Massachusetts Careers and Salaries

830 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Massachusetts for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
General and Operations Managers	$127,220	95,880	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$104,550	88,200	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$104,550	88,200	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$104,550	88,200	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$104,550	88,200	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$104,550	88,200	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$36,610	86,860	View salary detail
Baristas	$35,850	85,810	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$35,850	85,810	View salary detail
Cashiers	$35,520	58,880	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$45,580	55,490	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$38,460	54,670	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$49,120	49,990	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,540	49,760	View salary detail
Software Developers	$165,210	48,190	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$49,940	47,940	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$99,460	46,230	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$101,810	39,710	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$101,810	39,710	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$46,680	38,130	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$57,940	37,750	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$44,920	34,700	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$44,920	34,700	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$76,770	34,520	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$83,760	32,300	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$63,030	30,890	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$134,720	30,060	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$94,000	29,930	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$58,320	29,830	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$45,600	29,570	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$59,830	29,110	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$95,260	28,460	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$85,630	27,300	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$206,760	26,150	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$206,760	26,150	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$206,760	26,150	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$214,960	24,910	View salary detail
Security Guards	$44,670	23,930	View salary detail
Lawyers	$176,680	23,560	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$48,110	23,350	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$46,600	23,220	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$48,670	22,880	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$79,810	22,700	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$50,290	22,210	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$128,240	22,160	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$128,240	22,160	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$114,190	21,960	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$57,490	20,240	View salary detail
Bartenders	$37,440	19,850	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$43,870	18,970	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.