High paying construction jobs in Massachusetts

Every construction 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 construction 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

1Structural Iron and Steel Workers$120,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$82,760 – $128,0802,050
2First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$97,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$67,660 – $134,82018,330
3Brickmasons and Blockmasons$94,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,940 – $136,8601,570
4Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$93,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,010 – $135,08013,460
5Construction and Building Inspectors$83,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,330 – $123,4004,290
6Sheet Metal Workers$82,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,440 – $121,0502,890
7Electricians$79,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,990 – $128,21017,810
8Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$76,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,630 – $125,4009,680
9Carpenters$75,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,230 – $122,88018,540
10Roofers$72,750
No formal educational credential
$50,790 – $106,2901,950
11Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$63,840
No formal educational credential
$49,330 – $111,9101,590
12Construction Laborers$63,390
No formal educational credential
$45,170 – $98,88016,210
13Highway Maintenance Workers$61,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,460 – $79,8602,000
14Painters, Construction and Maintenance$57,510
No formal educational credential
$43,520 – $109,8504,430
15Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$49,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,220 – $65,8702,770

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	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$120,840	$82,760 – $128,080	2,050
2	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,850	$67,660 – $134,820	18,330
3	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,950	$59,940 – $136,860	1,570
4	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,880	$52,010 – $135,080	13,460
5	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,200	$50,330 – $123,400	4,290
6	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,100	$46,440 – $121,050	2,890
7	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,420	$46,990 – $128,210	17,810
8	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,820	$52,630 – $125,400	9,680
9	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,200	$48,230 – $122,880	18,540
10	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$72,750	$50,790 – $106,290	1,950
11	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$63,840	$49,330 – $111,910	1,590
12	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$63,390	$45,170 – $98,880	16,210
13	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,500	$46,460 – $79,860	2,000
14	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$57,510	$43,520 – $109,850	4,430
15	Hazardous Materials Removal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,620	$46,220 – $65,870	2,770

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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