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
Community Health Workers	$56,920	1,940	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$56,710	160	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$56,560	2,440	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$56,430	200	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$56,360	70	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$56,300	160	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$56,220	4,840	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$56,110	—	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$56,020	280	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$56,000	70	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$55,990	100	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$55,950	3,100	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$55,650	110	View salary detail
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	$55,540	30	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$55,530	500	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$55,530	500	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$55,530	500	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$55,530	500	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$55,360	230	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$55,090	1,100	View salary detail
Photographers	$55,020	670	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$55,010	250	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$54,560	1,490	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$54,380	70	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$54,160	210	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$53,740	1,340	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$53,740	190	View salary detail
Riggers	$53,110	160	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$52,670	1,740	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$52,570	520	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$52,570	520	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$52,550	680	View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$52,470	130	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$52,180	1,360	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$52,170	420	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$52,170	420	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$51,980	260	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,750	240	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$51,600	16,330	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$51,480	660	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers	$51,300	80	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,220	540	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,070	1,630	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$50,970	2,970	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,790	140	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$50,740	10,750	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$50,710	34,480	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$50,710	230	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$50,700	2,440	View salary detail
File Clerks	$50,680	450	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.