Average Salary in Massachusetts
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Massachusetts. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$83,050Rank #2 of 51
- Median annual wage$62,270Rank #2 of 51
- Median household income$104,828ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity105.8US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$78,497Rank #2 at national prices
- Total employment3,642,650Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $83,050 is $20,780 (33.4 %) above the median of $62,270, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Massachusetts are about 5.8 % above the national average (RPP 105.8, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Massachusetts buys what $78,497 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Massachusetts is $104,828 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Massachusetts
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $218,340 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $200,400 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $153,650 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $139,670 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $133,640 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $131,500 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $120,650 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $118,870 |
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