Boston, MA Careers and Salaries

809 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Boston, MA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$131,690	670	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$51,480	660	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$47,750	650	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,150	650	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$103,900	640	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$103,900	640	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$69,430	640	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$98,100	640	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$103,900	640	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,100	630	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$64,080	620	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$115,890	620	View salary detail
Clergy	$73,160	620	View salary detail
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$356,230	620	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$99,440	610	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$185,590	590	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$59,880	590	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,320	590	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$107,060	570	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$75,940	570	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$107,060	570	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$107,060	570	View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides	$48,100	570	View salary detail
Semiconductor Processing Technicians	$59,110	560	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$59,820	560	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$79,570	550	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$62,750	550	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$45,760	540	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$85,560	540	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,420	540	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,220	540	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$50,210	540	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$174,910	530	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$123,250	530	View salary detail
Surgeons, All Other	$386,300	520	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$52,570	520	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$52,570	520	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$61,890	510	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,640	510	View salary detail
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$235,460	500	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$55,530	500	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,310	500	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$55,530	500	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$98,140	500	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$48,330	500	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$55,530	500	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$55,530	500	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$42,180	500	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$128,600	490	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$71,880	490	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.