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
Graphic Designers	$78,270	3,560	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$78,240	2,140	View salary detail
Archivists	$78,220	230	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$78,210	410	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$78,190	3,290	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$78,180	11,440	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$78,180	11,440	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$78,010	3,650	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$77,990	25,630	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$77,850	13,580	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$77,840	2,000	View salary detail
Midwives	$77,670	320	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$77,670	320	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$77,620	370	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$77,490	80	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$77,420	140	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$77,420	7,070	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$77,410	330	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$76,940	6,370	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$76,820	220	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$76,770	1,180	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$76,300	320	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$76,130	1,250	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$76,110	180	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$75,940	570	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$75,770	3,110	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$75,480	350	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$75,310	—	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$75,300	850	View salary detail
Carpenters	$75,210	12,720	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$75,200	4,060	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$75,190	160	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$75,160	2,180	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$75,130	490	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$75,120	1,660	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$74,890	150	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$74,760	350	View salary detail
Set and Exhibit Designers	$74,710	150	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$74,380	130	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$74,370	230	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$74,370	230	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$74,250	1,580	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$74,250	1,580	View salary detail
Firefighters	$73,990	8,510	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$73,630	750	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$73,630	750	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$73,550	1,190	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$73,330	1,460	View salary detail
Clergy	$73,160	620	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$73,090	90	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.