The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of all occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,190.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $56.18. The median hourly salary is $23.03. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $10.19.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,900, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the highest paying city for all occupations in state of Massachusetts, followed by Framingham (median annual salary $47,280). In comparison, the median annual salary of all occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 1.3 percent (1.3%) higher than that in Framingham.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Framingham | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Worcester | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peabody | |
| Springfield | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Pittsfield | |
| New Bedford | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |
From Table 4, it is noted that the median annual salary of all occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is higher than that of both state of Massachusetts and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ($47,900) is 9.4 percent (9.4%) higher than that in Massachusetts ($43,420) and 27.5 percent (27.5%) higher than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Massachusetts | |
| USA |