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5 highest-paying healthcare jobs in Massachusetts
Top pay in Massachusetts is Nurse Practitioners at about $142.4K, 8% above the national median.
The wage to clear in Massachusetts is Nurse Practitioners at about $142.4K, 8% above the national median.
Do not stop at the median for Nurse Practitioners. In Massachusetts the 75th percentile is $168.1K.
Further down, Massachusetts lists Physical Therapists at about $103.8K, 1% above the national median.
Each occupation
1Nurse Practitioners
- State median
- $142,440
- 75th percentile
- $168,100
- U.S. median
- $132,300
- State vs U.S.
- 1.08
2Physician Assistants
- State median
- $142,410
- 75th percentile
- $169,980
- U.S. median
- $135,880
- State vs U.S.
- 1.05
3Pharmacists
- State median
- $138,170
- 75th percentile
- $155,490
- U.S. median
- $140,910
- State vs U.S.
- 0.98
4Registered Nurses
- State median
- $104,550
- 75th percentile
- $136,110
- U.S. median
- $97,550
- State vs U.S.
- 1.07
5Physical Therapists
- State median
- $103,790
- 75th percentile
- $121,710
- U.S. median
- $102,760
- State vs U.S.
- 1.01
Ranked table
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| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurse Practitioners | $142,440 | $168,100 | $132,300 | 1.08 |
| 2 | Physician Assistants | $142,410 | $169,980 | $135,880 | 1.05 |
| 3 | Pharmacists | $138,170 | $155,490 | $140,910 | 0.98 |
| 4 | Registered Nurses | $104,550 | $136,110 | $97,550 | 1.07 |
| 5 | Physical Therapists | $103,790 | $121,710 | $102,760 | 1.01 |
Takeaways
- Nurse Practitioners is the Massachusetts wage to budget, at about $142.4K.
- A quarter of those earners reach $168.1K.
- Set that beside about $132.3K nationally.
- Keep Physical Therapists in the Massachusetts note at about $103.8K.
For recruiters
- Budget Nurse Practitioners from the state median.
- Mention the 75th percentile for Nurse Practitioners.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Rows are the 5 occupations on the 25-occupation hiring list with the highest Massachusetts OEWS median, limited to occupations that also publish a 75th percentile. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the leading median, Massachusetts is 22 of 51. A row links to the Massachusetts metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $142,440 is stated as about $142.4K. a comparison of 1.08 is stated as 8 percent. $132,300 is stated as about $132.3K. $168,100 is stated as about $168.1K. $103,790 is stated as about $103.8K. a comparison of 1.01 is stated as 1 percent.
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