Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH are those of obstetricians and gynecologists, with an average annual salary of $232,940. The second highest-paying jobs are those of neurologist, with an average salary of $224,260.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$232,940	$86,600	530
2	Neurologists	$224,260	$83,220	360
3	All Other Physicians	$223,410	$68,050	8,930
4	Other Specialists Dentists	$222,720	$181,490	220
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$217,200	$128,780	5,780
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$214,290	$192,560	430
7	Psychiatrists	$212,430	$66,290	730
8	Family Medicine Physicians	$210,810	$67,210	2,220
9	Chief Executives	$210,380	$83,800	4,660
10	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$182,890	$83,360	250
11	Orthodontists	$181,950	$183,020	120
12	Astronomers	$176,280	$114,310	50
13	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$169,470	$123,990	6,100
14	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$168,810	$110,610	19,670
15	Air Traffic Controllers	$168,080	$97,910	450
16	Computer Network Architects	$166,400	$99,260	5,160
17	Human Resources Managers	$166,000	$97,390	5,590
18	Lawyers	$165,980	$78,740	17,980
19	General Dentists	$164,950	$64,370	2,340
20	Marketing Managers	$163,700	$94,020	11,820
21	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$161,660	$91,180	640
22	Financial Managers	$161,400	$82,720	27,430
23	All Other Managers	$160,650	$85,810	8,200
24	Purchasing Managers	$156,710	$98,730	2,470
25	Public Relations Managers	$155,170	$83,990	2,270
26	Nurse Midwives	$151,710	$108,640	180
27	Sales Managers	$150,000	$78,580	14,900
28	Training and Development Managers	$149,110	$83,170	940
29	Sociologists	$143,220	$80,540	90
30	Podiatrists	$142,780	$119,200	80
31	General Pediatricians	$141,690	$83,090	260
32	Database Architects	$141,440	$88,480	1,320
33	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$139,900	$129,730	1,560
34	Computer Hardware Engineers	$139,200	$89,210	1,520
35	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$138,050	$62,590	380
36	Medical Dosimetrists	$137,780	$110,390	80
37	Fundraising Managers	$135,570	$72,940	1,070
38	Optometrists	$135,550	$87,080	540
39	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$135,540	$83,950	590
40	Commercial Pilots	$134,890	$50,190	150
41	Nurse Practitioners	$134,480	$105,970	5,310
42	Software Developers	$133,540	$83,020	55,590
43	Actuaries	$133,020	$82,820	580
44	Industrial Production Managers	$132,840	$79,710	5,920
45	Physician Assistants	$132,820	$90,350	2,490
46	Pharmacists	$132,250	$49,400	5,530
47	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$131,050	$63,160	5,700
48	Administrative Services Managers	$131,010	$70,970	7,580
49	Medical and Health Services Managers	$130,320	$78,400	15,650
50	Economists	$130,160	$80,450	550
51	Nuclear Engineers	$129,960	$77,900	90
52	Physicists	$129,710	$75,970	500
53	General and Operations Managers	$128,820	$59,780	92,050
54	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$128,590	$53,740	12,880
55	Electrical Engineers	$127,240	$74,950	5,930
56	Construction Managers	$126,770	$82,540	5,760
57	Veterinarians	$125,560	$78,760	1,300
58	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$124,890	$78,790	6,970
59	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$124,840	$81,080	130
60	Other Physical Scientists	$123,360	$74,110	250
61	Microbiologists	$122,400	$83,240	2,360
62	Engineers, All Other	$117,460	$72,280	2,740
63	Materials Scientists	$116,780	$82,870	230
64	Other Psychologists	$116,210	$51,580	330
65	Information Security Analysts	$115,940	$67,000	3,420
66	Materials Engineers	$113,950	$81,800	210
67	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$112,150	$49,170	70
68	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$111,800	$72,800	5,220
69	Database Administrators	$111,450	$62,530	1,990
70	Art Directors	$109,850	$64,320	1,260
71	Computer Programmers	$109,590	$80,750	4,220
72	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$108,800	$58,930	520
73	Genetic Counselors	$108,210	$81,590	130
74	Personal Financial Advisors	$108,110	$56,410	7,370
75	Facilities Managers	$107,980	$65,000	3,870
76	Statisticians	$107,940	$80,000	2,320
77	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$107,880	$78,700	100
78	Computer Occupations, All Other	$107,660	$54,960	6,040
79	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$107,650	$74,210	2,340
80	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$106,800	$66,180	7,670
81	Data Scientists	$106,670	$73,650	2,470
82	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$106,320	$75,020	3,270
83	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$106,280	$60,760	260
84	Computer Systems Analysts	$106,210	$72,740	10,160
85	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$106,190	$83,420	2,340
86	Sales Engineers	$106,080	$64,530	2,760
87	Chemists	$105,870	$62,550	5,340
88	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$105,780	$64,180	330
89	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$105,580	$65,060	390
90	Management Analysts	$105,540	$70,350	24,580
91	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$105,530	$65,410	6,500
92	Chiropractors	$105,170	$50,400	480
93	Other Life Scientists	$104,630	$63,540	410
94	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$104,240	$100,050	180
95	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$104,130	$62,080	1,320
96	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers	$103,950	$62,250	110
97	Industrial Engineers	$103,840	$75,570	10,920
98	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$103,660	$39,060	2,170
99	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$103,440	$57,570	3,130
100	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$102,810	$62,940	7,460

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$195,730
2	General Dentists	$169,010
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$163,800
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,240
5	Lawyers	$163,000
6	Air Traffic Controllers	$162,360
7	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$160,780
8	Marketing Managers	$160,410
9	Human Resources Managers	$159,490
10	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$157,960

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Psychiatrists	$206,490
2	General Dentists	$204,060
3	Natural Sciences Managers	$193,060
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$191,500
5	Podiatrists	$189,810
6	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$175,070
7	General Pediatricians	$172,940
8	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$170,860
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$161,870
10	Lawyers	$159,060

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Psychiatrists	$200,920
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$194,720
3	General Pediatricians	$182,350
4	Postsecondary Architecture Teachers	$180,670
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$171,770
6	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$170,510
7	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$168,010
8	General Dentists	$167,360
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$156,530
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$151,830

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