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
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$60,760	1,160	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$60,460	2,630	View salary detail
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$60,440	100	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$60,250	1,530	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$60,230	950	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$60,230	950	View salary detail
Lighting Technicians	$60,110	—	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$59,910	250	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$59,890	1,410	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$59,880	590	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$59,820	560	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$59,800	2,260	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$59,670	21,030	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$59,640	200	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$59,630	1,110	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$59,630	2,230	View salary detail
Crematory Operators	$59,510	30	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$59,490	1,480	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$59,400	380	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$59,330	28,540	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$59,330	700	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$59,330	700	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$59,290	—	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$59,270	270	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$59,120	790	View salary detail
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	$59,110	560	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$59,100	380	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$59,080	760	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$59,080	940	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$58,980	80	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$58,890	1,490	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$58,850	14,900	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$58,820	470	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$58,530	290	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$58,370	430	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$58,360	290	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$58,250	110	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$58,210	7,800	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$58,160	7,190	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$58,100	5,710	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$58,000	2,020	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$57,930	—	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$57,890	1,600	View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$57,840	170	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$57,820	3,220	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$57,610	3,460	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$57,440	1,150	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$57,370	1,820	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$57,330	1,290	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$57,000	70	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.