Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2020

Massachusetts

Table 3. Number of persons with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2020
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 3,689,808 3,470,307 384,964 194,895,463 184,605,903 10,289,560 24,167,037 22,891,132 1,275,905
Men 1,857,004 1,733,116 211,227 110,513,268 103,968,781 6,544,487 13,703,645 12,892,129 811,516
Women 1,832,805 1,737,190 173,738 84,382,194 80,637,121 3,745,073 10,463,392 9,999,003 464,389
Barnstable 114,502 101,948 19,627 4,940,086 4,324,259 615,828 612,571 536,208 76,363
Men 59,343 51,229 11,008 2,850,477 2,437,083 413,393 353,459 302,198 51,261
Women 55,159 50,719 8,619 2,089,610 1,887,175 202,434 259,112 234,010 25,102
Berkshire 62,702 58,969 7,269 2,438,974 2,282,639 156,335 302,433 283,047 19,386
Men 32,172 30,045 3,842 1,442,784 1,326,240 116,543 178,905 164,454 14,451
Women 30,529 28,924 3,427 996,191 956,399 39,792 123,528 118,593 4,934
Bristol 287,719 274,781 24,404 12,771,442 12,341,915 429,527 1,583,659 1,530,397 53,261
Men 139,904 132,298 13,500 7,107,738 6,804,425 303,312 881,359 843,749 37,611
Women 147,814 142,483 10,904 5,663,705 5,537,490 126,215 702,299 686,649 15,651
Dukes 12,431 10,286 3,323 503,175 408,758 94,416 62,394 50,686 11,708
Men 6,517 5,398 1,869 259,731 228,431 31,300 32,207 28,325 3,881
Women 5,914 4,889 1,454 243,443 180,327 63,116 30,187 22,361 7,826
Essex 434,341 406,366 46,835 21,722,120 20,489,957 1,232,162 2,693,543 2,540,755 152,788
Men 212,785 195,443 27,416 11,967,096 11,196,221 770,875 1,483,920 1,388,331 95,589
Women 221,555 210,923 19,420 9,755,023 9,293,736 461,287 1,209,623 1,152,423 57,200
Franklin 29,204 27,498 3,635 1,124,798 1,043,140 81,658 139,475 129,349 10,126
Men 12,940 11,814 1,662 540,866 497,170 43,696 67,067 61,649 5,418
Women 16,264 15,684 1,973 583,932 545,970 37,962 72,408 67,700 4,707
Hampden 226,581 215,303 19,316 8,799,472 8,371,963 427,510 1,091,135 1,038,123 53,011
Men 113,324 107,651 10,281 4,904,953 4,624,771 280,181 608,214 573,472 34,742
Women 113,257 107,651 9,035 3,894,520 3,747,191 147,329 482,920 464,652 18,269
Hampshire 68,462 61,108 11,319 3,064,129 2,776,098 288,031 379,952 344,236 35,716
Men 35,557 31,165 6,750 1,878,346 1,676,909 201,437 232,915 207,937 24,978
Women 32,905 29,943 4,569 1,185,783 1,099,189 86,594 147,037 136,299 10,738
Middlesex 847,929 792,872 98,136 53,201,396 50,118,843 3,082,552 6,596,973 6,214,737 382,237
Men 435,006 404,431 52,651 30,837,586 28,945,848 1,891,738 3,823,861 3,589,285 234,575
Women 412,922 388,441 45,485 22,363,810 21,172,996 1,190,815 2,773,112 2,625,451 147,661
Nantucket 8,670 (X) (X) 395,257 (X) (X) 49,012 (X) (X)
Men 5,508 (X) (X) 270,288 (X) (X) 33,516 (X) (X)
Women 3,162 (X) (X) 124,969 (X) (X) 15,496 (X) (X)
Norfolk 403,719 378,766 44,135 24,352,477 22,997,197 1,355,280 3,019,707 2,851,652 168,055
Men 203,148 188,925 24,404 13,851,435 12,966,411 885,024 1,717,578 1,607,835 109,743
Women 200,571 189,841 19,731 10,501,042 10,030,786 470,256 1,302,129 1,243,817 58,312
Plymouth 281,968 266,531 26,689 14,209,395 13,501,744 707,650 1,761,965 1,674,216 87,749
Men 139,605 130,669 15,473 8,007,584 7,530,177 477,407 992,940 933,742 59,198
Women 142,363 135,863 11,216 6,201,811 5,971,568 230,243 769,025 740,474 28,550
Suffolk 462,581 440,994 42,162 24,716,834 23,816,000 900,835 3,064,887 2,953,184 111,703
Men 225,164 214,183 21,912 13,113,360 12,627,824 485,536 1,626,057 1,565,850 60,206
Women 237,417 226,811 20,250 11,603,474 11,188,175 415,299 1,438,831 1,387,334 51,497
Worcester 435,555 413,903 36,762 22,011,525 21,153,239 858,286 2,729,429 2,623,002 106,427
Men 229,613 218,562 19,731 13,138,435 12,521,539 616,896 1,629,166 1,552,671 76,495
Women 205,942 195,341 17,031 8,873,090 8,631,700 241,390 1,100,263 1,070,331 29,932
Unknown 13,446 (X) (X) 644,383 (X) (X) 79,903 (X) (X)
Men 6,416 (X) (X) 342,592 (X) (X) 42,481 (X) (X)
Women 7,029 (X) (X) 301,791 (X) (X) 37,422 (X) (X)
All areas d 174,479,001 164,003,001 18,514,000 7,754,649,013 7,352,100,013 402,549,000 961,576,478 911,660,402 49,916,076
Men 89,745,175 83,788,137 10,070,129 4,529,026,536 4,267,157,249 261,869,287 561,599,290 529,127,499 32,471,792
Women 84,733,826 80,214,864 8,443,871 3,225,622,477 3,084,942,764 140,679,713 399,977,187 382,532,903 17,444,284
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 $137,700 in 2020.
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.
d. Includes persons employed in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or 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, 2020
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 3,985,888 3,787,604 415,561 273,856,368 254,331,198 19,525,170 7,941,835 7,375,605 566,230
Men 1,975,594 1,862,485 233,806 162,185,445 149,885,109 12,300,336 4,703,378 4,346,668 356,710
Women 2,010,294 1,925,118 181,756 111,670,923 104,446,089 7,224,834 3,238,457 3,028,937 209,520
Barnstable 123,732 111,924 20,358 6,140,479 5,434,994 705,485 178,074 157,615 20,459
Men 63,227 55,402 11,333 3,577,005 3,076,922 500,083 103,733 89,231 14,502
Women 60,504 56,522 9,025 2,563,473 2,358,072 205,402 74,341 68,384 5,957
Berkshire 68,780 65,281 7,556 3,154,315 2,978,868 175,447 91,475 86,387 5,088
Men 35,116 32,997 4,093 1,976,455 1,836,957 139,499 57,317 53,272 4,045
Women 33,664 32,284 3,463 1,177,860 1,141,912 35,948 34,158 33,115 1,043
Bristol 312,802 301,758 25,186 15,607,491 15,153,669 453,822 452,617 439,456 13,161
Men 150,495 144,106 14,062 8,791,350 8,460,336 331,014 254,949 245,350 9,599
Women 162,307 157,651 11,124 6,816,141 6,693,333 122,808 197,668 194,107 3,561
Dukes 13,632 11,814 3,463 864,727 779,102 85,625 25,077 22,594 2,483
Men 7,118 6,111 1,994 504,369 475,954 28,415 14,627 13,803 824
Women 6,515 5,703 1,469 360,358 303,149 57,210 10,450 8,791 1,659
Essex 467,047 440,976 49,532 31,082,833 28,050,993 3,031,841 901,402 813,479 87,923
Men 225,621 209,183 29,593 17,893,377 15,637,292 2,256,085 518,908 453,481 65,426
Women 241,426 231,792 19,939 13,189,457 12,413,701 775,756 382,494 359,997 22,497
Franklin 33,467 31,877 3,673 1,383,305 1,306,281 77,024 40,116 37,882 2,234
Men 15,483 14,462 1,679 693,874 654,399 39,475 20,122 18,978 1,145
Women 17,984 17,415 1,994 689,431 651,883 37,548 19,994 18,905 1,089
Hampden 246,463 236,171 19,939 10,657,097 10,248,837 408,259 309,056 297,216 11,840
Men 121,421 116,303 10,599 5,963,651 5,692,034 271,617 172,946 165,069 7,877
Women 125,042 119,868 9,340 4,693,445 4,556,803 136,642 136,110 132,147 3,963
Hampshire 79,111 72,715 11,438 4,091,472 3,782,149 309,323 118,653 109,682 8,970
Men 40,932 37,070 6,821 2,461,073 2,229,981 231,093 71,371 64,669 6,702
Women 38,179 35,645 4,617 1,630,399 1,552,168 78,231 47,282 45,013 2,269
Middlesex 906,708 857,407 108,718 79,915,092 72,243,627 7,671,465 2,317,538 2,095,065 222,472
Men 457,260 429,264 60,445 47,933,695 44,210,385 3,723,309 1,390,077 1,282,101 107,976
Women 449,448 428,144 48,272 31,981,398 28,033,241 3,948,156 927,461 812,964 114,497
Nantucket 9,488 (X) (X) 542,125 (X) (X) 15,722 (X) (X)
Men 5,814 (X) (X) 345,536 (X) (X) 10,021 (X) (X)
Women 3,674 (X) (X) 196,589 (X) (X) 5,701 (X) (X)
Norfolk 435,608 413,173 49,951 36,683,501 34,322,715 2,360,785 1,063,822 995,359 68,463
Men 215,205 202,462 28,858 23,004,813 21,218,937 1,785,877 667,140 615,349 51,790
Women 220,403 210,711 21,093 13,678,687 13,103,778 574,909 396,682 380,010 16,672
Plymouth 308,329 294,018 28,124 19,356,792 18,228,980 1,127,812 561,347 528,640 32,707
Men 149,397 141,153 16,685 11,364,195 10,484,647 879,549 329,562 304,055 25,507
Women 158,932 152,865 11,438 7,992,597 7,744,333 248,264 231,785 224,586 7,200
Suffolk 492,297 472,648 46,069 35,193,497 33,356,444 1,837,052 1,020,611 967,337 53,275
Men 237,889 227,922 24,766 20,323,306 19,120,525 1,202,781 589,376 554,495 34,881
Women 254,409 244,726 21,303 14,870,191 14,235,920 634,271 431,236 412,842 18,394
Worcester 474,982 456,048 39,982 28,397,085 27,199,379 1,197,707 823,515 788,782 34,733
Men 244,199 234,440 22,037 16,926,867 16,039,951 886,916 490,879 465,159 25,721
Women 230,783 221,608 17,945 11,470,218 11,159,428 310,790 332,636 323,623 9,013
Unknown 13,442 (X) (X) 786,558 (X) (X) 22,810 (X) (X)
Men 6,416 (X) (X) 425,879 (X) (X) 12,350 (X) (X)
Women 7,026 (X) (X) 360,680 (X) (X) 10,460 (X) (X)
All areas d 178,494,000 168,277,000 19,430,000 9,683,033,025 9,038,000,027 645,032,998 280,807,958 262,102,001 18,705,957
Men 91,257,458 85,425,731 10,727,143 6,007,195,228 5,534,636,689 472,558,539 174,208,662 160,504,464 13,704,198
Women 87,236,543 82,851,269 8,702,857 3,675,837,797 3,503,363,337 172,474,460 106,599,296 101,597,537 5,001,759
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.
d. Includes persons employed in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.