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
Emergency Medical Technicians	$50,560	3,410	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$50,470	100	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$50,420	1,700	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$50,250	9,110	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,230	360	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$50,210	540	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$50,090	70	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$50,090	140	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$50,050	180	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$49,980	10,140	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$49,930	1,980	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$49,920	37,780	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$49,760	2,500	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$49,630	15,910	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$49,590	390	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$49,410	140	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$49,210	1,360	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$49,210	—	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,150	650	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$49,030	15,120	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$48,990	310	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$48,910	1,150	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$48,900	—	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$48,830	3,250	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$48,790	2,340	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$48,530	—	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$48,530	5,310	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$48,470	460	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$48,380	100	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$48,340	490	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$48,330	500	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$48,140	—	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$48,130	70	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$48,110	680	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$48,100	570	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,080	1,290	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,960	90	View salary detail
Telephone Operators	$47,940	—	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$47,800	5,030	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$47,770	50	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$47,750	650	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,730	850	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$47,720	140	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$47,640	1,460	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$47,590	26,130	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$47,530	6,090	View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$47,520	70	View salary detail
Tellers	$47,520	4,820	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$47,510	810	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$47,500	820	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.