Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2023

Massachusetts

Table 3. Number of persons with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2023
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a (thousands of dollars) OASDI contributions b (thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed
Total, Massachusetts 3,829,690 3,560,112 472,373 244,624,518 231,722,102 12,902,416 30,333,440 28,733,541 1,599,900
Men 1,928,575 1,773,847 255,747 135,885,515 127,855,724 8,029,791 16,849,804 15,854,110 995,694
Women 1,901,115 1,786,264 216,626 108,739,003 103,866,378 4,872,625 13,483,636 12,879,431 604,206
Barnstable 120,457 103,105 24,274 6,459,461 5,662,061 797,400 800,973 702,096 98,878
Men 62,352 51,400 14,521 3,698,730 3,182,191 516,539 458,643 394,592 64,051
Women 58,105 51,705 9,753 2,760,731 2,479,870 280,861 342,331 307,504 34,827
Berkshire 64,235 59,135 8,453 2,894,459 2,699,830 194,630 358,913 334,779 24,134
Men 32,765 29,618 4,985 1,626,261 1,498,804 127,457 201,656 185,852 15,805
Women 31,470 29,517 3,468 1,268,199 1,201,026 67,173 157,257 148,927 8,329
Bristol 299,553 283,054 30,343 16,386,764 15,706,935 679,829 2,031,959 1,947,660 84,299
Men 144,063 135,166 14,846 8,916,793 8,507,454 409,340 1,105,682 1,054,924 50,758
Women 155,490 147,888 15,497 7,469,971 7,199,481 270,490 926,276 892,736 33,541
Dukes 12,719 9,466 4,226 624,392 505,279 119,113 77,425 62,655 14,770
Men 5,908 (X) (X) 322,222 (X) (X) 39,956 (X) (X)
Women 6,810 (X) (X) 302,171 (X) (X) 37,469 (X) (X)
Essex 450,928 415,879 58,735 26,910,527 25,222,597 1,687,930 3,336,905 3,127,602 209,303
Men 221,299 201,120 31,860 14,429,845 13,406,123 1,023,722 1,789,301 1,662,359 126,942
Women 229,629 214,759 26,875 12,480,682 11,816,474 664,208 1,547,605 1,465,243 82,362
Franklin 31,094 26,972 6,394 1,384,875 1,264,281 120,594 171,725 156,771 14,954
Men 14,288 12,010 3,143 639,948 576,353 63,595 79,354 71,468 7,886
Women 16,807 14,962 3,251 744,928 687,928 56,999 92,371 85,303 7,068
Hampden 227,216 215,166 23,191 10,611,630 10,099,498 512,132 1,315,842 1,252,338 63,504
Men 113,262 107,074 11,595 5,814,964 5,498,886 316,078 721,056 681,862 39,194
Women 113,955 108,092 11,595 4,796,666 4,600,611 196,054 594,787 570,476 24,311
Hampshire 65,210 57,507 12,462 3,390,933 3,084,574 306,359 420,476 382,487 37,989
Men 32,960 28,295 7,152 1,975,038 1,771,327 203,710 244,905 219,645 25,260
Women 32,250 29,211 5,310 1,415,896 1,313,247 102,649 175,571 162,843 12,728
Middlesex 868,390 801,325 115,303 65,359,240 61,731,837 3,627,403 8,104,546 7,654,748 449,798
Men 446,587 409,263 60,902 36,921,359 34,735,523 2,185,835 4,578,248 4,307,205 271,044
Women 421,803 392,062 54,400 28,437,881 26,996,313 1,441,568 3,526,297 3,347,543 178,754
Nantucket 10,036 (X) (X) 544,459 (X) (X) 67,513 (X) (X)
Men 6,256 (X) (X) 385,902 (X) (X) 47,852 (X) (X)
Women 3,780 (X) (X) 158,557 (X) (X) 19,661 (X) (X)
Norfolk 417,061 391,553 46,598 30,343,070 28,870,786 1,472,284 3,762,541 3,579,977 182,563
Men 210,405 195,319 26,875 16,821,490 15,886,690 934,801 2,085,865 1,969,949 115,915
Women 206,656 196,235 19,723 13,521,579 12,984,096 537,483 1,676,676 1,610,028 66,648
Plymouth 298,164 277,762 35,761 18,298,553 17,400,780 897,774 2,269,021 2,157,697 111,324
Men 149,361 137,100 20,265 10,188,825 9,567,483 621,341 1,263,414 1,186,368 77,046
Women 148,804 140,662 15,497 8,109,729 7,833,296 276,432 1,005,606 971,329 34,278
Suffolk 493,688 466,872 52,450 32,661,171 31,502,929 1,158,243 4,049,985 3,906,363 143,622
Men 240,629 225,649 27,525 17,260,675 16,594,431 666,244 2,140,324 2,057,709 82,614
Women 253,060 241,222 24,924 15,400,496 14,908,498 491,999 1,909,662 1,848,654 61,008
Worcester 460,456 432,775 52,233 28,062,711 26,786,246 1,276,465 3,479,776 3,321,495 158,282
Men 243,658 227,380 28,392 16,512,937 15,640,903 872,035 2,047,604 1,939,472 108,132
Women 216,798 205,395 23,841 11,549,773 11,145,343 404,430 1,432,172 1,382,023 50,149
Unknown 10,483 (X) (X) 692,271 (X) (X) 85,842 (X) (X)
Men 4,784 (X) (X) 370,526 (X) (X) 45,945 (X) (X)
Women 5,700 (X) (X) 321,745 (X) (X) 39,896 (X) (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $160,200 in 2023.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. Data are not adjusted for tax refunds to persons who made excess contributions because they worked for two or more employers.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 6. Number of persons with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2023
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a (thousands of dollars) HI contributions b (thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed
Total, Massachusetts 4,133,757 3,884,409 511,418 337,267,133 315,412,610 21,854,522 9,780,747 9,146,966 633,781
Men 2,052,832 1,909,748 283,499 196,226,605 181,995,212 14,231,393 5,690,572 5,277,861 412,710
Women 2,080,926 1,974,661 227,919 141,040,528 133,417,399 7,623,129 4,090,175 3,869,105 221,071
Barnstable 129,234 113,038 25,373 8,138,363 7,126,603 1,011,760 236,013 206,671 29,341
Men 65,792 55,654 15,158 4,766,362 4,078,571 687,791 138,225 118,279 19,946
Women 63,442 57,384 10,215 3,372,001 3,048,031 323,969 97,788 88,393 9,395
Berkshire 70,900 66,236 8,897 3,648,300 3,441,665 206,635 105,801 99,808 5,992
Men 35,756 32,864 5,382 2,153,225 2,011,213 142,012 62,444 58,325 4,118
Women 35,144 33,372 3,515 1,495,075 1,430,452 64,623 43,357 41,483 1,874
Bristol 324,669 309,813 31,634 20,080,172 19,238,660 841,512 582,325 557,921 24,404
Men 153,855 146,105 15,817 11,011,135 10,483,675 527,459 319,323 304,027 15,296
Women 170,814 163,707 15,817 9,069,037 8,754,985 314,052 263,002 253,895 9,108
Dukes 13,587 10,785 4,503 777,256 659,456 117,800 22,540 19,124 3,416
Men 6,334 (X) (X) 410,484 (X) (X) 11,904 (X) (X)
Women 7,253 (X) (X) 366,771 (X) (X) 10,636 (X) (X)
Essex 484,756 451,848 61,730 36,955,572 34,221,659 2,733,913 1,071,712 992,428 79,283
Men 234,256 215,394 33,941 20,679,123 18,920,948 1,758,175 599,695 548,707 50,987
Women 250,500 236,455 27,790 16,276,449 15,300,711 975,738 472,017 443,721 28,296
Franklin 35,552 32,151 6,590 1,900,276 1,780,876 119,400 55,108 51,645 3,463
Men 16,448 14,651 3,185 883,137 819,143 63,994 25,611 23,755 1,856
Women 19,104 17,500 3,405 1,017,140 961,734 55,406 29,497 27,890 1,607
Hampden 248,457 237,167 23,945 13,032,025 12,476,808 555,217 377,929 361,827 16,101
Men 123,105 117,108 11,863 7,237,004 6,885,140 351,864 209,873 199,669 10,204
Women 125,352 120,059 12,082 5,795,021 5,591,668 203,352 168,056 162,158 5,897
Hampshire 74,884 68,372 12,961 4,504,582 4,143,294 361,288 130,633 120,156 10,477
Men 37,493 33,372 7,469 2,645,714 2,383,552 262,162 76,726 69,123 7,603
Women 37,391 35,000 5,492 1,858,867 1,759,742 99,125 53,907 51,033 2,875
Middlesex 930,078 867,272 126,866 95,237,740 88,187,842 7,049,898 2,761,894 2,557,447 204,447
Men 471,168 435,773 69,529 57,016,338 52,798,624 4,217,714 1,653,474 1,531,160 122,314
Women 458,909 431,499 57,337 38,221,402 35,389,218 2,832,184 1,108,421 1,026,287 82,133
Nantucket 10,727 (X) (X) 707,762 (X) (X) 20,525 (X) (X)
Men 6,232 (X) (X) 483,597 (X) (X) 14,024 (X) (X)
Women 4,495 (X) (X) 224,164 (X) (X) 6,501 (X) (X)
Norfolk 448,693 424,886 53,822 44,386,136 41,883,297 2,502,839 1,287,198 1,214,616 72,582
Men 223,018 208,882 32,293 26,973,701 25,250,568 1,723,134 782,237 732,266 49,971
Women 225,675 216,004 21,529 17,412,435 16,632,730 779,706 504,961 482,349 22,611
Plymouth 325,895 306,964 38,334 25,528,295 23,774,346 1,753,949 740,321 689,456 50,865
Men 161,619 150,379 21,968 14,935,188 13,593,381 1,341,806 433,120 394,208 38,912
Women 164,276 156,585 16,366 10,593,107 10,180,965 412,142 307,200 295,248 11,952
Suffolk 522,862 498,040 59,424 44,789,675 42,592,655 2,197,020 1,298,901 1,235,187 63,714
Men 253,973 240,117 32,623 24,607,360 23,116,527 1,490,832 713,613 670,379 43,234
Women 268,889 257,923 26,801 20,182,316 19,476,128 706,188 585,287 564,808 20,479
Worcester 502,941 477,590 55,250 36,747,158 34,403,780 2,343,377 1,065,668 997,710 67,958
Men 258,979 244,289 30,426 21,962,066 20,386,318 1,575,748 636,900 591,203 45,697
Women 243,961 233,301 24,824 14,785,092 14,017,463 767,629 428,768 406,506 22,261
Unknown 10,523 (X) (X) 833,821 (X) (X) 24,181 (X) (X)
Men 4,802 (X) (X) 462,171 (X) (X) 13,403 (X) (X)
Women 5,721 (X) (X) 371,651 (X) (X) 10,778 (X) (X)
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
HI = Hospital Insurance; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
a. There is no annual maximum taxable amount for Medicare earnings.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
CONTACT: statistics@ssa.gov.