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
Web Administrators	$121,230	4,800	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$121,230	4,800	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$120,840	1,310	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$120,670	6,960	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$119,810	1,060	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$119,460	290	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$119,300	6,890	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$119,300	6,890	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$119,300	6,890	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$119,120	3,930	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$118,970	9,010	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$118,970	9,010	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$118,970	9,010	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$118,970	9,010	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$118,520	1,280	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$117,520	13,010	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$117,080	70	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$116,770	6,760	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$115,890	620	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$115,230	100	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$114,990	18,840	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$113,750	250	View salary detail
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	$113,390	50	View salary detail
Nuclear Technicians	$113,390	50	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$112,900	440	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$112,900	440	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$112,900	440	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$111,750	1,590	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$111,490	1,550	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$111,480	1,020	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$110,970	150	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$110,410	2,630	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$110,410	2,630	View salary detail
Biologists	$110,410	2,630	View salary detail
Geneticists	$110,410	2,630	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$110,410	2,630	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$110,150	1,110	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$110,150	1,110	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$110,150	1,110	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$109,620	1,460	View salary detail
Chemical Engineers	$109,460	910	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$109,200	1,590	View salary detail
Audiologists	$108,960	160	View salary detail
Web Developers	$108,520	1,450	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$108,190	3,720	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$108,140	820	View salary detail
Economists	$108,140	820	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$108,040	—	View salary detail
Acupuncturists	$107,880	—	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$107,670	7,970	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.