Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH moved from $64,620 in May 2024 to $66,620 in May 2025 (+3.1%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH sits -0.0 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Natural Sciences Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Natural Sciences Managers publishes $291,000 here versus $167,220 nationally (+74.0%; 9,570metro-area jobs). Next is Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at $98,060 locally versus $63,970 nationally (+53.3%).
- Natural Sciences Managers$291,000 in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH sits 74.0% above the national Natural Sciences Managers median of $167,220 (9,570 published local jobs).
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$98,060 in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH sits 53.3% above the national Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $63,970 (20,340 published local jobs).
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$164,450 in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH sits 53.2% above the national Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary median of $107,310 (7,830 published local jobs).
- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$96,760 in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH sits 51.7% above the national Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median of $63,800 (9,200 published local jobs).
Natural Sciences Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 14460 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $88K mean
MEAN-MEGA · RPP-ELEV · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-MEGA #6/528
- RPP-ELEV 108.3
- OCC-MOST 686 occs
- TOP-LEAD Radiologists · $410K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-INLINE -0.0 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Boulder, CO
- BOOK-FULL 638 rows · May 2025
Read with Boulder, CO (+$215 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Boston-Cambridge-Newton
Employment scale inside Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH's top-pay list
Financial Managers and Computer and Information Systems Managers lead published employment inside Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 21,650 jobs · $209,780
- 2. Computer and Information Systems Managers 20,530 jobs · $214,960
- 3. Lawyers 20,080 jobs · $183,350
- 4. Marketing Managers 11,940 jobs · $213,910
- 5. Sales Managers 11,540 jobs · $206,610
- 6. Natural Sciences Managers 9,570 jobs · $291,000
- 7. Managers, All Other 9,120 jobs · $184,250
- 8. Architectural and Engineering Managers 6,690 jobs · $205,130
- 9. Human Resources Managers 6,480 jobs · $184,990
- 10. Physicians, All Other 6,350 jobs · $229,870
- 11. Family Medicine Physicians 2,950 jobs · $284,010
- 12. Pediatricians, General 1,860 jobs · $221,170
- 13. General Internal Medicine Physicians 1,220 jobs · $243,230
- 14. Emergency Medicine Physicians 620 jobs · $356,230
- 15. Compensation and Benefits Managers 590 jobs · $185,590
- 16. Surgeons, All Other 520 jobs · $386,300
- 17. Obstetricians and Gynecologists 500 jobs · $235,460
- 18. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 420 jobs · $221,710
Occupations Tracked
686
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$88,207
employment-weighted, 638 complete rows
Top Salary
$409,740
Radiologists
Cost of Living
108.3
8% above US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiologists | $409,740 |
| 2 | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons | $394,690 |
| 3 | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | $392,300 |
| 4 | Surgeons, All Other | $386,300 |
| 5 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $356,230 |
| 6 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $325,200 |
| 7 | Natural Sciences Managers | $291,000 |
| 8 | Physicians, Pathologists | $285,240 |
| 9 | Family Medicine Physicians | $284,010 |
| 10 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $243,230 |
| 11 | Podiatrists | $239,990 |
| 12 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $235,460 |
| 13 | Dentists, All Other Specialists | $233,060 |
| 14 | Physicians, All Other | $229,870 |
| 15 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $221,710 |
| 16 | Pediatricians, General | $221,170 |
| 17 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $214,960 |
| 18 | Marketing Managers | $213,910 |
| 19 | Financial Managers | $209,780 |
| 20 | Sales Managers | $206,610 |
| 21 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $205,130 |
| 22 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $185,590 |
| 23 | Human Resources Managers | $184,990 |
| 24 | Managers, All Other | $184,250 |
| 25 | Lawyers | $183,350 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Gambling Dealers | $32,910 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | $33,110 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $33,740 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $34,020 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $34,660 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $34,780 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $35,140 |
| Taxi Drivers | $35,290 |
| Occupational Therapy Aides | $35,340 |
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $35,480 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in MA
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside MA. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($88,207 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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