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Salaries in Massachusetts: pay for 737 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Massachusetts had a median pay of $63,590 a year ($30.57 an hour) in May 2025, with 3,637,650 jobs counted. That is 25% above the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Massachusetts

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Massachusetts, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$99,460$47.8246,230
Actorsnot publishednot published660
Actuaries$126,040$60.60not published
Acupuncturists$93,360$44.88not published
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$39,250$18.87130
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$113,750$54.69270
Administrative Services Managers$116,710$56.119,130
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$62,290$29.951,420
Advertising Sales Agents$80,500$38.701,480
Advertising and Promotions Managers$163,090$78.41300
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$79,420$38.1830
Aerospace Engineers$149,470$71.86990
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletesnot publishednot published80
Agricultural Equipment Operators$49,150$23.6340
Agricultural Inspectors$46,510$22.3670
Air Traffic Controllers$125,060$60.13120
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$52,470$25.23140
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$93,040$44.731,410
Aircraft Service Attendants$44,190$21.241,490
Airfield Operations Specialists$56,020$26.93380
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineersnot publishednot published2,240
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$39,480$18.98not published
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$34,440$16.565,460
Anesthesiologistsnot publishednot published1,100
Animal Caretakers$39,650$19.066,900
Animal Control Workers$60,930$29.29280
Animal Trainers$43,580$20.95510
Anthropologists and Archeologists$121,300$58.3280
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$107,390not published250
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$117,330$56.414,590
Architectural and Civil Drafters$76,990$37.022,660
Architectural and Engineering Managers$201,430$96.847,690
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$102,920not published430
Archivists$78,180$37.59270
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$100,470not published610
Art Directors$149,320$71.791,850
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$85,820not published4,960
Artists and Related Workers, All Other$94,890$45.6250
Athletic Trainers$70,010not published630
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$108,050$51.95not published
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$108,930not published470
Audiologists$104,130$50.06220
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$56,040$26.94not published
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$59,300$28.513,060
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$58,490$28.12140
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$60,760$29.2112,710
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$35,680$17.151,850
Avionics Technicians$89,340$42.9540
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$41,040$19.731,300
Bailiffs$86,730$41.70930
Bakers$38,130$18.336,070
Bartenders$37,440$18.0019,850
Bicycle Repairers$41,600$20.00280
Bill and Account Collectors$59,800$28.752,510
Billing and Posting Clerks$56,110$26.987,430
Biochemists and Biophysicists$131,600$63.2714,890
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$127,570$61.334,740
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$105,050not published2,060
Biological Scientists, All Other$107,100$51.492,930
Biological Technicians$62,070$29.848,430
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$59,830$28.7729,110
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$94,950$45.651,570
Bridge and Lock Tenders$55,830$26.8440
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$60,200$28.94280
Broadcast Technicians$47,260$22.72560
Brokerage Clerks$63,640$30.60890
Budget Analysts$92,260$44.361,280
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other$60,660$29.16160
Bus Drivers, School$65,170$31.339,330
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$65,460$31.473,970
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$73,270$35.234,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$93,270$44.8417,910
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$103,110not published4,190
Butchers and Meat Cutters$48,430$23.291,480
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$85,970$41.3312,820
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$58,040$27.901,440
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$75,500$36.30380
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$61,320$29.48370
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$77,950$37.47650
Cardiologistsnot publishednot published510
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$105,580$50.761,110
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$93,260not publishednot published
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$78,780$37.881,660
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$98,020not published3,130
Cargo and Freight Agents$58,680$28.21820
Carpenters$75,200$36.1618,540
Carpet Installers$47,930$23.04not published
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$92,230$44.34160
Cashiers$35,520$17.0858,880
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$63,840$30.691,590
Chefs and Head Cooks$69,540$33.436,000
Chemical Engineers$118,000$56.731,460
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$56,920$27.372,860
Chemical Plant and System Operators$83,710$40.25570
Chemical Technicians$67,570$32.481,780
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$108,270not published820
Chemists$125,000$60.093,430
Chief Executivesnot publishednot published6,590
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$75,570$36.3310,900
Childcare Workers$40,900$19.6613,140
Chiropractors$75,940$36.51780
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$71,350$34.30680
Civil Engineers$106,730$51.319,450
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$83,740$40.265,070
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$38,630$18.575,100
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$43,210$20.77380
Clergy$72,190$34.71840
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$79,120$38.0410,850
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$115,180$55.372,860
Coaches and Scouts$55,130not published6,310
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,150$24.592,740
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$44,080$21.1950
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$54,380$26.1570
Commercial Pilotsnot publishednot published160
Commercial and Industrial Designers$101,720$48.901,240
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other$54,500$26.2040
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$82,610not published1,110
Community Health Workers$55,560$26.712,970
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$57,360$27.581,480
Compensation and Benefits Managers$184,070$88.50670
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$95,890$46.103,390
Compliance Officers$102,060$49.0713,190
Computer Hardware Engineers$167,600$80.583,150
Computer Network Architects$155,060$74.556,270
Computer Network Support Specialists$88,650$42.621,980
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$61,630$29.632,500
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$81,670$39.27680
Computer Occupations, All Other$109,590$52.696,170
Computer Programmers$128,390$61.731,930
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$128,030not published1,490
Computer Systems Analysts$128,240$61.6622,160
Computer User Support Specialists$75,070$36.0917,570
Computer and Information Research Scientists$170,510$81.971,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,960$103.3524,910
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$57,270$27.541,350
Concierges$40,120$19.29not published
Conservation Scientists$78,740$37.85760
Construction Laborers$63,390$30.4816,210
Construction Managers$145,010$69.719,870
Construction and Building Inspectors$83,200$40.004,290
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$95,520$45.931,320
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$43,150$20.75170
Cooks, All Other$69,570$33.45not published
Cooks, Fast Food$37,870$18.21not published
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$47,790$22.987,430
Cooks, Restaurant$45,600$21.9229,570
Cooks, Short Order$44,290$21.294,760
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$46,800$22.50not published
Correctional Officers and Jailers$86,310$41.496,360
Cost Estimators$100,840$48.484,520
Costume Attendants$55,190$26.5490
Counselors, All Other$58,240$28.00140
Counter and Rental Clerks$44,070$21.198,220
Couriers and Messengers$42,380$20.371,560
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$79,940$38.4450
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$61,730$29.684,360
Craft Artists$47,660$22.9150
Crane and Tower Operators$98,150$47.19680
Credit Analysts$97,080$46.681,400
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$55,300$26.59250
Credit Counselors$63,240$30.41770
Crematory Operators$56,050$26.9530
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$79,500not published380
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$43,460$20.891,700
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,110$24.09370
Curators$77,790$37.40370
Customer Service Representatives$49,120$23.6149,990
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$39,970$19.22110
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$43,790$21.051,280
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,760$22.002,590
Data Entry Keyers$47,560$22.871,590
Data Scientists$131,750$63.349,420
Database Administrators$129,300$62.162,310
Database Architects$161,650$77.722,690
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$47,590$22.881,000
Dental Assistants$57,980$27.889,680
Dental Hygienists$100,640$48.396,850
Dental Laboratory Technicians$72,800$35.00440
Dentists, All Other Specialistsnot publishednot published60
Dentists, General$181,600$87.312,780
Desktop Publishers$61,170$29.4180
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$110,150$52.961,300
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$107,480$51.672,190
Dietetic Technicians$39,760$19.12910
Dietitians and Nutritionists$76,660$36.862,860
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$35,380$17.0111,510
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$62,930$30.25160
Disc Jockeys, Except Radionot publishednot published150
Dishwashers$37,190$17.8814,100
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$55,690$26.773,510
Drafters, All Other$72,100$34.66170
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$77,780$37.3960
Driver/Sales Workers$46,870$22.533,830
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$69,500$33.42590
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$64,180$30.86130
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$164,410not published750
Economists$106,380$51.141,030
Editors$83,170$39.993,100
Education Administrators, All Other$86,540$41.611,200
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$128,430not published10,570
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$128,970$62.019,120
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$79,980not published2,050
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$70,320$33.812,260
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$62,630$30.11960
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$79,930$38.4311,460
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$62,710$30.15not published
Electrical Engineers$127,720$61.405,040
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$110,210$52.992,350
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,710$37.364,030
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$87,290$41.97470
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$81,420$39.1490
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$77,570$37.29920
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$119,460$57.43430
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$47,130$22.6611,580
Electricians$79,420$38.1817,810
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$73,630$35.40920
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$47,590$22.88220
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$138,230$66.465,910
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$94,000not published29,930
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$138,420$66.55not published
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$64,750$31.131,700
Embalmers$54,320$26.12100
Emergency Management Directors$123,250$59.25220
Emergency Medical Technicians$50,230$24.154,550
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230$171.27890
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$46,880$22.54500
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$134,850not published2,610
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$67,450$32.43990
Engineers, All Other$131,260$63.112,850
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$83,980not published2,900
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Othernot published$16.61140
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$89,450$43.011,030
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$66,860$32.14320
Environmental Engineers$115,800$55.671,880
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$106,110not published280
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$59,330$28.52330
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$100,640$48.392,930
Epidemiologists$115,890$55.72660
Etchers and Engravers$50,710$24.38320
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$76,070$36.57280
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$82,650$39.7314,820
Exercise Physiologists$65,950$31.71180
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$64,620$31.079,200
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,370$24.221,490
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,220$22.70950
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers$47,680$22.92not published
Facilities Managers$124,100$59.666,070
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490$133.413,540
Farm and Home Management Educators$66,920$32.1740
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$38,220$18.381,340
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$38,280$18.40270
Fashion Designers$103,520$49.77540
Fast Food and Counter Workers$35,850$17.2485,810
Fence Erectors$48,430$23.28not published
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$55,980$26.92200
File Clerks$48,310$23.22600
Film and Video Editors$92,130$44.29550
Financial Clerks, All Other$60,530$29.10540
Financial Examiners$111,110$53.42950
Financial Managers$206,760$99.4026,150
Financial Risk Specialists$130,400$62.691,440
Financial Specialists, All Other$99,970$48.06not published
Financial and Investment Analysts$111,040$53.3814,790
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustratorsnot publishednot published140
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$81,140$39.01200
Firefighters$72,800$35.0011,940
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$97,850$47.0418,330
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$105,930$50.93460
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$56,990$27.402,700
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$59,640$28.67390
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$96,600$46.443,370
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,600$22.4023,220
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workersnot publishednot published270
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$59,760$28.734,000
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$63,750$30.652,510
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$92,250$44.3512,140
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$115,150$55.365,490
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$76,770$36.9134,520
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$53,740$25.841,600
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$104,320$50.155,540
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$79,920$38.4212,390
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$76,280$36.67370
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$57,490$27.6420,240
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$57,890$27.831,810
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$65,570$31.5210,660
Flight Attendants$61,510not published4,390
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$79,280$38.121,060
Floor Sanders and Finishers$58,230$28.00not published
Floral Designers$46,460$22.34870
Food Batchmakers$36,880$17.735,100
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$47,960$23.06170
Food Preparation Workers$38,900$18.7013,620
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$35,300$16.97not published
Food Processing Workers, All Other$43,200$20.77210
Food Science Technicians$56,850$27.33260
Food Scientists and Technologists$103,580$49.80420
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$36,750$17.675,830
Food Service Managers$92,240$44.354,310
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$45,400$21.83190
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$98,750not published960
Forensic Science Technicians$79,320$38.14290
Forest and Conservation Technicians$56,480$27.15not published
Forest and Conservation Workers$51,890$24.95120
Foresters$89,650$43.10130
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,770$24.89310
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$55,940$26.9060
Fundraisers$79,060$38.016,160
Fundraising Managers$151,740$72.952,260
Funeral Attendants$46,280$22.251,090
Funeral Home Managers$80,790$38.84280
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$53,300$25.63120
Furniture Finishers$56,300$27.07340
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiersnot publishednot published110
Gambling Managers$100,460$48.3040
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$61,770$29.7080
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$47,720$22.94not published
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operatorsnot publishednot published30
Gas Plant Operators$103,830$49.92340
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250$137.141,590
General and Operations Managers$127,220$61.1695,880
Genetic Counselors$97,240$46.75200
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$101,870not published60
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$61,630$29.6340
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$108,210$52.03420
Glaziers$100,810$48.471,080
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$41,770$20.0840
Graphic Designers$76,710$36.884,450
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$42,700$20.53170
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,910$24.482,420
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$72,550$34.88not published
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$37,290$17.939,600
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$49,620$23.862,770
Health Education Specialists$57,510$27.652,420
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$81,420$39.15880
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$134,520not published10,250
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$60,500$29.093,550
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$131,210$63.08750
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$106,060$50.99600
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$80,240$38.58310
Healthcare Social Workers$76,440$36.757,220
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$58,340$28.051,680
Hearing Aid Specialists$75,310$36.21not published
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,280$23.69250
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$77,300$37.168,200
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$63,030$30.3030,890
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$44,720$21.50120
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$61,020$29.34410
Helpers--Carpenters$48,130$23.14630
Helpers--Electricians$48,340$23.24610
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$42,200$20.291,290
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$44,340$21.32not published
Helpers--Production Workers$42,280$20.331,790
Highway Maintenance Workers$61,500$29.572,000
Historians$121,710$58.51not published
History Teachers, Postsecondary$104,900not published780
Hoist and Winch Operators$62,240$29.93not published
Home Appliance Repairers$70,750$34.02550
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$40,910$19.67117,940
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$34,960$16.8113,540
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$39,400$18.944,530
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$55,840$26.851,400
Human Resources Managers$181,780$87.397,540
Human Resources Specialists$85,630$41.1727,300
Hydrologic Technicians$73,820$35.4960
Hydrologists$119,350$57.3850
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$71,830$34.532,070
Industrial Engineers$109,420$52.6111,470
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$72,840$35.026,130
Industrial Production Managers$148,050$71.184,470
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,850$22.528,390
Information Security Analysts$136,550$65.656,100
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$47,200$22.692,000
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$52,270$25.1310,650
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$59,890$28.791,240
Instructional Coordinators$95,320$45.836,170
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$48,940$23.53710
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$64,710$31.11560
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$79,930$38.43680
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$52,910$25.444,820
Insurance Sales Agents$79,300$38.129,940
Insurance Underwriters$106,640$51.272,890
Interior Designers$80,110$38.521,580
Interpreters and Translators$72,750$34.982,280
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$50,340$24.203,050
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$45,580$21.9155,490
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$51,060$24.55830
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$221,710$106.59610
Judicial Law Clerks$143,350$68.92500
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$84,100not published1,980
Labor Relations Specialists$111,260$53.491,660
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,920$21.6034,700
Landscape Architects$88,000$42.31500
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$48,670$23.4022,880
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$60,870$29.27690
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$37,490$18.023,700
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$132,010not published840
Lawyers$176,680$84.9423,560
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$63,880$30.7190
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$62,120$29.874,020
Legal Support Workers, All Other$77,830$37.42not published
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$78,540$37.764,980
Library Assistants, Clerical$42,520$20.442,840
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$80,850not published50
Library Technicians$50,430$24.241,910
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$80,220$38.5713,210
Life Scientists, All Other$125,260$60.22100
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$63,820$30.681,140
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$36,650$17.622,640
Light Truck Drivers$48,110$23.1323,350
Lighting Technicians$60,110$28.90not published
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$58,940$28.342,080
Loan Officers$101,600$48.854,470
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$40,770$19.60190
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$59,420$28.57300
Locomotive Engineers$108,790$52.31640
Lodging Managers$97,350$46.81not published
Logging Equipment Operators$48,960$23.54not published
Logisticians$100,360$48.255,250
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$43,510$20.92620
Machinists$67,270$32.347,080
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$110,600$53.171,490
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,950$18.7314,910
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$48,860$23.491,050
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$55,000$26.44320
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,320$28.0429,830
Management Analysts$134,720$64.7730,060
Managers, All Other$182,950$87.9610,630
Manicurists and Pedicurists$35,470$17.064,660
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects$114,640$55.11not published
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$101,810$48.9539,710
Marketing Managers$212,020$101.9314,270
Marriage and Family Therapists$67,370$32.39600
Massage Therapists$63,390$30.482,830
Material Moving Workers, All Othernot publishednot published130
Materials Engineers$114,100$54.851,360
Materials Scientists$132,600$63.75890
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$85,490not published1,880
Mathematicians$104,190$50.0940
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$36,570$17.582,350
Mechanical Door Repairers$55,770$26.81not published
Mechanical Drafters$75,490$36.29620
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,390$30.001,310
Mechanical Engineers$119,300$57.367,680
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$60,960$29.3190
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$63,940$30.74not published
Medical Appliance Technicians$59,810$28.75not published
Medical Assistants$49,460$23.7814,880
Medical Dosimetrists$140,990$67.7860
Medical Equipment Preparers$58,580$28.161,900
Medical Equipment Repairers$78,230$37.612,200
Medical Records Specialists$60,350$29.023,500
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$128,210$61.6417,100
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$50,290$24.1822,210
Medical Transcriptionists$36,910$17.75400
Medical and Health Services Managers$134,360$64.5917,600
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$75,740$36.424,640
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$62,500$30.057,440
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$43,290$20.813,360
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$47,060$22.6330
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$58,480$28.11240
Meter Readers, Utilities$54,150$26.03300
Microbiologists$122,350$58.821,960
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$89,450not published16,570
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$62,380$29.99not published
Millwrights$65,220$31.36not published
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,720$22.4611,600
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$70,540$33.91960
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$60,790$29.23420
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$76,070$36.571,620
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic$67,830$32.61100
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$50,550$24.301,200
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,570$20.473,810
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$62,120$29.86430
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$36,540$17.571,210
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$74,160$35.66890
Motorboat Operators$45,160$21.71not published
Motorcycle Mechanics$48,940$23.53not published
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,230$23.191,390
Museum Technicians and Conservators$58,530$28.14440
Music Directors and Composers$78,620$37.80340
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$46,820$22.51130
Musicians and Singersnot published$38.92680
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290$128.5110,590
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$110,980$53.368,270
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalistsnot publishednot published810
Nuclear Engineers$145,760$70.08210
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$118,250$56.85380
Nuclear Technicians$113,390$54.5150
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550$142.09500
Nurse Midwives$159,800$76.83280
Nurse Practitioners$142,440$68.488,070
Nursing Assistants$46,680$22.4438,130
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$85,130not published2,280
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240$130.88620
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$103,970$49.993,390
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$68,730$33.04290
Occupational Therapists$100,930$48.536,510
Occupational Therapy Aides$40,160$19.3190
Occupational Therapy Assistants$75,040$36.081,410
Office Clerks, General$49,940$24.0147,940
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$47,470$22.82not published
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$40,810$19.62930
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$76,820$36.939,680
Operations Research Analysts$96,500$46.394,200
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$43,100$20.72not published
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$49,750$23.922,330
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$325,200$156.35450
Opticians, Dispensing$67,210$32.311,360
Optometrists$151,730$72.95950
Order Clerks$55,040$26.461,350
Orderlies$38,970$18.741,810
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$392,300$188.60not published
Orthotists and Prosthetists$89,860$43.20350
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$57,830$27.80800
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$40,360$19.405,020
Packers and Packagers, Hand$34,200$16.4415,330
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$57,510$27.654,430
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$54,070$26.00210
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,840$23.481,920
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$77,640$37.337,800
Paramedics$66,340$31.891,860
Parking Attendants$37,360$17.963,330
Parking Enforcement Workers$51,980$24.99300
Parts Salespersons$44,660$21.474,080
Passenger Attendants$43,350$20.841,330
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic$65,210$31.35not published
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$60,950$29.31560
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$63,670$30.613,280
Pediatricians, General$221,170$106.332,310
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$46,780$22.49not published
Personal Financial Advisors$125,670$60.42not published
Pest Control Workers$45,560$21.901,900
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$62,980$30.28not published
Pharmacists$138,170$66.437,230
Pharmacy Aides$37,390$17.98340
Pharmacy Technicians$46,470$22.3410,150
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$98,360not published890
Phlebotomists$50,170$24.122,580
Photographers$57,990$27.88830
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$38,400$18.46not published
Physical Scientists, All Other$138,380$66.53350
Physical Therapist Aides$37,440$18.001,020
Physical Therapist Assistants$79,460$38.202,640
Physical Therapists$103,790$49.906,850
Physician Assistants$142,410$68.474,470
Physicians, All Other$236,580$113.748,210
Physicians, Pathologists$285,240$137.13320
Physicists$106,410$51.161,150
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$111,280not published680
Pile Driver Operators$120,980$58.16130
Pipelayers$72,770$34.99not published
Plant and System Operators, All Other$120,660$58.0140
Plasterers and Stucco Masonsnot publishednot published260
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,150$22.19860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$93,880$45.1413,460
Podiatrists$217,700$104.66170
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$78,940$37.9517,040
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$128,150not published920
Political Scientists$133,930$64.39170
Postal Service Clerks$62,610$30.101,950
Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070$29.847,630
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470$28.112,910
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$96,870$46.57330
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$94,480not published1,790
Pourers and Casters, Metal$62,820$30.20not published
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$121,010$58.18390
Power Plant Operators$100,140$48.14880
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$62,260$29.9370
Prepress Technicians and Workers$57,250$27.53460
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$45,890$22.0618,710
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$36,410$17.50470
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$46,630$22.42750
Printing Press Operators$53,050$25.512,110
Private Detectives and Investigators$50,240$24.15280
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$94,590$45.481,200
Procurement Clerks$60,110$28.90520
Producers and Directors$80,970$38.933,440
Production Workers, All Other$45,780$22.012,860
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,280$28.985,650
Project Management Specialists$114,190$54.9021,960
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$57,160$27.48190
Property Appraisers and Assessors$91,750$44.111,100
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$103,410$49.727,320
Protective Service Workers, All Other$50,040$24.06610
Psychiatric Aides$45,300$21.78950
Psychiatric Technicians$52,000$25.005,340
Psychiatristsnot publishednot published1,060
Psychologists, All Other$129,410$62.22500
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$82,930not published2,640
Public Relations Managers$171,740$82.572,170
Public Relations Specialists$79,660$38.306,760
Public Safety Telecommunicators$61,720$29.672,790
Purchasing Managers$170,750$82.092,160
Radiation Therapists$106,300$51.10330
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$60,890$29.28not published
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$103,620$49.825,500
Radiologists$426,560$205.08not published
Rail Car Repairers$108,680$52.25770
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$94,330$45.35570
Real Estate Sales Agentsnot publishednot published4,530
Receptionists and Information Clerks$43,870$21.0918,970
Recreation Workers$38,540$18.5311,280
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$87,960not published290
Recreational Therapists$62,820$30.20210
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$61,470$29.55240
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$50,310$24.191,010
Registered Nurses$104,550$50.2788,200
Rehabilitation Counselors$47,320$22.755,760
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$44,230$21.261,560
Residential Advisors$48,190$23.175,120
Respiratory Therapists$102,170$49.122,220
Retail Salespersons$36,610$17.6086,860
Riggers$53,500$25.72240
Rock Splitters, Quarry$66,000$31.7390
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,830$22.99480
Roofers$72,750$34.981,950
Sailors and Marine Oilers$44,070$21.19420
Sales Engineers$136,200$65.483,150
Sales Managers$191,200$91.9215,010
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$83,760$40.2732,300
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$79,810$38.3722,700
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$118,980$57.2011,650
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$51,620$24.82850
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$47,210$22.7060
School Bus Monitors$36,020$17.322,300
School Psychologists$98,670$47.443,300
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$95,260not published28,460
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$57,940$27.8637,750
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$100,310$48.2314,510
Security Guards$44,670$21.4823,930
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$78,530$37.761,690
Self-Enrichment Teachers$49,430$23.7711,950
Semiconductor Processing Technicians$51,410$24.721,190
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,970$23.54510
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$53,080$25.52620
Set and Exhibit Designers$74,540$35.84230
Sewers, Hand$38,680$18.6040
Sewing Machine Operators$42,910$20.631,540
Shampooers$34,840$16.75not published
Sheet Metal Workers$82,100$39.472,890
Ship Engineers$122,720$59.00150
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$49,240$23.6714,370
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$46,550$22.38500
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$43,590$20.9612,620
Signal and Track Switch Repairers$126,440$60.79160
Skincare Specialists$47,310$22.751,360
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$37,780$18.16170
Social Science Research Assistants$63,480$30.52not published
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$98,260not published410
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$105,640$50.79820
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$79,710not published650
Social Workers, All Other$101,280$48.69540
Social and Community Service Managers$81,380$39.128,800
Social and Human Service Assistants$47,130$22.669,180
Sociologists$106,530$51.22250
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$96,790not published580
Software Developers$165,210$79.4348,190
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$122,210$58.766,640
Soil and Plant Scientists$69,880$33.59not published
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$59,180$28.45620
Sound Engineering Technicians$63,250$30.41200
Special Education Teachers, All Other$78,440not published300
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$91,350not published7,220
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$84,550not published3,110
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$99,070not published710
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$83,890not published5,470
Special Effects Artists and Animators$80,640$38.77not published
Speech-Language Pathologists$101,310$48.715,290
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$80,800$38.85530
Statistical Assistants$70,470$33.88190
Statisticians$96,710$46.502,480
Stockers and Order Fillers$37,540$18.0549,760
Stonemasons$69,610$33.47not published
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$120,840$58.102,050
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$62,040$29.83690
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$59,890$28.8018,190
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$41,350$19.888,410
Surgeons, All Other$387,150$186.13770
Surgical Assistants$56,430$27.13not published
Surgical Technologists$80,870$38.882,220
Survey Researchers$74,890$36.01160
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$58,730$28.24640
Surveyors$94,590$45.481,290
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$43,790$21.05830
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$50,470$24.27not published
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$71,750$34.49140
Tapers$65,060$31.28510
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$75,560$36.331,260
Tax Preparers$58,400$28.081,500
Taxi Drivers$35,270$16.96not published
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$100,610not published830
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$39,380not published39,210
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$56,370not published3,040
Technical Writers$109,200$52.501,850
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$76,500$36.782,890
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$103,410$49.722,230
Telemarketers$44,650$21.46not published
Telephone Operators$47,940$23.05not published
Tellers$46,900$22.557,190
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$43,680$21.00380
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,190$21.25180
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$40,270$19.36170
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$40,050$19.26160
Therapists, All Other$69,050$33.20170
Tile and Stone Setters$81,150$39.02410
Tire Repairers and Changers$36,770$17.681,240
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$69,100$33.22not published
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$56,600$27.2140
Tool and Die Makers$67,230$32.32850
Tour and Travel Guides$37,840$18.191,760
Traffic Technicians$63,780$30.6690
Training and Development Specialists$80,270$38.5912,190
Transportation Inspectors$79,650$38.29not published
Transportation Security Screeners$73,510$35.341,380
Transportation Workers, All Other$55,200$26.5430
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$123,830$59.534,310
Travel Agents$56,450$27.141,810
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$62,550$30.072,090
Tutors$60,900$29.284,610
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$48,400not published250
Upholsterers$48,380$23.26150
Urban and Regional Planners$99,780$47.971,540
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$33,940$16.322,270
Veterinarians$140,260$67.431,920
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$46,670$22.442,130
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$49,540$23.823,990
Waiters and Waitresses$38,460$18.4954,670
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$68,550$32.962,510
Web Developers$98,470$47.341,940
Web and Digital Interface Designers$113,540$54.592,740
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$46,880$22.54850
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$62,570$30.082,830
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,480$24.27480
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$46,430$22.32890
Word Processors and Typists$53,740$25.84350
Writers and Authors$85,260$40.991,350
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$84,350$40.55470

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Massachusetts

By median pay, Massachusetts is number 2 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $36,330 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $163,010. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $44,730 to $102,580. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $85,610, 35% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 3,637,650 jobs counted here are 2.3% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Massachusetts are Office and Administrative Support (359,820 jobs, 10%), Management (323,750 jobs, 9%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (289,910 jobs, 8%) and Sales and Related (287,800 jobs, 8%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Biochemists and Biophysicists (18.8 times the national share), Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers (8.6 times the national share) and Biological Technicians (5.2 times the national share). The table on this page lists 737 occupations; for 18 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 385 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 333 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 20 pay less and 32 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Structural Iron and Steel Workers ($120,840 here, $62,780 nationally), Glaziers ($100,810 here, $57,080 nationally) and Natural Sciences Managers ($267,290 here, $167,220 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Physicists ($106,410 here, $172,250 nationally), Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians ($62,390 here, $74,510 nationally) and Economists ($106,380 here, $124,720 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Massachusetts

What is the median salary in Massachusetts?

The median pay of all employees in Massachusetts was $63,590 a year ($30.57 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Massachusetts?

Home Health and Personal Care Aides, with 117,940 jobs and a median pay of $40,910 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Massachusetts?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Radiologists ($426,560), Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric ($392,300) and Surgeons, All Other ($387,150).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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