Print Binding and Finishing Workers in Massachusetts
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,636
after federal, FICA and Massachusetts tax
Tax takes
$8,994
19.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,771
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
$46,630
Kept after tax
$37,636
Worth in national money
$34,771
State rank
11
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Massachusetts is one of the better-paying states for print binding and finishing workers. The middle earner takes $46,630, which ranks 11 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 10.26% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Massachusetts, this one sits low: 403 of 485 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Massachusetts is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $46,630 the take-home is $37,636; in national-average money that behaves like $34,771. The average lands at $46,540, below the middle of the range.
- Massachusetts ranks 11 of 50 states publishing a median for print binding and finishing workers, at $46,630 — about 10.26% 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.
- Print binding and finishing workers occupies position 403 of 485 in Massachusetts's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Take-home for print binding and finishing workers in Massachusetts, on $46,630, is $37,636; deflated by the state's price level, $34,771. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $46,540 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Print Binding and Finishing Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,100 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,630 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,880 |
| This salary | $46,630 |
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 | $37,636 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,647 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,029 |
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 | $44,127 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,291 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $46,630 as a midpoint for Massachusetts, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $35,100 and the ninetieth is $60,880 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Massachusetts's $37,636, worked from $46,630. 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 403 of 485.
- One number stands for prices across all of Massachusetts, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $34,771, the adjusted value of that $46,630 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 403 of 485 in the state.
- The Massachusetts median of $46,630 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $35,100 to $60,880. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Massachusetts take-home of $37,636, on $46,630 for work ranking 403 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 403 of 485 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Massachusetts, so $34,771 — the adjusted value of that $46,630 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 403 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $35,100 at the tenth percentile, $60,880 at the ninetieth.
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 $34,771 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, $37,636 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,100 to $60,880) 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 $34,771 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 $37,636 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.