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
Computer Hardware Engineers	$167,600	2,840	View salary detail
Software Developers	$166,090	42,310	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$164,450	7,830	View salary detail
Database Architects	$161,650	2,120	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$161,650	2,120	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$161,500	1,720	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$160,650	5,240	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$160,650	5,240	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$156,470	7,570	View salary detail
Optometrists	$154,970	710	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$153,210	3,500	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$153,210	3,500	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$153,210	3,500	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$153,210	3,500	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$153,210	3,500	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$153,210	3,500	View salary detail
Art Directors	$151,820	1,550	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$150,120	—	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$149,470	960	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$148,000	50	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$147,480	5,990	View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers	$144,830	220	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$143,350	380	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$142,920	5,460	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$142,920	5,460	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$142,410	3,550	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$142,410	3,550	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$139,660	5,280	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$138,900	1,540	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$137,050	350	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$137,050	350	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$136,760	12,990	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$136,620	2,410	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$136,550	5,220	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$135,720	100	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$135,640	26,450	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$135,480	2,010	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$133,940	2,490	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$133,940	2,490	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$133,940	2,490	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$133,940	2,490	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$133,940	2,490	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$133,940	2,490	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$133,940	2,490	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$133,940	2,490	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$133,940	2,490	View salary detail
Political Scientists	$133,930	190	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$133,800	70,950	View salary detail
Materials Scientists	$132,600	700	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$132,580	1,120	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.