Highest Paying Jobs in Massachusetts (BLS Wage Data)

Highest paying occupations in Massachusetts
#	Occupation	Average median wage	Workers in state
1	Natural Sciences Managers	$280,938	10,530
2	Marketing Managers	$211,179	13,150
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$208,865	24,390
4	Financial Managers	$199,757	28,410
5	Sales Managers	$193,303	15,210
6	Lawyers	$172,499	25,060
7	Software Developers	$160,990	50,590
8	Construction Managers	$149,711	10,300
9	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$149,339	10,650
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$130,824	21,180
11	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$130,406	14,620
12	Management Analysts	$130,073	32,620
13	Computer Systems Analysts	$127,786	21,280
14	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$127,532	17,470
15	Data Scientists	$127,486	10,080
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$125,591	12,260
17	General and Operations Managers	$125,395	105,040
18	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$123,120	10,090
19	Administrative Services Managers	$117,506	9,660
20	Mechanical Engineers	$116,333	9,800
21	Industrial Engineers	$115,199	12,600
22	Financial and Investment Analysts	$114,486	15,930
23	Project Management Specialists	$111,500	25,830
24	Civil Engineers	$105,612	10,990
25	Registered Nurses	$104,054	100,330

Occupation

Average median wage

Workers in state

Natural Sciences Managers

$280,938

10,530

Marketing Managers

$211,179

13,150

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$208,865

24,390

Financial Managers

$199,757

28,410

Sales Managers

$193,303

15,210

Lawyers

$172,499

25,060

Software Developers

$160,990

50,590

Construction Managers

$149,711

10,300

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

$149,339

10,650

Medical and Health Services Managers

$130,824

21,180

Biochemists and Biophysicists

$130,406

14,620

Management Analysts

$130,073

32,620

Computer Systems Analysts

$127,786

21,280

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

$127,532

17,470

Data Scientists

$127,486

10,080

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

$125,591

12,260

General and Operations Managers

$125,395

105,040

Education Administrators, Postsecondary

$123,120

10,090

Administrative Services Managers

$117,506

9,660

Mechanical Engineers

$116,333

9,800

Industrial Engineers

$115,199

12,600

Financial and Investment Analysts

$114,486

15,930

Project Management Specialists

$111,500

25,830

Civil Engineers

$105,612

10,990

Registered Nurses

$104,054

100,330

Highest-paying jobs in Massachusetts

This ranking covers 101 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Massachusetts. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Natural Sciences Managers comes first at $280,938 a year; number 25 on the list, Registered Nurses, averages $104,054.

Each occupation links to its Massachusetts page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.