Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Massachusetts

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Statistical Assistants	$70,470	190	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$70,320	2,260	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$70,010	630	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$69,880	—	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$69,610	—	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$69,540	6,000	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$69,500	590	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$69,100	—	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$69,050	170	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$69,050	170	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$69,050	170	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$68,730	290	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$68,550	2,510	View salary detail
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$67,830	100	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$67,570	1,780	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$67,450	990	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$67,450	990	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$67,450	990	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$67,370	600	View salary detail
Machinists	$67,270	7,080	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$67,230	850	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$67,210	1,360	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$66,920	40	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$66,860	320	View salary detail
Paramedics	$66,340	1,860	View salary detail
Rock Splitters, Quarry	$66,000	90	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$65,950	180	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$65,460	3,970	View salary detail
Millwrights	$65,220	—	View salary detail
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	$65,210	—	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$65,170	9,330	View salary detail
Tapers	$65,060	510	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$64,750	1,700	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$64,710	560	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$64,620	9,200	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$64,180	130	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$63,880	90	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$63,840	1,590	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$63,820	1,140	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$63,820	1,140	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$63,820	1,140	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$63,780	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$63,750	2,510	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$63,670	3,280	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$63,640	890	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$63,480	—	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$63,390	16,210	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$63,390	2,830	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$63,250	200	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$63,240	770	View salary detail

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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.