High paying tech and IT jobs in Massachusetts

Every tech and IT 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 tech and IT 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,960
Bachelor's degree
$134,390 – $308,25024,910
2Computer and Information Research Scientists$170,510
Master's degree
$77,160 – $233,3401,760
3Computer Hardware Engineers$167,600
Bachelor's degree
$118,490 – $258,8803,150
4Software Developers$165,210
Bachelor's degree
$102,810 – $213,97048,190
5Database Architects$161,650
Bachelor's degree
$123,670 – $220,9102,690
6Computer Network Architects$155,060
Bachelor's degree
$98,730 – $211,5806,270
7Information Security Analysts$136,550
Bachelor's degree
$85,790 – $226,1906,100
8Data Scientists$131,750
Bachelor's degree
$81,030 – $206,2209,420
9Database Administrators$129,300
Bachelor's degree
$69,380 – $173,2102,310
10Computer Programmers$128,390
Bachelor's degree
$77,060 – $168,3101,930
11Computer Systems Analysts$128,240
Bachelor's degree
$80,000 – $171,65022,160
12Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$122,210
Bachelor's degree
$68,050 – $168,0006,640
13Web and Digital Interface Designers$113,540
Bachelor's degree
$71,110 – $178,0502,740
14Network and Computer Systems Administrators$110,980
Bachelor's degree
$76,750 – $168,9108,270
15Computer Occupations, All Other$109,590
Bachelor's degree
$55,740 – $183,4606,170
16Web Developers$98,470
Bachelor's degree
$54,510 – $169,3601,940
17Statisticians$96,710
Master's degree
$76,920 – $174,7402,480
18Operations Research Analysts$96,500
Bachelor's degree
$71,550 – $146,0004,200
19Computer Network Support Specialists$88,650
Associate's degree
$60,980 – $134,2501,980
20Computer User Support Specialists$75,070
Some college, no degree
$48,740 – $104,95017,570

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$214,960	$134,390 – $308,250	24,910
2	Computer and Information Research ScientistsMaster's degree	$170,510	$77,160 – $233,340	1,760
3	Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree	$167,600	$118,490 – $258,880	3,150
4	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$165,210	$102,810 – $213,970	48,190
5	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$161,650	$123,670 – $220,910	2,690
6	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$155,060	$98,730 – $211,580	6,270
7	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$136,550	$85,790 – $226,190	6,100
8	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$131,750	$81,030 – $206,220	9,420
9	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$129,300	$69,380 – $173,210	2,310
10	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$128,390	$77,060 – $168,310	1,930
11	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$128,240	$80,000 – $171,650	22,160
12	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$122,210	$68,050 – $168,000	6,640
13	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$113,540	$71,110 – $178,050	2,740
14	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$110,980	$76,750 – $168,910	8,270
15	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$109,590	$55,740 – $183,460	6,170
16	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$98,470	$54,510 – $169,360	1,940
17	StatisticiansMaster's degree	$96,710	$76,920 – $174,740	2,480
18	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$96,500	$71,550 – $146,000	4,200
19	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$88,650	$60,980 – $134,250	1,980
20	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$75,070	$48,740 – $104,950	17,570

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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