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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$63,03030,890View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$62,980—View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$62,930160View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal$62,820—View salary detail
Recreational Therapists$62,820210View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$62,710—View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$62,630960View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks$62,6101,950View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$62,5702,830View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$62,5502,090View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$62,5007,440View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,3901,310View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians$62,3901,310View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$62,380—View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$62,2901,420View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$62,26070View salary detail
Hoist and Winch Operators$62,240—View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$62,120430View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$62,1204,020View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,0707,630View salary detail
Biological Technicians$62,0708,430View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$62,040690View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$61,77080View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$61,7304,360View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators$61,7202,790View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$61,6302,500View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$61,63040View salary detail
Flight Attendants$61,5104,390View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers$61,5002,000View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$61,470240View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$61,320370View salary detail
Desktop Publishers$61,17080View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$61,020410View salary detail
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$60,96090View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$60,950560View salary detail
Animal Control Workers$60,930280View salary detail
Tutors$60,9004,610View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$60,890—View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$60,870690View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$60,790420View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$60,76012,710View salary detail
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other$60,660160View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other$60,530540View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists$60,5003,550View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists$60,5003,550View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$60,5003,550View salary detail
Patient Representatives$60,5003,550View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists$60,3503,500View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,2805,650View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$60,200280View 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.