101,200$74,905$2,983
20Accountants and Auditors$100,150$74,219$2,925
21First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$99,890$74,049$2,911
22Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$98,850$73,369$2,855
23Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$98,060$72,853$2,812
24Buyers and Purchasing Agents$93,010$69,553$2,537
25Human Resources Specialists$90,270$67,762$2,387
26Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$85,260$64,488$2,115
27Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$83,420$63,286$2,014
28Electricians$79,910$60,992$1,823
29Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$79,670$60,835$1,810
30Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$78,180$59,862$1,729
31First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$77,990$59,737$1,719
32Computer User Support Specialists$77,850$59,646$1,711
33Carpenters$75,210$57,921$1,567
34Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$64,010$50,580$956
35Construction Laborers$63,420$50,135$919
36Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$62,130$49,163$838
37Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$60,960$48,282$764
38Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$59,670$47,310$683
39Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$59,330$47,054$662
40First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$58,850$46,692$632
41Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$51,600$41,229$176
42Medical Assistants$50,740$40,581$122
43Office Clerks, General$50,710$40,558$120
44Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$49,980$40,008$75
45Customer Service Representatives$49,920$39,963$71
46Light Truck Drivers$49,630$39,745$53
47Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$49,030$39,293$15
48Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$47,860$38,411−$59
49Nursing Assistants$47,590$38,208−$75
50First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$47,090$37,831−$107