Procurement Clerks in Massachusetts
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,793
after federal, FICA and Massachusetts tax
Tax takes
$12,317
20.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,155
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
$60,110
Kept after tax
$47,793
Worth in national money
$44,155
State rank
2
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Massachusetts is one of the better-paying states for procurement clerks. The middle earner takes $60,110, which ranks 2 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 18.84% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 485 occupations Massachusetts reports figures for, this is number 293.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $60,110 the take-home is $47,793. But Massachusetts costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $44,155 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $59,930, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Massachusetts ranks 2 of 51 states publishing a median for procurement clerks, at $60,110 — about 18.84% 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.
- In Massachusetts's occupational distribution, procurement clerks sits at 293 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Massachusetts income tax is $47,793 for procurement clerks, from $60,110. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $44,155. ⚠️ 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 $59,930 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Procurement Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,520 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,110 |
| Top tenth earn over | $72,210 |
| This salary | $60,110 |
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 | $47,793 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,478 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,790 |
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 | $56,768 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,422 |
| 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 procurement clerks in Massachusetts earn under $60,110 and half over. The published range runs $46,520 at the tenth percentile to $72,210 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Massachusetts the take-home figure of $47,793, from $60,110, 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 293 of 485 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $44,155, the adjusted value of that $60,110 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Massachusetts. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 293 of 485 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for procurement clerks in Massachusetts, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $46,520 to $72,210; 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.
- Take-home for Massachusetts is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $47,793 from $60,110. 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 293 of 485 locally.
- This $44,155 adjusted figure, worked from $60,110, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 293 of 485 in the state. The occupation ranks 293 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $46,520 at the bottom tenth to $72,210 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Massachusetts run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $44,155 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 $47,793.
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 ($46,520 to $72,210) 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 $44,155 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 $47,793 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.