Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Massachusetts
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,444
after federal, FICA and Massachusetts tax
Tax takes
$11,876
20.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,909
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
$58,320
Kept after tax
$46,444
Worth in national money
$42,909
State rank
5
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 $58,320, which ranks 5 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 17.6% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 312 among 485 occupations Massachusetts publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $58,320 the take-home is $46,444. But Massachusetts costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $42,909 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $58,930, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Massachusetts ranks 5 of 51 states publishing a median for maintenance and repair workers, general, at $58,320 — about 17.6% 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 312 of 485 in Massachusetts places maintenance and repair workers, general 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Massachusetts income tax is $46,444 for maintenance and repair workers, general, from $58,320. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $42,909. ⚠️ 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 $58,930 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,750 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $80,190 |
| This salary | $58,320 |
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 | $46,444 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,040 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,557 |
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 | $55,089 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,139 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $58,320 as a midpoint for Massachusetts, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $38,750 and the ninetieth is $80,190 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $46,444 take-home in Massachusetts comes from $58,320. 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 312 of 485.
- One number stands for prices across all of Massachusetts, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $42,909, the adjusted value of that $58,320 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 312 of 485 in the state.
- The Massachusetts median of $58,320 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $38,750 to $80,190. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $46,444, from $58,320, 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 312 of 485 locally, and the state ranks 5 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Massachusetts, so $42,909 — the adjusted value of that $58,320 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 312 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $38,750 and the top tenth $80,190, 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 $42,909 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 $46,444 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,750 to $80,190) 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 $42,909 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 $46,444 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.