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Massachusetts engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Massachusetts, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$134,435

Massachusetts

Top earners

$190,816

Higher end

vs national

+12% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

5

in this state

Engineers in Massachusetts earn a blended median of $134,435 per year, +12% vs national, with top earners near $190,816. That blends 12 engineering occupations across 100,150 published jobs in Massachusetts. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Massachusetts

Published wage data for each discipline in Massachusetts. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Massachusetts

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Top-paying

Boston

$137,589

+14% vs national

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Barnstable Town

$120,319

At national

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Pittsfield

$114,390

-5% vs national

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Amherst Town

$113,825

-5% vs national

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Worcester

$113,664

-6% vs national

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Springfield

$112,019

-7% vs national

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More cities in Massachusetts

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What affects engineering pay in Massachusetts

  • ▹Local market. Massachusetts pay runs +12% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Boston, Worcester, Springfield and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Massachusetts; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Massachusetts — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Massachusetts?
Engineers in Massachusetts earn a blended median of $134,435 per year — 12% above the national average — across 12 engineering occupations and 100,150 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Massachusetts?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Massachusetts, at $178,800 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Massachusetts a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Massachusetts runs 12% above the national average, across 100,150 engineering jobs. That combination of pay level and employment base makes it a competitive market.
Which cities in Massachusetts pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Boston ($137,589), Barnstable Town ($120,319), and Providence ($119,669), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 12 engineering occupations in Massachusetts, weighted by local employment (100,150 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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