Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Boston, MA

809 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Boston, MA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$72,790	490	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$72,710	690	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$72,710	690	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$72,710	690	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$72,560	1,770	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$72,540	—	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$72,470	4,430	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$72,070	—	View salary detail
Machinists	$72,060	4,870	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$71,880	490	View salary detail
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$70,980	60	View salary detail
Tapers	$70,810	400	View salary detail
Statistical Assistants	$70,570	140	View salary detail
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other	$70,570	130	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$70,120	3,270	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$69,880	—	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$69,830	430	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$69,610	380	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$69,500	130	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$69,500	130	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$69,500	130	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$69,430	640	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$69,340	730	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$68,520	380	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$68,400	—	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$68,100	1,690	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$68,040	90	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$67,850	1,240	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$67,450	50	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$67,320	1,360	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$67,130	—	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$66,930	2,500	View salary detail
Paramedics	$66,460	1,240	View salary detail
Roofers	$66,350	1,120	View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal	$66,120	40	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$65,870	190	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$65,850	40	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$65,780	740	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$65,780	740	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$65,780	740	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$65,540	—	View salary detail
Millwrights	$65,220	—	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$65,190	7,350	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$65,170	6,470	View salary detail
Tutors	$64,710	3,550	View salary detail
Hoist and Winch Operators	$64,390	—	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$64,350	440	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$64,180	1,890	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$64,170	950	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$64,170	150	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.