High paying management jobs in Massachusetts

Every management 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 management 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

1Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Bachelor's degree
$153,490 – $329,82010,590
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,960
Bachelor's degree
$134,390 – $308,25024,910
3Marketing Managers$212,020
Bachelor's degree
$122,350 – $310,51014,270
4Financial Managers$206,760
Bachelor's degree
$120,850 – $332,49026,150
5Architectural and Engineering Managers$201,430
Bachelor's degree
$137,750 – $286,4107,690
6Sales Managers$191,200
Bachelor's degree
$100,510 – $321,00015,010
7Managers, All Other$182,950
Bachelor's degree
$110,970 – $309,29010,630
8Human Resources Managers$181,780
Bachelor's degree
$99,990 – $315,7007,540
9Public Relations Managers$171,740
Bachelor's degree
$93,220 – $315,9202,170
10Purchasing Managers$170,750
Bachelor's degree
$105,500 – $266,9902,160
11Fundraising Managers$151,740
Bachelor's degree
$92,650 – $277,0402,260
12Industrial Production Managers$148,050
Bachelor's degree
$99,920 – $227,0804,470
13Construction Managers$145,010
Bachelor's degree
$104,100 – $216,9209,870
14Medical and Health Services Managers$134,360
Bachelor's degree
$84,330 – $296,03017,600
15Education Administrators, Postsecondary$128,970
Master's degree
$79,040 – $228,4109,120
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$128,430
Master's degree
$81,640 – $166,24010,570
17General and Operations Managers$127,220
Bachelor's degree
$60,700 – $314,78095,880
18Facilities Managers$124,100
Bachelor's degree
$77,430 – $196,1506,070
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$123,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,400 – $223,7004,310
20Administrative Services Managers$116,710
Bachelor's degree
$76,160 – $200,1509,130
21Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$103,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,070 – $181,4307,320
22Food Service Managers$92,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,290 – $129,9904,310
23Education Administrators, All Other$86,540
Bachelor's degree
$63,640 – $165,7101,200
24Social and Community Service Managers$81,380
Bachelor's degree
$60,520 – $130,0608,800
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$70,320
Bachelor's degree
$47,530 – $102,5702,260

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	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$267,290	$153,490 – $329,820	10,590
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$214,960	$134,390 – $308,250	24,910
3	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$212,020	$122,350 – $310,510	14,270
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$206,760	$120,850 – $332,490	26,150
5	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$201,430	$137,750 – $286,410	7,690
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$191,200	$100,510 – $321,000	15,010
7	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$182,950	$110,970 – $309,290	10,630
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$181,780	$99,990 – $315,700	7,540
9	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$171,740	$93,220 – $315,920	2,170
10	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$170,750	$105,500 – $266,990	2,160
11	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$151,740	$92,650 – $277,040	2,260
12	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$148,050	$99,920 – $227,080	4,470
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$145,010	$104,100 – $216,920	9,870
14	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,360	$84,330 – $296,030	17,600
15	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$128,970	$79,040 – $228,410	9,120
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$128,430	$81,640 – $166,240	10,570
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,220	$60,700 – $314,780	95,880
18	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,100	$77,430 – $196,150	6,070
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$123,830	$75,400 – $223,700	4,310
20	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,710	$76,160 – $200,150	9,130
21	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,410	$62,070 – $181,430	7,320
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,240	$58,290 – $129,990	4,310
23	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$86,540	$63,640 – $165,710	1,200
24	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$81,380	$60,520 – $130,060	8,800
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$70,320	$47,530 – $102,570	2,260

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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