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
Animal Trainers	$42,180	500	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$42,080	5,450	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$41,600	180	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$41,600	—	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$41,590	10,440	View salary detail
Nannies	$41,590	10,440	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$41,030	190	View salary detail
Concierges	$40,670	—	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$40,130	720	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$39,990	2,980	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$39,850	5,590	View salary detail
Orderlies	$39,800	1,330	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$39,660	9,630	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$39,600	4,460	View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$39,590	140	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$39,470	10,920	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$39,270	41,570	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$39,080	840	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$39,010	170	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$38,950	3,530	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$38,830	1,250	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$38,770	8,720	View salary detail
Bakers	$38,570	4,380	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$38,470	1,090	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$38,410	230	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$38,400	—	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$38,210	430	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$38,140	210	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$37,800	90	View salary detail
Bartenders	$37,760	14,840	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$37,750	10,540	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,700	35,770	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$37,690	2,820	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$37,610	200	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$37,440	840	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$37,430	7,870	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$37,360	2,650	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$37,330	4,370	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$37,180	2,000	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$37,010	3,840	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,950	810	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$36,860	210	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$36,850	64,150	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$36,740	1,090	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$36,410	370	View salary detail
Baristas	$36,290	60,130	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$36,290	60,130	View salary detail
Cashiers	$36,040	42,920	View salary detail
Shampooers	$35,830	—	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$35,480	3,780	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.