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title: "Average Salary in Massachusetts"
description: "Mean $85,610, median $63,590 in Massachusetts (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/massachusetts"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Massachusetts

Mean annual wage $85,610, median $63,590 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $60,130 (rank 2 of 51 by that measure; rank 2 nominal).

| Percentile | Massachusetts | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $36,330 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $44,730 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $63,590 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $102,580 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $163,010 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 105.8 |
| Housing (rents) | 128.1 |
| Goods | 98.8 |
| Utilities | 152.1 |
| Other services | 102.9 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $159,360 | 327,160 |
| Legal | $132,990 | 35,100 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $130,620 | 153,860 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $106,360 | 79,140 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $104,050 | 78,090 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $101,200 | 299,160 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $100,240 | 250,740 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $77,550 | 253,260 |
| Construction and Extraction | $77,480 | 132,960 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $76,420 | 49,130 |
| Protective Service | $65,550 | 82,890 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $65,260 | 107,060 |
| Community and Social Service | $63,260 | 80,530 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $54,990 | 360,720 |
| Production | $48,990 | 139,820 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $46,610 | 104,310 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $45,930 | 233,740 |
| Sales | $45,260 | 289,700 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $43,720 | 2,570 |
| Healthcare Support | $43,090 | 200,430 |
| Personal Care and Service | $42,670 | 84,310 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $37,300 | 292,980 |

## Most common jobs

- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 95,880 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 88,200 workers
- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 86,860 workers
- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 85,810 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 58,880 workers
- [Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://nuecareer.com/careers/janitor-and-cleaner): 55,490 workers
- [Server](https://nuecareer.com/careers/server): 54,670 workers
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative): 49,990 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 49,760 workers
- [Software Developer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/software-developer): 48,190 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Emergency Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/emergency-medicine-physician): $356,230 median
- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $295,550 median
- [General Internal Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physician): $285,250 median
- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $277,490 median
- [Obstetrician and Gynecologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/obstetrician-and-gynecologist): $272,240 median
- [Natural Sciences Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/natural-sciences-manager): $267,290 median
- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $236,580 median
- [Judge](https://nuecareer.com/careers/judge): $221,710 median
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $221,170 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $214,960 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Biochemist and Biophysicist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/biochemist-and-biophysicist): 18.81x the national share
- [Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bioengineer-and-biomedical-engineer): 8.63x the national share
- [Biological Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/biological-technician): 5.18x the national share
- [Microbiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/microbiologist): 4.42x the national share
- [Medical Scientist, Except Epidemiologists](https://nuecareer.com/careers/medical-scientist): 4.24x the national share
- [Natural Sciences Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/natural-sciences-manager): 4.16x the national share
- [Statistician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/statistician): 3.65x the national share
- [Chemical Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chemical-engineer): 2.96x the national share
- [Engineering Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/engineering-teacher-postsecondary): 2.77x the national share
- [Psychology Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/psychology-teacher-postsecondary): 2.72x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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