High paying transportation jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Every transportation occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single transportation 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH run 8.3% above the national average (2024), so a Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH salary is worth about 0.92× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Employed

1Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$70,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,580 – $93,5003,270
2First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$65,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,040 – $101,7807,210
3Bus Drivers, School$65,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,580 – $72,4806,470
4Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$64,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,950 – $78,77020,090
5Flight Attendants$61,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,730 – $99,3904,310
6Light Truck Drivers$49,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,340 – $77,81015,910
7Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,800
No formal educational credential
$42,160 – $61,6605,030
8Driver/Sales Workers$47,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $65,4902,880
9Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$45,600
No formal educational credential
$37,180 – $58,82024,030
10Aircraft Service Attendants$44,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,130 – $58,3201,390
11Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$43,590
No formal educational credential
$35,930 – $60,7807,970
12Passenger Attendants$43,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,200 – $45,3101,150
13Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$38,950
No formal educational credential
$31,700 – $48,0903,530
14Stockers and Order Fillers$37,700
No formal educational credential
$32,960 – $49,22035,770
15Parking Attendants$37,360
No formal educational credential
$35,880 – $44,7902,650
16Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$36,740
No formal educational credential
$35,440 – $48,8801,090
17Packers and Packagers, Hand$33,740
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $43,42011,250
18Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$33,110
No formal educational credential
$33,090 – $50,720980

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

#	Occupation	MedianBoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,120	$52,580 – $93,500	3,270
2	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,730	$46,040 – $101,780	7,210
3	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,170	$44,580 – $72,480	6,470
4	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,010	$47,950 – $78,770	20,090
5	Flight AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,510	$31,730 – $99,390	4,310
6	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,630	$35,340 – $77,810	15,910
7	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$47,800	$42,160 – $61,660	5,030
8	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,340	$31,200 – $65,490	2,880
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$45,600	$37,180 – $58,820	24,030
10	Aircraft Service AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,190	$40,130 – $58,320	1,390
11	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$43,590	$35,930 – $60,780	7,970
12	Passenger AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,350	$35,200 – $45,310	1,150
13	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$38,950	$31,700 – $48,090	3,530
14	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$37,700	$32,960 – $49,220	35,770
15	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$37,360	$35,880 – $44,790	2,650
16	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$36,740	$35,440 – $48,880	1,090
17	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$33,740	$31,200 – $43,420	11,250
18	Motor Vehicle Operators, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$33,110	$33,090 – $50,720	980

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. 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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