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
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,540	49,760	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$37,490	3,700	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$37,440	1,020	View salary detail
Bartenders	$37,440	19,850	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$37,390	340	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$37,360	3,330	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$37,290	9,600	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$37,190	14,100	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$36,910	400	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$36,880	5,100	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,770	1,240	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$36,750	5,830	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$36,650	2,640	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$36,610	86,860	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$36,570	2,350	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$36,540	1,210	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$36,410	470	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$36,020	2,300	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$35,850	85,810	View salary detail
Baristas	$35,850	85,810	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$35,680	1,850	View salary detail
Cashiers	$35,520	58,880	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$35,470	4,660	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$35,380	11,510	View salary detail
Taxi Drivers	$35,270	—	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$34,960	13,540	View salary detail
Shampooers	$34,840	—	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$34,440	5,460	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$34,200	15,330	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$33,940	2,270	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.