High paying business and finance jobs in Massachusetts

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts run 5.8% above the national average (2024), so a Massachusetts salary is worth about 0.95× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Massachusetts.

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

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OccupationMedian, Massachusetts · Employed

1Management Analysts$134,720
Bachelor's degree
$82,490 – $216,94030,060
2Financial Risk Specialists$130,400
Bachelor's degree
$71,390 – $209,2001,440
3Project Management Specialists$114,190
Bachelor's degree
$72,800 – $174,84021,960
4Labor Relations Specialists$111,260
Bachelor's degree
$61,530 – $161,8601,660
5Financial and Investment Analysts$111,040
Bachelor's degree
$77,940 – $205,32014,790
6Insurance Underwriters$106,640
Bachelor's degree
$70,590 – $167,5902,890
7Compliance Officers$102,060
Bachelor's degree
$63,340 – $161,92013,190
8Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$101,810
Bachelor's degree
$58,090 – $166,97039,710
9Loan Officers$101,600
Bachelor's degree
$64,680 – $198,2204,470
10Cost Estimators$100,840
Bachelor's degree
$58,870 – $151,7804,520
11Logisticians$100,360
Bachelor's degree
$67,100 – $160,3205,250
12Accountants and Auditors$99,460
Bachelor's degree
$70,460 – $160,10046,230
13Credit Analysts$97,080
Bachelor's degree
$64,530 – $173,6801,400
14Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$95,890
Bachelor's degree
$63,230 – $161,1203,390
15Business Operations Specialists, All Other$93,270
Bachelor's degree
$55,550 – $147,20017,910
16Budget Analysts$92,260
Bachelor's degree
$67,860 – $131,7701,280
17Buyers and Purchasing Agents$85,970
Bachelor's degree
$49,500 – $145,89012,820
18Human Resources Specialists$85,630
Bachelor's degree
$57,500 – $145,13027,300
19Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$83,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,650 – $123,2605,070
20Training and Development Specialists$80,270
Bachelor's degree
$41,790 – $129,67012,190
21Fundraisers$79,060
Bachelor's degree
$51,580 – $128,2606,160
22Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$75,740
Bachelor's degree
$48,960 – $133,9804,640
23Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$75,560
Bachelor's degree
$50,920 – $123,3201,260
24Tax Preparers$58,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,560 – $82,7001,500

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

#	Occupation	MedianMassachusetts	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$134,720	$82,490 – $216,940	30,060
2	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$130,400	$71,390 – $209,200	1,440
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$114,190	$72,800 – $174,840	21,960
4	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$111,260	$61,530 – $161,860	1,660
5	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$111,040	$77,940 – $205,320	14,790
6	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$106,640	$70,590 – $167,590	2,890
7	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$102,060	$63,340 – $161,920	13,190
8	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$101,810	$58,090 – $166,970	39,710
9	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$101,600	$64,680 – $198,220	4,470
10	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$100,840	$58,870 – $151,780	4,520
11	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$100,360	$67,100 – $160,320	5,250
12	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$99,460	$70,460 – $160,100	46,230
13	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$97,080	$64,530 – $173,680	1,400
14	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$95,890	$63,230 – $161,120	3,390
15	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$93,270	$55,550 – $147,200	17,910
16	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$92,260	$67,860 – $131,770	1,280
17	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$85,970	$49,500 – $145,890	12,820
18	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$85,630	$57,500 – $145,130	27,300
19	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,740	$58,650 – $123,260	5,070
20	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$80,270	$41,790 – $129,670	12,190
21	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$79,060	$51,580 – $128,260	6,160
22	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$75,740	$48,960 – $133,980	4,640
23	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$75,560	$50,920 – $123,320	1,260
24	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,400	$37,560 – $82,700	1,500

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Massachusetts. 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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