What is the average salary in Massachusetts?

$84,290a year

Average yearly pay across 719 jobs with official data in Massachusetts, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $40.52
Jobs with data: 719
Workers counted: 3,559,020

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Radiologist	$426,600
Orthopedic Surgeon	$392,300
Surgeon	$387,200
Emergency Medicine Physician	$356,200
Ophthalmologist	$325,200
Nurse Anesthetist	$295,600
General Internal Medicine Physician	$285,300
Physician	$285,200
Family Medicine Physician	$277,500
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$272,200

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$40,910
General and Operations Manager	$127,200
Registered Nurse	$104,600
Retail Salesperson	$36,610
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$35,850
Cashier	$35,520
Janitor and Cleaner	$45,580
Waiter and Waitress	$38,460
Customer Service Representative	$49,120
Stocker and Order Filler	$37,540

Management

Administrative Services Manager$116,700
Advertising and Promotions Manager$163,100
Architectural and Engineering Manager$201,400
Compensation and Benefits Manager$184,100
Computer and Information Systems Manager$215,000
Construction Manager$145,000
Education Administrator$128,400
Education Administrator$129,000
Education Administrator$86,540
Education and Childcare Administrator$70,320
Emergency Management Director$123,300
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$89,450
Facilities Manager$124,100
Financial Manager$206,800
Food Service Manager$92,240
Fundraising Manager$151,700
Funeral Home Manager$80,790
Gambling Manager$100,500
General and Operations Manager$127,200
Human Resources Manager$181,800
Industrial Production Manager$148,100
Lodging Manager$97,350
Manager$183,000
Marketing Manager$212,000
Medical and Health Services Manager$134,400
Natural Sciences Manager$267,300
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$96,870
Property$103,400
Public Relations Manager$171,700
Purchasing Manager$170,800
Sales Manager$191,200
Social and Community Service Manager$81,380
Transportation$123,800

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$99,460
Budget Analyst$92,260
Business Operations Specialist$93,270
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$85,970
Claims Adjuster$83,740
Compensation$95,890
Compliance Officer$102,100
Cost Estimator$100,800
Credit Analyst$97,080
Credit Counselor$63,240
Financial and Investment Analyst$111,000
Financial Examiner$111,100
Financial Risk Specialist$130,400
Financial Specialist$99,970
Fundraiser$79,060
Human Resources Specialist$85,630
Insurance Appraiser$79,930
Insurance Underwriter$106,600
Labor Relations Specialist$111,300
Loan Officer$101,600
Logistician$100,400
Management Analyst$134,700
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$101,800
Meeting$75,740
Personal Financial Advisor$125,700
Project Management Specialist$114,200
Property Appraiser and Assessor$91,750
Tax Examiner and Collector$75,560
Tax Preparer$58,400
Training and Development Specialist$80,270

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$126,000
Computer and Information Research Scientist$170,500
Computer Network Architect$155,100
Computer Network Support Specialist$88,650
Computer Occupation$109,600
Computer Programmer$128,400
Computer Systems Analyst$128,200
Computer User Support Specialist$75,070
Data Scientist$131,800
Database Administrator$129,300
Database Architect$161,700
Information Security Analyst$136,600
Mathematician$104,200
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$111,000
Operations Research Analyst$96,500
Software Developer$165,200
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$122,200
Statistician$96,710
Web and Digital Interface Designer$113,500
Web Developer$98,470

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$149,500
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologist and Technician$79,420
Architect$117,300
Architectural and Civil Drafter$76,990
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$127,600
Calibration Technologist and Technician$75,500
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$92,230
Chemical Engineer$118,000
Civil Engineer$106,700
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$71,350
Computer Hardware Engineer$167,600
Drafter$72,100
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$77,710
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$87,290
Electrical Engineer$127,700
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$73,630
Electronics Engineer$138,200
Engineer$131,300
Engineering Technologist and Technician$67,450
Environmental Engineer$115,800
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$66,860
Health and Safety Engineer$131,200
Industrial Engineer$109,400
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$71,830
Landscape Architect$88,000
Marine Engineer and Naval Architect$114,600
Materials Engineer$114,100
Mechanical Drafter$75,490
Mechanical Engineer$119,300
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$62,390
Nuclear Engineer$145,800
Surveying and Mapping Technician$58,730
Surveyor$94,590

Life, physical, and social science

Anthropologist and Archeologist$121,300
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$108,100
Biochemist and Biophysicist$131,600
Biological Scientist$107,100
Biological Technician$62,070
Chemical Technician$67,570
Chemist$125,000
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$115,200
Conservation Scientist$78,740
Economist$106,400
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$59,330
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$100,600
Epidemiologist$115,900
Food Science Technician$56,850
Food Scientist and Technologist$103,600
Forensic Science Technician$79,320
Forest and Conservation Technician$56,480
Forester$89,650
Geological Technician$61,630
Geoscientist$108,200
Historian$121,700
Hydrologic Technician$73,820
Hydrologist$119,400
Life$63,820
Life Scientist$125,300
Materials Scientist$132,600
Medical Scientist$128,200
Microbiologist$122,400
Nuclear Technician$113,400
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$104,000
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$68,730
Physical Scientist$138,400
Physicist$106,400
Political Scientist$133,900
Psychologist$129,400
School Psychologist$98,670
Social Science Research Assistant$63,480
Social Scientist and Related Worker$105,600
Sociologist$106,500
Soil and Plant Scientist$69,880
Survey Researcher$74,890
Urban and Regional Planner$99,780
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$84,350

Community and social service

Child$75,570
Clergy$72,190
Community and Social Service Specialist$57,360
Community Health Worker$55,560
Counselor$58,240
Director$62,930
Educational$79,930
Health Education Specialist$57,510
Healthcare Social Worker$76,440
Marriage and Family Therapist$67,370
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$62,500
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$94,590
Rehabilitation Counselor$47,320
Social and Human Service Assistant$47,130
Social Worker$101,300
Substance Abuse$59,890

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$62,290
Anthropology and Archeology Teacher$107,400
Architecture Teacher$102,900
Archivist$78,180
Area$100,500
Art$85,820
Atmospheric$108,900
Biological Science Teacher$105,100
Business Teacher$103,100
Career/Technical Education Teacher$78,780
Career/Technical Education Teacher$93,260
Career/Technical Education Teacher$98,020
Chemistry Teacher$108,300
Communications Teacher$82,610
Computer Science Teacher$128,000
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$79,500
Curator$77,790
Economics Teacher$164,400
Education Teacher$79,980
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$62,630
Elementary School Teacher$94,000
Engineering Teacher$134,900
English Language and Literature Teacher$83,980
Environmental Science Teacher$106,100
Farm and Home Management Educator$66,920
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$98,750
Geography Teacher$101,900
Health Specialties Teacher$134,500
History Teacher$104,900
Instructional Coordinator$95,320
Kindergarten Teacher$84,100
Law Teacher$132,000
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$78,540
Library Science Teacher$80,850
Library Technician$50,430
Mathematical Science Teacher$85,490
Middle School Teacher$89,450
Museum Technician and Conservator$58,530
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$85,130
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$98,360
Physics Teacher$111,300
Political Science Teacher$128,200
Postsecondary Teacher$94,480
Preschool Teacher$45,890
Psychology Teacher$82,930
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$87,960
Secondary School Teacher$95,260
Self-Enrichment Teacher$49,430
Social Sciences Teacher$98,260
Social Work Teacher$79,710
Sociology Teacher$96,790
Special Education Teacher$99,070
Special Education Teacher$91,350
Special Education Teacher$84,550
Special Education Teacher$83,890
Special Education Teacher$78,440
Substitute Teacher$41,350
Teacher and Instructor$100,600
Teaching Assistant$56,370
Teaching Assistant$39,380
Tutor$60,900

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Art Director$149,300
Artist and Related Worker$94,890
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$60,200
Broadcast Technician$47,260
Camera Operator$61,320
Coach and Scout$55,130
Commercial and Industrial Designer$101,700
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$79,940
Craft Artist$47,660
Editor$83,170
Entertainer and Performer$34,550
Fashion Designer$103,500
Film and Video Editor$92,130
Floral Designer$46,460
Graphic Designer$76,710
Interior Designer$80,110
Interpreter and Translator$72,750
Lighting Technician$60,110
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$60,960
Media and Communication Worker$63,940
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$43,290
Music Director and Composer$78,620
Musician and Singer$80,950
Photographer$57,990
Producer and Director$80,970
Public Relations Specialist$79,660
Set and Exhibit Designer$74,540
Sound Engineering Technician$63,250
Special Effects Artist and Animator$80,640
Technical Writer$109,200
Umpire$48,400
Writer and Author$85,260

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Acupuncturist$93,360
Athletic Trainer$70,010
Audiologist$104,100
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$105,600
Chiropractor$75,940
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$79,120
Dental Hygienist$100,600
Dentist$181,600
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$107,500
Dietetic Technician$39,760
Dietitian and Nutritionist$76,660
Emergency Medical Technician$50,230
Emergency Medicine Physician$356,200
Exercise Physiologist$65,950
Family Medicine Physician$277,500
General Internal Medicine Physician$285,300
Genetic Counselor$97,240
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$81,420
Health Technologist and Technician$60,500
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$106,100
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$80,240
Hearing Aid Specialist$75,310
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$80,220
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$110,600
Medical Dosimetrist$141,000
Medical Records Specialist$60,350
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$118,300
Nurse Anesthetist$295,600
Nurse Midwive$159,800
Nurse Practitioner$142,400
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$272,200
Occupational Therapist$100,900
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$49,750
Ophthalmologist$325,200
Optician$67,210
Optometrist$151,700
Orthopedic Surgeon$392,300
Orthotist and Prosthetist$89,860
Paramedic$66,340
Pediatrician$221,200
Pharmacist$138,200
Pharmacy Technician$46,470
Physical Therapist$103,800
Physician$285,200
Physician$236,600
Physician Assistant$142,400
Podiatrist$217,700
Psychiatric Technician$52,000
Radiation Therapist$106,300
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$103,600
Radiologist$426,600
Recreational Therapist$62,820
Registered Nurse$104,600
Respiratory Therapist$102,200
Speech-Language Pathologist$101,300
Surgeon$387,200
Surgical Assistant$56,430
Surgical Technologist$80,870
Therapist$69,050
Veterinarian$140,300
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$49,540

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$57,980
Healthcare Support Worker$58,340
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$40,910
Massage Therapist$63,390
Medical Assistant$49,460
Medical Equipment Preparer$58,580
Medical Transcriptionist$36,910
Nursing Assistant$46,680
Occupational Therapy Aide$40,160
Occupational Therapy Assistant$75,040
Orderly$38,970
Pharmacy Aide$37,390
Phlebotomist$50,170
Physical Therapist Aide$37,440
Physical Therapist Assistant$79,460
Psychiatric Aide$45,300
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$46,670

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$60,930
Bailiff$86,730
Correctional Officer and Jailer$86,310
Crossing Guard and Flagger$43,460
Detective and Criminal Investigator$110,200
Fire Inspector and Investigator$81,140
Firefighter$72,800
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$105,900
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$96,600
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$104,300
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$76,280
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$57,890
Gambling Surveillance Officer and Gambling Investigator$61,770
Lifeguard$36,650
Parking Enforcement Worker$51,980
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$78,940
Private Detective and Investigator$50,240
Protective Service Worker$50,040
School Bus Monitor$36,020
Security Guard$44,670
Transportation Security Screener$73,510

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$37,440
Chef and Head Cook$69,540
Cook$37,870
Cook$47,790
Cook$45,600
Cook$44,290
Cook$69,570
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$35,380
Dishwasher$37,190
Fast Food and Counter Worker$35,850
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$46,600
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$35,300
Food Preparation Worker$38,900
Food Server$36,750
Host and Hostess$34,960
Waiter and Waitress$38,460

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$60,660
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$59,760
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$63,750
Grounds Maintenance Worker$72,550
Janitor and Cleaner$45,580
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$48,670
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$38,950
Pest Control Worker$45,560
Pesticide Handler$62,980
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$62,550

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$34,440
Animal Caretaker$39,650
Animal Trainer$43,580
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$41,040
Childcare Worker$40,900
Concierge$40,120
Costume Attendant$55,190
Crematory Operator$56,050
Embalmer$54,320
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$64,620
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$56,990
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$53,740
Funeral Attendant$46,280
Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner$47,720
Hairdresser$37,290
Locker Room$40,770
Manicurist and Pedicurist$35,470
Mortician$62,120
Personal Care and Service Worker$46,780
Recreation Worker$38,540
Residential Advisor$48,190
Shampooer$34,840
Skincare Specialist$47,310
Tour and Travel Guide$37,840
Usher$33,940

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$80,500
Cashier$35,520
Counter and Rental Clerk$44,070
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$47,590
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$115,200
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$57,490
Insurance Sales Agent$79,300
Parts Salesperson$44,660
Retail Salesperson$36,610
Sale and Related Worker$51,620
Sales Engineer$136,200
Sales Representative$119,000
Sales Representative$79,810
Sales Representatives of Service$83,760
Security$100,300
Telemarketer$44,650
Travel Agent$56,450

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$59,800
Billing and Posting Clerk$56,110
Bookkeeping$59,830
Brokerage Clerk$63,640
Cargo and Freight Agent$58,680
Communications Equipment Operator$54,500
Courier and Messenger$42,380
Court$61,730
Credit Authorizer$55,300
Customer Service Representative$49,120
Data Entry Keyer$47,560
Desktop Publisher$61,170
Dispatcher$55,690
Eligibility Interviewer$64,750
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$82,650
File Clerk$48,310
Financial Clerk$60,530
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$76,770
Hotel$39,400
Human Resources Assistant$55,840
Information and Record Clerk$47,200
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$52,910
Interviewer$50,340
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$62,120
Library Assistant$42,520
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$58,940
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$48,860
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$50,290
Meter Reader$54,150
Office and Administrative Support Worker$40,810
Office Clerk$49,940
Office Machine Operator$47,470
Order Clerk$55,040
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$63,670
Postal Service Clerk$62,610
Postal Service Mail Carrier$62,070
Postal Service Mail Sorter$58,470
Procurement Clerk$60,110
Production$60,280
Proofreader and Copy Marker$57,160
Public Safety Telecommunicator$61,720
Receptionist and Information Clerk$43,870
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$44,230
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$57,940
Shipping$49,240
Statistical Assistant$70,470
Switchboard Operator$43,790
Telephone Operator$47,940
Teller$46,900
Weigher$46,880
Word Processor and Typist$53,740

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Equipment Operator$49,150
Agricultural Inspector$46,510
Farmworker$38,280
Farmworker and Laborer$38,220
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$59,640
Forest and Conservation Worker$51,890
Grader and Sorter$41,770
Logging Equipment Operator$48,960

Construction and extraction

Brickmason and Blockmason$94,950
Carpenter$75,200
Carpet Installer$47,930
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$63,840
Construction and Building Inspector$83,200
Construction Laborer$63,390
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$69,500
Earth Driller$64,180
Electrician$79,420
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$138,400
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$76,070
Fence Erector$48,430
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$97,850
Floor Layer$79,280
Floor Sander and Finisher$58,230
Glazier$100,800
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$49,620
Helper$44,720
Helpers--Brickmason$61,020
Helpers--Carpenter$48,130
Helpers--Electrician$48,340
Helpers--Pipelayer$44,340
Highway Maintenance Worker$61,500
Insulation Worker$48,940
Insulation Worker$64,710
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$70,540
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$76,820
Painter$57,510
Paving$60,950
Pile Driver Operator$121,000
Pipelayer$72,770
Plumber$93,880
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator$94,330
Rock Splitter$66,000
Roofer$72,750
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$53,080
Sheet Metal Worker$82,100
Solar Photovoltaic Installer$59,180
Stonemason$69,610
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$120,800
Taper$65,060
Tile and Stone Setter$81,150

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$93,040
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$56,040
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$59,300
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$58,490
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$60,760
Avionics Technician$89,340
Bicycle Repairer$41,600
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$73,270
Coin$54,380
Computer$57,270
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$95,520
Electric Motor$62,710
Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer$81,420
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$77,570
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$119,500
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$110,200
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$47,590
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$92,250
Heating$77,300
Helpers--Installation$42,200
Home Appliance Repairer$70,750
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$72,840
Installation$59,890
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$59,420
Maintenance and Repair Worker$58,320
Maintenance Worker$55,000
Mechanical Door Repairer$55,770
Medical Equipment Repairer$78,230
Millwright$65,220
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$76,070
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$74,160
Motorcycle Mechanic$48,940
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$46,820
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$57,830
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$62,260
Radio$60,890
Rail Car Repairer$108,700
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$61,470
Rigger$53,500
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$78,530
Signal and Track Switch Repairer$126,400
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$76,500
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$103,400
Tire Repairer and Changer$36,770

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$39,250
Baker$38,130
Butcher and Meat Cutter$48,430
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$58,040
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$56,920
Chemical Plant and System Operator$83,710
Cleaning$43,210
Coating$51,150
Coil Winder$44,080
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$61,630
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$81,670
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operator and Tender$46,800
Crushing$50,110
Cutter and Trimmer$39,970
Cutting$45,760
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$43,790
Dental Laboratory Technician$72,800
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter$77,780
Electrical$47,130
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$46,880
Etcher and Engraver$50,710
Extruding$47,220
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$50,370
Fabric and Apparel Patternmaker$47,680
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$55,980
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$79,920
Food and Tobacco Roasting$45,400
Food Batchmaker$36,880
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$47,960
Food Processing Worker$43,200
Forging Machine Setter$51,770
Foundry Mold and Coremaker$55,940
Furnace$53,300
Furniture Finisher$56,300
Gas Plant Operator$103,800
Grinding$50,910
Grinding and Polishing Worker$42,700
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$49,280
Helpers--Production Worker$42,280
Inspector$52,270
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$51,060
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$60,870
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$37,490
Layout Worker$63,880
Machinist$67,270
Meat$36,570
Medical Appliance Technician$59,810
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$47,060
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$58,480
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$62,380
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$46,720
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$60,790
Model Maker$67,830
Molder$50,550
Molding$42,570
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$48,230
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$43,100
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$40,360
Painting$54,070
Paper Goods Machine Setter$48,840
Patternmaker$65,210
Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator$38,400
Plant and System Operator$120,700
Plating Machine Setter$46,150
Pourer and Caster$62,820
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$121,000
Power Plant Operator$100,100
Prepress Technician and Worker$57,250
Presser$36,410
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$46,630
Printing Press Operator$53,050
Production Worker$45,780
Rolling Machine Setter$47,830
Sawing Machine Setter$47,210
Semiconductor Processing Technician$51,410
Separating$48,970
Sewer$38,680
Sewing Machine Operator$42,910
Shoe and Leather Worker and Repairer$46,550
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$37,780
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$80,800
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$62,040
Tailor$50,470
Textile$40,050
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$43,680
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter$44,190
Textile Winding$40,270
Tool and Die Maker$67,230
Tool Grinder$56,600
Upholsterer$48,380
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$68,550
Welder$62,570
Welding$50,480
Woodworking Machine Setter$46,430

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$125,100
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$52,470
Aircraft Service Attendant$44,190
Airfield Operations Specialist$56,020
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$39,480
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$35,680
Bridge and Lock Tender$55,830
Bus Driver$65,170
Bus Driver$65,460
Captain$77,950
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$38,630
Conveyor Operator and Tender$43,150
Crane and Tower Operator$98,150
Driver/Sales Worker$46,870
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$65,570
Flight Attendant$61,510
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$63,030
Hoist and Winch Operator$62,240
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$46,850
Laborer and Freight$44,920
Light Truck Driver$48,110
Locomotive Engineer$108,800
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$43,510
Motor Vehicle Operator$36,540
Motorboat Operator$45,160
Packer and Packager$34,200
Parking Attendant$37,360
Passenger Attendant$43,350
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$50,310
Sailor and Marine Oiler$44,070
Ship Engineer$122,700
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$43,590
Stocker and Order Filler$37,540
Tank Car$71,750
Taxi Driver$35,270
Traffic Technician$63,780
Transportation Inspector$79,650
Transportation Worker$55,200

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Massachusetts?

About $84,290 a year ($40.52 an hour): the average of the 719 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Massachusetts?

Radiologist ($426,600), Orthopedic Surgeon ($392,300), Surgeon ($387,200).

What are the most common jobs in Massachusetts?

Home Health and Personal Care Aide (117,940 jobs), General and Operations Manager (95,880 jobs), Registered Nurse (88,200 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.