Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Massachusetts

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Massachusetts, 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Massachusetts (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$232,940	$82,610	740
2	Neurologists	$224,260	$83,220	410
3	All Other Physicians	$223,410	$68,050	9,810
4	Other Specialists Dentists	$222,720	$181,490	200
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$216,720	$126,690	6,250
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$214,240	$96,500	530
7	Psychiatrists	$211,330	$67,500	990
8	Family Medicine Physicians	$209,140	$81,080	2,960
9	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$180,190	$143,770	990
10	Astronomers	$176,280	$114,310	50
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$167,950	$105,590	21,490
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$167,050	$118,320	6,340
13	General Dentists	$164,480	$62,610	3,100
14	Computer Network Architects	$163,850	$96,100	5,910
15	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$163,230	$83,360	540
16	Podiatrists	$162,490	$109,960	100
17	Marketing Managers	$162,110	$85,910	13,540
18	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$161,620	$90,420	910
19	Lawyers	$161,530	$78,540	20,380
20	Human Resources Managers	$161,400	$91,370	6,380
21	All Other Managers	$158,140	$85,350	9,070
22	Financial Managers	$155,400	$81,050	31,940
23	Orthodontists	$151,560	$140,980	130
24	Training and Development Managers	$148,040	$82,930	1,050
25	Purchasing Managers	$142,660	$90,270	2,780
26	Sociologists	$141,530	$78,460	420
27	Database Architects	$141,360	$86,480	1,490
28	Public Relations Managers	$140,960	$83,310	2,610
29	Commercial Pilots	$139,460	$53,560	180
30	General Pediatricians	$139,300	$67,280	500
31	Computer Hardware Engineers	$139,190	$89,220	1,530
32	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$138,310	$123,260	500
33	Sales Managers	$137,720	$76,880	20,000
34	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$137,340	$60,760	50
35	Nurse Midwives	$136,180	$108,640	290
36	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$135,250	$83,950	660
37	Optometrists	$133,830	$82,640	730
38	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$133,810	$86,390	180
39	Actuaries	$133,490	$82,810	750
40	Nurse Practitioners	$133,030	$105,410	7,190
41	Aerospace Engineers	$132,340	$82,200	620
42	Software Developers	$132,330	$82,780	60,310
43	Physician Assistants	$132,210	$90,350	3,300
44	Medical Dosimetrists	$131,890	$106,750	110
45	Pharmacists	$131,440	$51,950	7,400
46	Fundraising Managers	$131,380	$70,860	1,360
47	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$130,930	$63,560	600
48	Economists	$130,160	$83,520	600
49	Physicists	$129,720	$75,970	490
50	Industrial Production Managers	$128,880	$75,660	7,030
51	Administrative Services Managers	$128,270	$69,420	8,910
52	Medical and Health Services Managers	$127,020	$76,820	20,300
53	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$126,560	$63,160	7,180
54	Electrical Engineers	$125,890	$74,860	5,690
55	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$125,330	$53,740	13,540
56	Veterinarians	$123,930	$78,800	1,770
57	General and Operations Managers	$123,030	$56,980	119,850
58	Construction Managers	$122,750	$81,540	6,800
59	Other Physical Scientists	$119,720	$74,110	300
60	Materials Scientists	$116,780	$82,870	240
61	Other Psychologists	$116,210	$51,480	390
62	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$114,850	$77,650	9,510
63	Information Security Analysts	$113,610	$64,610	3,720
64	Engineers, All Other	$112,690	$65,660	3,030
65	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$110,980	$72,360	4,400
66	Personal Financial Advisors	$110,800	$56,410	7,850
67	Genetic Counselors	$110,410	$85,160	220
68	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$109,740	$78,700	200
69	Art Directors	$108,700	$61,560	1,480
70	Postsecondary Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers	$108,250	$66,950	40
71	Database Administrators	$107,910	$60,320	2,300
72	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$107,890	$58,930	580
73	Computer Programmers	$107,730	$81,540	6,040
74	Boilermakers	$107,360	$79,220	100
75	Materials Engineers	$107,270	$72,550	260
76	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$106,810	$74,210	2,530
77	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$106,800	$66,180	8,250
78	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$106,770	$61,780	360
79	Microbiologists	$106,490	$83,040	2,570
80	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$106,190	$73,250	2,740
81	Data Scientists	$106,070	$71,220	2,720
82	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$105,910	$62,600	260
83	Chemists	$105,870	$62,550	5,870
84	Statisticians	$105,570	$79,440	2,760
85	Sales Engineers	$105,230	$66,480	3,240
86	Computer Systems Analysts	$105,220	$71,790	11,410
87	Management Analysts	$105,020	$66,520	28,360
88	Other Life Scientists	$104,630	$63,540	420
89	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$104,480	$65,060	510
90	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$104,190	$62,820	1,040
91	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$104,120	$62,080	1,650
92	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$103,990	$51,970	10,780
93	Postsecondary Geography Teachers	$103,840	$80,960	60
94	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$103,710	$63,860	7,440
95	Facilities Managers	$103,570	$63,070	4,820
96	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers	$103,470	$62,250	160
97	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$103,380	$63,960	480
98	Chiropractors	$102,840	$51,660	660
99	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$102,760	$74,560	4,380
100	Financial Risk Specialists	$102,530	$61,310	1,590

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Massachusetts – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$171,230
2	General Pediatricians	$167,610
3	General Dentists	$164,480
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$163,150
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,130
6	Marketing Managers	$156,330
7	Other Mathematical Science Occupations	$155,130
8	Podiatrists	$154,370
9	Lawyers	$153,570
10	Physicists	$153,310

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Massachusetts – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$197,260
2	Other Specialists Dentists	$196,780
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$193,570
4	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$188,350
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$188,240
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$187,080
7	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$171,540
8	Podiatrists	$169,970
9	General Pediatricians	$163,680
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$158,670

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Massachusetts – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Psychiatrists	$204,060
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$197,520
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$192,250
4	General Pediatricians	$180,760
5	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$179,110
6	Postsecondary Architecture Teachers	$174,300
7	General Dentists	$168,050
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$166,770
9	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$165,230
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$153,290

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