Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders in Massachusetts
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$45,389
after federal, FICA and Massachusetts tax
Tax takes
$11,531
20.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,935
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
$56,920
Kept after tax
$45,389
Worth in national money
$41,935
State rank
26
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Massachusetts is 26 of 47 states for this job, with a middle wage of $56,920. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Against other work in Massachusetts, this sits in the middle: 326 of 485 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $56,920 the take-home is $45,389. But Massachusetts costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $41,935 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $57,580, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Massachusetts ranks 26 of 47 for chemical equipment operators and tenders at $56,920. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Chemical equipment operators and tenders ranks 326 of 485 occupations in Massachusetts by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Massachusetts income tax is $45,389 for chemical equipment operators and tenders, from $56,920. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $41,935. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $57,580 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $41,560 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $56,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,700 |
| This salary | $56,920 |
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 | $45,389 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,915 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,374 |
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 | $53,776 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,918 |
| 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 chemical equipment operators and tenders in Massachusetts earn under $56,920 and half over. The published range runs $41,560 at the tenth percentile to $77,700 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $45,389 take-home in Massachusetts comes from $56,920. 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 326 of 485.
- One number stands for prices across all of Massachusetts, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $41,935, the adjusted value of that $56,920 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 326 of 485 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for chemical equipment operators and tenders in Massachusetts, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $41,560 to $77,700; 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 $45,389, from $56,920, 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 326 of 485 locally, and the state ranks 26 of 47 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Massachusetts, so $41,935 — the adjusted value of that $56,920 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 326 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $41,560 and the top tenth $77,700, so most people doing this work in Massachusetts sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Massachusetts costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $41,935 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Massachusetts adds its own income tax on top — which is why $45,389 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 47 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($41,560 to $77,700) 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 $41,935 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 $45,389 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.