Median pay · Massachusetts
$63,590A year, or $31 an hour.| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $36,330 | $17 |
| 25th percentile | $44,730 | $22 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $63,590 | $31 |
| 75th percentile | $102,580 | $49 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $163,010 | $78 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $85,610 | $41 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in MassachusettsBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all wage earners here were paid more than this, half less.$63,590
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$30.57
- Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$4,201 a month at an effective rate of 20.7%.$50,415 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Massachusetts sit at 105.8 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$60,128
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.24.7% above
- Jobs countedWage and salary jobs; the self-employed are not surveyed.3,637,650
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1
Questions
Pay in Massachusetts: common questions
What is the average salary in Massachusetts?
$85,610 a year, or $41.16 an hour, across every job the Bureau of Labor Statistics surveyed in Massachusetts for May 2025.
The median is lower, $63,590: half of workers earn more and half earn less. The average sits above it because a smaller number of very high salaries pull it up, so the median is closer to what a typical worker makes.
What is a good salary in Massachusetts?
Anything over $63,590 pays more than half the jobs in Massachusetts. $102,580 puts you in the top quarter and $163,010 in the top 10%.
A single person on the median keeps about $4,201 a month after federal, state and FICA tax.
What are the highest-paying jobs in Massachusetts?
By median pay: emergency medicine physicians ($356,230), ophthalmologists ($325,200), nurse anesthetists ($295,550), internal medicine physicians ($285,250) and pathologists ($285,240). The table on this page lists the top 25.
What are the most common jobs in Massachusetts?
By number of jobs: home health or personal care aides ($40,910), general or operations managers ($127,220), registered nurses ($104,550), retail salespersons ($36,610) and fast food or counter workers ($35,850), with the median pay for each.