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
Credit Counselors	$64,080	620	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$64,030	110	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$64,030	110	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$64,010	40	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$64,010	20,090	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$64,000	760	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$63,830	4,660	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$63,770	2,210	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$63,720	200	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$63,480	—	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$63,420	11,580	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$63,390	180	View salary detail
Floor Sanders and Finishers	$63,290	—	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$63,160	130	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$63,140	170	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$63,060	9,360	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$62,990	—	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$62,870	950	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$62,850	2,580	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$62,810	210	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$62,780	1,060	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$62,750	550	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$62,690	3,330	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$62,660	1,660	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$62,610	1,270	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$62,540	270	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$62,390	1,090	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$62,390	1,090	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$62,350	—	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$62,260	1,620	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$62,090	5,430	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$62,020	980	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$61,890	510	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$61,700	450	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$61,610	7,320	View salary detail
Flight Attendants	$61,510	4,310	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$61,500	230	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$61,490	4,130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$61,390	2,870	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$61,010	490	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$60,960	21,170	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$60,940	2,780	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$60,940	2,780	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$60,940	2,780	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$60,940	2,780	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$60,910	230	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$60,840	1,310	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$60,800	1,290	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$60,760	1,160	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$60,760	1,160	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.