State salary index

Salaries in Massachusetts

Median annual wages for 200 occupations in Massachusetts, ranked from highest to lowest. Click any occupation for the full wage distribution and how Massachusetts compares with the other states.

Occupations ranked by median pay

Top 100 of 200 occupations with published data.

#	Occupation	Median annual	Employment
1	Radiologists	$426,560	—
2	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$392,300	—
3	Surgeons, All Other	$387,150	770
4	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$356,230	890
5	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$325,200	450
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$295,550	500
7	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$285,250	1,590
8	Physicians, Pathologists	$285,240	320
9	Family Medicine Physicians	$277,490	3,540
10	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$272,240	620
11	Natural Sciences Managers	$267,290	10,590
12	Physicians, All Other	$236,580	8,210
13	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$221,710	610
14	Pediatricians, General	$221,170	2,310
15	Podiatrists	$217,700	170
16	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$214,960	24,910
17	Marketing Managers	$212,020	14,270
18	Financial Managers	$206,760	26,150
19	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$201,430	7,690
20	Sales Managers	$191,200	15,010
21	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$184,070	670
22	Managers, All Other	$182,950	10,630
23	Human Resources Managers	$181,780	7,540
24	Dentists, General	$181,600	2,780
25	Lawyers	$176,680	23,560
26	Public Relations Managers	$171,740	2,170
27	Purchasing Managers	$170,750	2,160
28	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$170,510	1,760
29	Computer Hardware Engineers	$167,600	3,150
30	Software Developers	$165,210	48,190
31	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$164,410	750
32	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$163,090	300
33	Database Architects	$161,650	2,690
34	Nurse Midwives	$159,800	280
35	Computer Network Architects	$155,060	6,270
36	Fundraising Managers	$151,740	2,260
37	Optometrists	$151,730	950
38	Aerospace Engineers	$149,470	990
39	Art Directors	$149,320	1,850
40	Industrial Production Managers	$148,050	4,470
41	Nuclear Engineers	$145,760	210
42	Construction Managers	$145,010	9,870
43	Judicial Law Clerks	$143,350	500
44	Nurse Practitioners	$142,440	8,070
45	Physician Assistants	$142,410	4,470
46	Medical Dosimetrists	$140,990	60
47	Veterinarians	$140,260	1,920
48	Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$138,420	—
49	Physical Scientists, All Other	$138,380	350
50	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$138,230	5,910
51	Pharmacists	$138,170	7,230
52	Information Security Analysts	$136,550	6,100
53	Sales Engineers	$136,200	3,150
54	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$134,850	2,610
55	Management Analysts	$134,720	30,060
56	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$134,520	10,250
57	Medical and Health Services Managers	$134,360	17,600
58	Political Scientists	$133,930	170
59	Materials Scientists	$132,600	890
60	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$132,010	840
61	Data Scientists	$131,750	9,420
62	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$131,600	14,890
63	Engineers, All Other	$131,260	2,850
64	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$131,210	750
65	Financial Risk Specialists	$130,400	1,440
66	Psychologists, All Other	$129,410	500
67	Database Administrators	$129,300	2,310
68	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$128,970	9,120
69	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$128,430	10,570
70	Computer Programmers	$128,390	1,930
71	Computer Systems Analysts	$128,240	22,160
72	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$128,210	17,100
73	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,150	920
74	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,030	1,490
75	Electrical Engineers	$127,720	5,040
76	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$127,570	4,740
77	General and Operations Managers	$127,220	95,880
78	Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$126,440	160
79	Actuaries	$126,040	—
80	Personal Financial Advisors	$125,670	—
81	Life Scientists, All Other	$125,260	100
82	Air Traffic Controllers	$125,060	120
83	Chemists	$125,000	3,430
84	Facilities Managers	$124,100	6,070
85	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$123,830	4,310
86	Emergency Management Directors	$123,250	220
87	Ship Engineers	$122,720	150
88	Microbiologists	$122,350	1,960
89	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$122,210	6,640
90	Historians	$121,710	—
91	Anthropologists and Archeologists	$121,300	80
92	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$121,010	390
93	Pile Driver Operators	$120,980	130
94	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$120,840	2,050
95	Plant and System Operators, All Other	$120,660	40
96	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$119,460	430
97	Hydrologists	$119,350	50
98	Mechanical Engineers	$119,300	7,680
99	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$118,980	11,650
100	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$118,250	380

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025. Retrieved 2026-10-25. bls.gov/oes