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
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$50,340	3,050	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$50,310	1,010	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$50,290	22,210	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$50,240	280	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$50,230	4,550	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$50,170	2,580	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,110	370	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$50,040	610	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$50,040	610	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$49,940	47,940	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$49,750	2,330	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$49,620	2,770	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$49,540	3,990	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$49,460	14,880	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$49,430	11,950	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,280	250	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$49,240	14,370	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$49,150	40	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$49,120	49,990	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,970	510	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$48,960	—	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$48,940	—	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$48,940	710	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$48,860	1,050	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,840	1,920	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$48,670	22,880	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$48,430	1,480	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$48,430	—	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$48,400	250	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$48,380	150	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$48,340	610	View salary detail
File Clerks	$48,310	600	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,230	1,390	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$48,190	5,120	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$48,130	630	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$48,110	23,350	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,960	170	View salary detail
Telephone Operators	$47,940	—	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$47,930	—	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,830	480	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$47,790	7,430	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$47,720	—	View salary detail
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	$47,680	—	View salary detail
Craft Artists	$47,660	50	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$47,590	1,000	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$47,590	220	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$47,560	1,590	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$47,470	—	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$47,320	5,760	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$47,310	1,360	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.