Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters in Massachusetts
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,233
after federal, FICA and Massachusetts tax
Tax takes
$11,807
20.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,714
Massachusetts costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Massachusetts — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$58,040
Kept after tax
$46,233
Worth in national money
$42,714
State rank
4
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Massachusetts is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $58,040, which ranks 4 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 24.34% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 313 among 485 occupations Massachusetts publishes pay for.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $58,040, tax leaves $46,233 — and because Massachusetts is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $42,714 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $58,350, since top earners drag the number up.
- Massachusetts ranks 4 of 49 states publishing a median for cabinetmakers and bench carpenters, at $58,040 — about 24.34% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 313 of 485 in Massachusetts places cabinetmakers and bench carpenters in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After tax, $46,233 remains from the Massachusetts median of $58,040 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $42,714 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $58,350 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $42,120 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,040 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,860 |
| This salary | $58,040 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Massachusetts | $46,233 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,815 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,520 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $54,827 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,095 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of cabinetmakers and bench carpenters in Massachusetts earn under $58,040 and half over. The published range runs $42,120 at the tenth percentile to $79,860 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $46,233 take-home in Massachusetts comes from $58,040. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 313 of 485.
- One number stands for prices across all of Massachusetts, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $42,714, the adjusted value of that $58,040 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 313 of 485 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for cabinetmakers and bench carpenters in Massachusetts, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $42,120 to $79,860; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $46,233, from $58,040, assumes a single Massachusetts filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 313 of 485 locally, and the state ranks 4 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Massachusetts, so $42,714 — the adjusted value of that $58,040 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 313 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $42,120 at the bottom tenth to $79,860 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $42,714 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Massachusetts's own levy, $46,233 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($42,120 to $79,860) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Massachusetts rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Massachusetts's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $42,714 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $46,233 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Massachusetts income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.