First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Massachusetts
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$73,095
after federal, FICA and Massachusetts tax
Tax takes
$24,755
25.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$67,532
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
$97,850
Kept after tax
$73,095
Worth in national money
$67,532
State rank
8
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Massachusetts pays this job a middle wage of $97,850, ranking 8 of 51 states and sitting about 22.43% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 485 occupations Massachusetts reports figures for, this is number 124.
- Massachusetts is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $97,850 the take-home is $73,095; in national-average money that behaves like $67,532. The average comes to $100,030, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Massachusetts's median for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers is $97,850, about 22.43% above the national figure and 8 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Massachusetts's occupational distribution, first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers sits at 124 of 485 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Take-home for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers in Massachusetts, on $97,850, is $73,095; deflated by the state's price level, $67,532. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $100,030 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $67,660 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $97,850 |
| Top tenth earn over | $134,820 |
| This salary | $97,850 |
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 | $73,095 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $77,667 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$12,394 |
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 | $91,350 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$17,119 |
| 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 first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers in Massachusetts earn under $97,850 and half over. The published range runs $67,660 at the tenth percentile to $134,820 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Massachusetts's $73,095, worked from $97,850. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 124 of 485.
- One number stands for prices across all of Massachusetts, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $67,532, the adjusted value of that $97,850 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 124 of 485 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers in Massachusetts, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $67,660 to $134,820; 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.
- The Massachusetts take-home of $73,095, on $97,850 for work ranking 124 of 485 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 124 of 485 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Massachusetts, so $67,532 — the adjusted value of that $97,850 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 124 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $67,660 at the tenth percentile, $134,820 at the ninetieth.
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 $67,532 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Massachusetts then takes its own share, leaving $73,095.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($67,660 to $134,820) 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 $67,532 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 $73,095 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.