Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Massachusetts

The median janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaner in Massachusetts earns $45,580 a year and keeps $36,745 of it — $3,062 a month.

Take-home pay, Massachusetts

$36,745

from $45,580 gross · $1,413 every two weeks · 19.4% effective tax rate

Breakdown of $45,580 gross pay
Take-home$36,74580.6%
Federal income tax$3,2907.2%
Social Security & Medicare$3,4877.6%
Massachusetts income tax$2,0594.5%
Gross pay$45,580100%

Gross median from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates, May 2025 estimates (source file). Tax computed here from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 and Massachusetts revenue department tables. Single filer, 2026 tax year, annual liability rather than paycheck withholding.

By filing status

Filing status changes the standard deduction and the bracket widths, so the same salary yields a different answer.

Filing statusFederal taxState taxTake-home
Single$3,290$2,059$36,745
Married filing jointly$1,338$1,839$38,916
Head of household$2,218$2,059$37,817

Every state, ranked by what you keep

Gross pay and take-home pay do not rank the same way. A state can pay less and still leave you with more.

#StateMedian salaryTake-homeTax rate
1Washington$45,520$38,75515%
2Massachusetts$45,580$36,74519%
3Alaska$40,510$34,73014%
4California$41,090$34,57016%
5Vermont$40,910$34,11817%
6New York$41,640$33,98618%
7New Hampshire$39,150$33,63714%
8Nevada$38,420$33,05014%
9Minnesota$39,610$32,70617%
10North Dakota$37,750$32,51214%
11Colorado$38,600$32,20517%
12Maine$38,940$32,00118%
13District of Columbia$38,520$31,98617%
14Connecticut$37,960$31,89816%
15New Jersey$37,630$31,81615%
16Rhode Island$37,310$31,37616%
17Hawaii$37,710$31,31017%
18Oregon$39,340$31,18421%
19Wyoming$36,050$31,14614%
20Wisconsin$37,000$31,06316%
21Montana$37,110$31,01016%
22Illinois$37,810$30,83418%
23Ohio$35,900$30,82114%
24Arizona$36,220$30,78015%
25South Dakota$35,480$30,68814%
26New Mexico$36,020$30,54115%
27Indiana$36,460$30,43017%
28Pennsylvania$36,520$30,40317%
29Missouri$35,900$30,27616%
30Nebraska$35,900$30,27216%
31Maryland$36,620$30,22817%
32Idaho$36,110$30,13417%
33Iowa$35,380$29,91515%
34Florida$34,490$29,89313%
35Michigan$36,050$29,86517%
36Delaware$35,320$29,27617%
37Virginia$35,170$29,23117%
38Tennessee$33,440$29,04913%
39North Carolina$34,500$29,03316%
40Georgia$34,310$28,78516%
41Kansas$34,480$28,75617%
42Texas$33,010$28,70413%
43Utah$32,200$27,57014%
44Kentucky$32,320$27,13616%
45South Carolina$31,180$26,91114%
46West Virginia$30,980$26,31415%
47Oklahoma$31,110$26,25916%
48Alabama$30,620$25,51717%
49Arkansas$29,750$25,47114%
50Louisiana$28,930$24,94414%
51Mississippi$28,380$24,57813%

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Massachusetts: questions

What is the average janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners salary in Massachusetts?

The median is $45,580 a year, about $21.91 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 estimates. Median means half of janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners in Massachusetts earn more and half earn less.

What is the take-home pay on $45,580 in Massachusetts?

About $36,745 a year — $3,062 a month, or $1,413 every two weeks — for a single filer in the 2026 tax year, after $3,290 federal income tax, $3,487 in Social Security and Medicare, and $2,059 Massachusetts income tax.

Do janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners earn more in Massachusetts than elsewhere?

Yes. At $45,580, Massachusetts pays $9,470 above the $36,110 median across all states, ranking 1 of 51 on gross pay. On take-home pay after tax it ranks 2.

Where do janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners keep the most money?

Ranked by take-home rather than gross, the best-paying states for this occupation are Washington ($38,755), Massachusetts ($36,745), Alaska ($34,730). Gross pay and take-home pay do not rank the same way, because state income tax varies from nothing to over 10%.

What is the effective tax rate on $45,580 in Massachusetts?

19.4% of gross pay, combining federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax. The marginal rate — what you would pay on the next dollar earned — is 24.6%.


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