High paying office and admin jobs in Massachusetts

Every office and admin 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 office and admin 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

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$82,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,320 – $123,93014,820
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$76,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,020 – $107,49034,520
3Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$64,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,680 – $81,4501,700
4Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$63,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,110 – $86,3603,280
5Postal Service Clerks$62,610
No formal educational credential
$55,350 – $75,0301,950
6Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$62,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,220 – $100,4304,020
7Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$44,160 – $81,0407,630
8Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$61,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,860 – $84,3904,360
9Public Safety Telecommunicators$61,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,470 – $79,4702,790
10Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,320 – $81,3805,650
11Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$59,830
Some college, no degree
$40,760 – $81,08029,110
12Bill and Account Collectors$59,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,990 – $75,5602,510
13Loan Interviewers and Clerks$58,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,770 – $70,7602,080
14Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,2802,910
15Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$57,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,510 – $78,40037,750
16Billing and Posting Clerks$56,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,540 – $71,8007,430
17Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$55,840
Associate's degree
$42,970 – $71,1301,400
18Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$55,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,460 – $84,1503,510
19Order Clerks$55,040
Some college, no degree
$45,750 – $72,9201,350
20Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$52,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,390 – $72,1804,820
21Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$50,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,350 – $66,2003,050
22Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$50,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,460 – $63,03022,210
23Office Clerks, General$49,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,750 – $69,77047,940
24Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$49,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,820 – $68,50014,370
25Customer Service Representatives$49,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,440 – $74,88049,990
26Data Entry Keyers$47,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,250 – $58,2801,590
27Information and Record Clerks, All Other$47,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $67,8902,000
28Tellers$46,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,380 – $55,7307,190
29Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$44,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,750 – $62,6401,560
30Receptionists and Information Clerks$43,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,790 – $54,27018,970
31Library Assistants, Clerical$42,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,370 – $59,9402,840
32Couriers and Messengers$42,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,560 – $56,5101,560
33Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$39,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,820 – $57,6904,530

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	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,650	$59,320 – $123,930	14,820
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,770	$51,020 – $107,490	34,520
3	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,750	$45,680 – $81,450	1,700
4	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,670	$49,110 – $86,360	3,280
5	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,610	$55,350 – $75,030	1,950
6	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,120	$42,220 – $100,430	4,020
7	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$44,160 – $81,040	7,630
8	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,730	$47,860 – $84,390	4,360
9	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,720	$48,470 – $79,470	2,790
10	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,280	$41,320 – $81,380	5,650
11	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$59,830	$40,760 – $81,080	29,110
12	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,800	$45,990 – $75,560	2,510
13	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,940	$45,770 – $70,760	2,080
14	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,470	$45,530 – $75,280	2,910
15	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,940	$41,510 – $78,400	37,750
16	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,110	$46,540 – $71,800	7,430
17	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$55,840	$42,970 – $71,130	1,400
18	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,690	$42,460 – $84,150	3,510
19	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$55,040	$45,750 – $72,920	1,350
20	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,910	$44,390 – $72,180	4,820
21	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,340	$42,350 – $66,200	3,050
22	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,290	$41,460 – $63,030	22,210
23	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,940	$35,750 – $69,770	47,940
24	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,240	$38,820 – $68,500	14,370
25	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,120	$35,440 – $74,880	49,990
26	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,560	$35,250 – $58,280	1,590
27	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,200	$31,200 – $67,890	2,000
28	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,900	$38,380 – $55,730	7,190
29	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,230	$40,750 – $62,640	1,560
30	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,870	$35,790 – $54,270	18,970
31	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,520	$32,370 – $59,940	2,840
32	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,380	$35,560 – $56,510	1,560
33	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,400	$35,820 – $57,690	4,530

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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