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Title: Month-End Accountant rate in Massachusetts | Deftridge
Summary: Month-End Close Accountant pay in Massachusetts: median wage $45 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $65. Free for professionals.

MA · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# Month-End Close Accountant hourly rate in Massachusetts

The market median wage for a Month-End Close Accountant in Massachusetts is **$44.78 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$65 an hour** on Deftridge, +18% against the United States rate.

**$65/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$44.78/hr** median wage

**$36-57** middle half of wages

**$1,410** a month at 5 hours a week

## Month-End Close Accountant wage percentiles in Massachusetts

Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median.

| Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $29.85 | $650 | $62,100 |
| 25th | $35.83 | $780 | $74,500 |
| Median | $44.78 | $970 | $93,100 |
| 75th | $56.57 | $1,230 | $117,700 |
| 90th | $70.92 | $1,540 | $147,500 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 45,520 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## Massachusetts in numbers

What sets Massachusetts apart for a Month-End Close Accountant, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+16%** median wage against the United States median of $38.74

- **7th of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **45,520** people employed in the role in this place

- **$45.24** median wage in the Boston metro area, the highest here

- **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Month-End Close Accountant in Massachusetts by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown.

| Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Senior | $65 | $1,410 |
| Manager | $80 | $1,730 |

- Regular role **$65**

- One-off task **$75**

- Task bundle **$65**

## Month-End Close Accountant pay across United States

Typical contractor rate for a senior Month-End Close Accountant, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage Massachusetts ranks **7 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| California | $53.05 | $75 |
| District of Columbia | $50.29 | $75 |
| New York | $50.03 | $75 |
| New Jersey | $45.01 | $65 |
| Washington | $44.97 | $65 |
| Colorado | $44.92 | $65 |
| Massachusetts | $44.78 | $65 |
| Rhode Island | $43.95 | $65 |
| Delaware | $41.28 | $60 |
| New Hampshire | $40.42 | $60 |

## Metro areas in Massachusetts

Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS).

- [Boston $45.24/hr median wage · range $36-58](https://deftridge.com/rates/month-end-close-accountant/massachusetts/)

- [Worcester $40.90/hr median wage · range $34-51](https://deftridge.com/rates/month-end-close-accountant/massachusetts/)

- [Barnstable $39.51/hr median wage · range $34-48](https://deftridge.com/rates/month-end-close-accountant/massachusetts/)

- [Springfield $37.90/hr median wage · range $33-47](https://deftridge.com/rates/month-end-close-accountant/massachusetts/)

- [Northampton $37.44/hr median wage · range $31-47](https://deftridge.com/rates/month-end-close-accountant/massachusetts/)

- [Pittsfield $36.81/hr median wage · range $30-47](https://deftridge.com/rates/month-end-close-accountant/massachusetts/)

## Questions about pay, fees and privacy

The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.

[Month-End Close Accountant rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/month-end-close-accountant/) · [Month-End Close Accountant jobs in Massachusetts](https://deftridge.com/jobs/month-end-close-accountant/massachusetts/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
