Here's what the authors had to say:
"Massachusetts has a reputation as a high-tax state, but a whole host of high costs lands Boston in the bottom 10 when it comes to take-home pay on a $100,000 salary. City residents suffer from high rent and grocery costs as well, along with the second-highest healthcare expenses of any city.
- Federal income taxes: $17,262.50
- Net pay after income taxes: $74,197.70
- Annual rent: $32,496
- Annual groceries: $5,245
- Annual utilities: $1,874.64
- Annual driving costs: $8,037
- Annual healthcare: $9,234
- Income leftover: $17,311
