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Boston: $1,967/mo left
- Rent under 30% of pay
- Real winters
From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep −$459/mo versus Chicago.
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Versus Chicago.
Left each month
$1,967
Versus Chicago
−$459/mo
−$5,508 a year
Local pay
$108,819
This job, this city
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Art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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$1,967 / mo left
The month
One earner. 1 bd.
See full breakdown
- Taxes$2,425
- Rent$2,549
- Other living costs$2,127
- Left over$1,967
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $108,819
- Federal income tax
- −$15,554
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,325
- State income tax (MA)
- −$5,221
- Take-home pay
- $79,719
- Effective tax rate
- 26.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,549
- Groceries
- $464
- Getting around
- $445
- Healthcare
- $522
- Utilities and internet
- $290
- Everything else
- $406
- Total spending
- $4,676
Left over each month
$9,068 gross, minus $2,425 in tax and $4,676 in living costs.
$1,967
County by county
7 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.
| County | People | Median rent | 2-bed rent | Home value | Income | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex CountyMA | 1.6M33% | $2,126 | $2,269 | $687,200 | $126,779 | 30 min |
| Essex CountyMA | 807k16% | $1,673 | $1,801 | $584,000 | $99,431 | 29 min |
| Suffolk CountyMA | 782k16% | $2,069 | $2,129 | $680,700 | $92,859 | 31 min |
| Norfolk CountyMA | 725k15% | $2,072 | $2,236 | $649,400 | $126,497 | 33 min |
| Plymouth CountyMA | 532k11% | $1,655 | $1,787 | $513,000 | $109,698 | 33 min |
| Rockingham CountyNH | 317k6% | $1,619 | $1,763 | $461,400 | $113,927 | 29 min |
| Strafford CountyNH | 132k3% | $1,413 | $1,549 | $332,400 | $86,564 | 26 min |
Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.
Working remotely
If the paycheck stays the same
One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $2,573 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $2,549.
- Work from home
- 16.2% of workers
- ACS 2024 1-year
- Home internet
- 83.2% of households
- Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
- Paid to move, remote job
- No open remote grant on this metro
Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.
USAJOBS
Federal jobs that pay relocation here
87 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.
- Behavioral Health Case Manager (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory
ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year
Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026
- Behavioral Health Clinical Consultant (O-5 Billet) Non-Supervisory
ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year
Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026
- Behavioral Health Clinical Consultant, Team Lead (O-6 Billet) Supervisory
ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) · $1–$150,000 a year
Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026
- Personnel Security Specialist
Office of Justice Services, Internal Affairs Division (Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs) · $61,722–$116,362 a year
Salt Lake City, UT · Seattle, WA · Phoenix, AZ · +17 more · Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ +17 · Closes October 21, 2026
- Program Analyst
Department of State Headquarters · $106,437–$172,980 a year
Hot Springs, AR · Tucson, AZ · Los Angeles, CA · +10 more · Hot Springs, AR, Tucson, AZ, Los Angeles, CA +10 · Closes October 21, 2026
82 more on the full list.
The place
200 sunny days. July high 82°F. January nights 23°F. 31 min commute. One car.
- Weather
- 200 sunny days, 82°F in July, 23°F January nights
- Getting around
- One car
- Average commute
- 31 minutes each way
- Size
- 4.9M people
- Buying instead
- Median home $610,900. About $4,178/mo with 20% down.
- Taxes
- Massachusetts income tax. Sales tax 6.3%, property tax 1.04%.
Fit
- Money left over
- 44
- Sun and mild weather
- 62
- Being in a big city
- 88
Public school districts in Boston
12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.
| District | City | Students | Schools | Pupils / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | Roxbury | 46,094 | 108 | 10.6 |
| Lynn | Lynn | 16,364 | 27 | 12 |
| Brockton | Brockton | 15,280 | 24 | 15.6 |
| Lowell | Lowell | 14,457 | 27 | 12.6 |
| Lawrence | Lawrence | 13,313 | 26 | 11.5 |
| Newton | Newtonville | 11,632 | 22 | 10.5 |
| Quincy | Quincy | 9,769 | 19 | 13.1 |
| Framingham | Framingham | 9,124 | 14 | 11.6 |
| Haverhill | Haverhill | 7,940 | 16 | 11.9 |
| Everett | Everett | 7,307 | 10 | 11.7 |
| Revere | Revere | 7,261 | 11 | 11 |
| Cambridge | Cambridge | 7,027 | 17 | 9.4 |
Chicago vs Boston
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Moving from Boston
- Boston → Austin · $1,215 more
- Boston → Dallas · $1,083 more
- Boston → Denver · $689 more
- Boston → Raleigh · $786 more
- Boston → San Francisco · $396 more
- Boston → New York · $718 less
- Boston → Reno · $331 more
- Boston → Los Angeles · $262 less
- Boston → Chicago · $460 more
- Boston → Houston · $1,204 more
- Boston → Washington · $946 more
- Boston → Atlanta · $530 more
- Boston → Philadelphia · $472 more
- Boston → Miami · $269 less
- Boston → Phoenix · $610 more
- Boston → Riverside · $568 less
Take-home by job in Boston
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Other Massachusetts metros
- Worcester, MA
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- Springfield, MA
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- Barnstable Town, MA
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- Amherst Town, MA
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- Pittsfield, MA
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Questions
How is take-home pay in Boston calculated?
Boston is in Massachusetts, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.
What does rent cost in Boston?
About $2,549 for a one-bedroom and $3,035 for a two-bedroom in Boston, MA.
How do I compare Boston with another city?
Put Boston next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.
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