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
Furniture Finishers$56,300340View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks$56,1107,430View salary detail
Crematory Operators$56,05030View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$56,040—View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists$56,020380View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$55,980200View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$55,94060View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$55,8401,400View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders$55,83040View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers$55,770—View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$55,6903,510View salary detail
Community Health Workers$55,5602,970View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$55,300250View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other$55,20030View salary detail
Costume Attendants$55,19090View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts$55,1306,310View salary detail
Order Clerks$55,0401,350View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$55,000320View salary detail
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other$54,50040View salary detail
Embalmers$54,320100View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities$54,150300View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$54,070210View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$53,7401,600View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists$53,740350View salary detail
Riggers$53,500240View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$53,300120View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$53,080620View salary detail
Printing Press Operators$53,0502,110View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$52,9104,820View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$52,470140View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$52,27010,650View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians$52,0005,340View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers$51,980300View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers$51,890120View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,770310View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$51,620850View salary detail
Semiconductor Processing Technicians$51,4101,190View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,1502,740View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers$51,060830View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$51,060830View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,9102,420View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers$50,710320View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$50,5501,200View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$50,5501,200View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers$50,5501,200View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing$50,5501,200View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,480480View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$50,470—View salary detail
Library Technicians$50,4301,910View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,3701,490View 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.