Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 2500001 · Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $68K mean
MEAN-HIGH · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-HIGH #62/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 206 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $360K
- EMP-MIX Education Ad…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Portland-South P…
- BOOK-MOST 204 rows · May 2025
Read with Portland-South Portland, ME ($17 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
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 Massachusetts nonmetropolit…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary and Construction Managers lead published employment inside Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 270 jobs · $124,640
- 2. Construction Managers 180 jobs · $115,520
- 3. Financial Managers 140 jobs · $159,990
- 4. Physical Therapists 80 jobs · $109,180
- 5. Computer and Information Systems Managers 70 jobs · $161,850
- 6. Nurse Practitioners 70 jobs · $144,210
- 7. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 70 jobs · $126,040
- 8. Software Developers 60 jobs · $154,340
- 9. Pharmacists 60 jobs · $140,820
- 10. Managers, All Other 50 jobs · $155,450
- 11. Marketing Managers 50 jobs · $144,470
- 12. Loan Officers 50 jobs · $134,980
- 13. Sales Managers 50 jobs · $129,040
- 14. Management Analysts 50 jobs · $122,870
- 15. Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 50 jobs · $120,620
- 16. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 50 jobs · $110,700
- 17. Network and Computer Systems Administrators 50 jobs · $108,120
- 18. Physician Assistants 40 jobs · $181,760
Occupations Tracked
206
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$68,196
employment-weighted, 204 complete rows
Top Salary
$359,840
Family Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $124,640 |
| 2 | Construction Managers | $115,520 |
| 3 | Financial Managers | $159,990 |
| 4 | Physical Therapists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $109,180 |
| 5 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $161,850 |
| 6 | Nurse Practitioners Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $144,210 |
| 7 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $126,040 |
| 8 | Software Developers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $154,340 |
| 9 | Pharmacists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $140,820 |
| 10 | Managers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $155,450 |
| 11 | Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $144,470 |
| 12 | Loan Officers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $134,980 |
| 13 | Sales Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $129,040 |
| 14 | Management Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $122,870 |
| 15 | Architects, Except Landscape and Naval Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $120,620 |
| 16 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $110,700 |
| 17 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $108,120 |
| 18 | Physician Assistants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $181,760 |
| 19 | Industrial Production Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $136,150 |
| 20 | Fundraising Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $111,810 |
| 21 | Lawyers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $109,970 |
| 22 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $106,490 |
| 23 | Family Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $359,840 |
| 24 | Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $131,400 |
| 25 | Personal Financial Advisors Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $123,540 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $34,540 |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $34,940 |
| Tour and Travel Guides Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $36,120 |
| Cashiers | $36,160 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $36,580 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $36,760 |
| Dishwashers | $37,060 |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $37,090 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $37,100 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $37,480 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
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 ($68,196 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
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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How to use Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area wage figures in a real decision
- Family Medicine Physicians leads published medians in Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area at $359,840/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Family Medicine Physicians
- Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $68,196 across 204 occupation rows with employment estimates. Understanding BLS data
- Compare this nonmetropolitan area against the statewide occupation table for MA before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The local-area benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.