Project Manager salary in Massachusetts

Official occupation: 13-1082 Project Management Specialists · Reference period May 2025 · Data updated · Confidence 95/100

In Massachusetts, the median project manager earns $114,190 a year, 12% above the United States median of $102,320.

It ranks 7th of 51 states with a published figure.

Pay is relatively compressed, with the 10th percentile at $72,800 and the 90th at $174,840 (a ratio of 2.4).

About 21,960 people work in this occupation here, roughly in line with its national share (location quotient 0.88).

For context, the median across all occupations in Massachusetts is $63,590, so this role pays 1.8 times the local typical wage.

Published figures

Published and derived pay figures
MeasureMassachusettsNational
Median annual pay Observed$114,190United States: $102,320
Mean annual pay Observed$120,970United States: $110,740
10th percentile Observed$72,800United States: $61,580
25th percentile Observed$87,290United States: $78,440
75th percentile Observed$144,990United States: $133,100
90th percentile Observed$174,840United States: $167,970
Median hourly pay Observed$54.90United States: $49.19
Employment (jobs) Observed21,960
Jobs per 1,000 employees Observed6.037
Location quotient Observed0.88
Difference from United States median ($102,320) Derived+12%
Rank among 51 states Derived7
Ratio to Massachusetts all-occupation median ($63,590) Derived1.80×
90th / 10th percentile ratio Derived2.40

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 5. California$120,910
  2. 6. Virginia$120,840
  3. 7. Massachusetts$114,190
  4. 8. Colorado$110,050
  5. 9. New Mexico$106,970

Largest cities in Massachusetts: Boston, South Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Lowell (GeoNames). Figures are for the whole state, not individual cities.

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Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Confidence score: 95/100. Based on the published sampling error and job count. We only publish region pages scoring 60 or more that have at least 6 observed figures.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.