High paying business and finance jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH run 8.3% above the national average (2024), so a Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH salary is worth about 0.92× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Employed

1Management Analysts$135,640
Bachelor's degree
$83,380 – $218,83026,450
2Financial Risk Specialists$132,580
Bachelor's degree
$77,940 – $213,3201,120
3Labor Relations Specialists$118,520
Bachelor's degree
$63,010 – $161,9801,280
4Financial and Investment Analysts$117,520
Bachelor's degree
$79,030 – $207,01013,010
5Project Management Specialists$114,990
Bachelor's degree
$72,800 – $174,74018,840
6Insurance Underwriters$106,170
Bachelor's degree
$74,230 – $169,3602,080
7Compliance Officers$103,940
Bachelor's degree
$65,040 – $162,39010,920
8Loan Officers$103,400
Bachelor's degree
$65,120 – $204,8203,420
9Cost Estimators$102,640
Bachelor's degree
$63,200 – $157,2003,110
10Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$102,390
Bachelor's degree
$59,730 – $167,44032,310
11Credit Analysts$101,890
Bachelor's degree
$65,430 – $175,6801,080
12Logisticians$101,540
Bachelor's degree
$67,140 – $161,8304,510
13Accountants and Auditors$100,150
Bachelor's degree
$72,450 – $161,45037,150
14Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$99,150
Bachelor's degree
$63,660 – $163,4902,630
15Business Operations Specialists, All Other$98,340
Bachelor's degree
$57,800 – $155,15014,230
16Budget Analysts$98,330
Bachelor's degree
$72,500 – $134,600930
17Buyers and Purchasing Agents$93,010
Bachelor's degree
$53,080 – $153,34010,090
18Human Resources Specialists$90,270
Bachelor's degree
$58,280 – $146,66021,770
19Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$88,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,850 – $123,3903,380
20Training and Development Specialists$83,800
Bachelor's degree
$46,420 – $132,2409,360
21Fundraisers$80,340
Bachelor's degree
$53,700 – $131,3804,620
22Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$78,010
Bachelor's degree
$50,640 – $135,4703,650
23Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$73,550
Bachelor's degree
$50,920 – $119,9501,190
24Tax Preparers$59,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,690 – $87,8201,110

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianBoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$135,640	$83,380 – $218,830	26,450
2	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$132,580	$77,940 – $213,320	1,120
3	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$118,520	$63,010 – $161,980	1,280
4	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$117,520	$79,030 – $207,010	13,010
5	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$114,990	$72,800 – $174,740	18,840
6	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$106,170	$74,230 – $169,360	2,080
7	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$103,940	$65,040 – $162,390	10,920
8	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$103,400	$65,120 – $204,820	3,420
9	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$102,640	$63,200 – $157,200	3,110
10	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$102,390	$59,730 – $167,440	32,310
11	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$101,890	$65,430 – $175,680	1,080
12	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$101,540	$67,140 – $161,830	4,510
13	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$100,150	$72,450 – $161,450	37,150
14	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$99,150	$63,660 – $163,490	2,630
15	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$98,340	$57,800 – $155,150	14,230
16	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$98,330	$72,500 – $134,600	930
17	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$93,010	$53,080 – $153,340	10,090
18	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$90,270	$58,280 – $146,660	21,770
19	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$88,390	$59,850 – $123,390	3,380
20	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$83,800	$46,420 – $132,240	9,360
21	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$80,340	$53,700 – $131,380	4,620
22	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$78,010	$50,640 – $135,470	3,650
23	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$73,550	$50,920 – $119,950	1,190
24	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,630	$37,690 – $87,820	1,110

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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