Industrial Machinery Mechanics in Massachusetts
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$56,751
after federal, FICA and Massachusetts tax
Tax takes
$16,089
22.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,432
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
$72,840
Kept after tax
$56,751
Worth in national money
$52,432
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Massachusetts is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $72,840, which ranks 13 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 12.9% above the national middle.
- Against other work in Massachusetts, this sits in the middle: 226 of 485 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $72,840, tax leaves $56,751 — and because Massachusetts is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $52,432 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $72,660.
- Massachusetts ranks 13 of 51 states publishing a median for industrial machinery mechanics, at $72,840 — about 12.9% 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.
- Industrial machinery mechanics ranks 226 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.
- After tax, $56,751 remains from the Massachusetts median of $72,840 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $52,432 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $72,660 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,230 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $72,840 |
| Top tenth earn over | $98,350 |
| This salary | $72,840 |
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 | $56,751 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $60,073 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,388 |
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 | $68,118 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$12,143 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $72,840 as a midpoint for Massachusetts, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $49,230 and the ninetieth is $98,350 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Massachusetts the take-home figure of $56,751, from $72,840, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 226 of 485 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Massachusetts, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $52,432, the adjusted value of that $72,840 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 226 of 485 in the state.
- The Massachusetts median of $72,840 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $49,230 to $98,350. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Massachusetts is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $56,751 from $72,840. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 226 of 485 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Massachusetts, so $52,432 — the adjusted value of that $72,840 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 226 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $49,230 at the bottom tenth to $98,350 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 $52,432 of national purchasing power.
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 $56,751.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($49,230 to $98,350) 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 $52,432 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 $56,751 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.