The average salary in Massachusetts is $73,706 per year (median, 2024). The highest-paying job in MA is Nurse Anesthetists at $235,000. This page covers all 701 occupations tracked by BLS in Massachusetts.
Data: BLS OEWS, May 2024 | Last updated: 2026-04-02
Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job for the full breakdown.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse Anesthetists | $235,000 | $272,510 | 670 |
| 2 | Surgeons, All Other | $234,400 | $267,480 | 880 |
| 3 | Dentists, All Other Specialists | $230,030 | $225,420 | 0 |
| 4 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $228,650 | $238,050 | 1,790 |
| 5 | Physicians, All Other | $224,580 | $229,980 | 8,810 |
| 6 | Family Medicine Physicians | $224,470 | $266,010 | 3,530 |
| 7 | Natural Sciences Managers | $214,460 | $219,740 | 9,670 |
| 8 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $207,850 | $191,330 | 0 |
| 9 | Pediatricians, General | $204,310 | $204,670 | 950 |
| 10 | Astronomers | $183,500 | $158,030 | 60 |
| 11 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $176,520 | $218,850 | 740 |
| 12 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $175,170 | $191,750 | 25,030 |
| 13 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $174,230 | $184,500 | 7,040 |
| 14 | Podiatrists | $172,740 | $162,920 | 130 |
| 15 | Human Resources Managers | $170,840 | $185,650 | 6,690 |
| 16 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $170,020 | $178,820 | 0 |
| 17 | Marketing Managers | $169,990 | $180,120 | 13,510 |
| 18 | Financial Managers | $169,870 | $192,040 | 31,370 |
| 19 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $169,690 | $175,290 | 720 |
| 20 | Managers, All Other | $165,690 | $173,480 | 10,330 |
| 21 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $163,820 | $158,070 | 3,720 |
| 22 | Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $163,770 | $168,370 | 1,060 |
| 23 | Sales Managers | $156,360 | $172,390 | 14,820 |
| 24 | Purchasing Managers | $154,760 | $163,560 | 2,740 |
| 25 | Training and Development Managers | $154,040 | $158,710 | 1,100 |
| 26 | Computer Network Architects | $153,200 | $150,010 | 4,940 |
| 27 | Public Relations Managers | $152,050 | $170,600 | 2,440 |
| 28 | Database Architects | $152,030 | $152,850 | 1,650 |
| 29 | Physicists | $149,990 | $161,950 | 470 |
| 30 | Lawyers | $148,370 | $188,960 | 21,770 |
The average salary in Massachusetts ($73,706) exceeds the national average.
The highest-paying job, Nurse Anesthetists, pays $161,294 more than the MA average.
This page is part of our comprehensive Salary Statistics data collection.
Click to copy. Free to use with attribution.
All salary figures for Massachusetts from BLS OEWS, May 2024.
For full methodology details, see our Methodology page. View all Data Sources.