What is the median wage in Springfield?

The median wage for all occupations in the Springfield, MA area is $51,930 a year, compared with $63,590 a year for Massachusetts (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).

What is the highest paying job in Springfield?

Among occupations with at least 50 jobs, psychiatrists have the highest median wage at $311,290 a year.

Checked Oct 23, 2026

Springfield, MA Wages

Pay for every occupation in the Springfield, MA metropolitan area from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025).

Median wage: $51,930 a year; All occupations
Massachusetts median: $63,590 a year
Employment: 201,240; Wage and salary jobs
Occupations with data: 414

Pay range in Springfield, MA

All occupations: 10th to 90th percentile, middle half shaded

10%: $34,640Median: $51,93090%: $112,000

Highest paying occupations

Occupations with at least 50 jobs here

Swipe the table sideways to see more columns.

#	Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
1	Psychiatrists	60	$311,290	$301,680
2	Family Medicine Physicians	60	$212,200	$232,650
3	Pediatricians, General	120	$206,490	$207,940
4	Dentists, General	160	$198,250	$228,390
5	Marketing Managers	290	$181,070	$180,770
6	Financial Managers	920	$175,950	$189,190
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	210	$170,580	$181,090
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	540	$164,030	$175,460
9	Physician Assistants	320	$161,770	$148,170
10	Database Architects	50	$161,730	$150,280
11	Purchasing Managers	50	$159,800	$149,480
12	Managers, All Other	290	$157,840	$164,100
13	Human Resources Managers	210	$152,400	$157,850
14	Sales Managers	480	$149,990	$160,370
15	Training and Development Managers	50	$146,340	$143,460

Most common occupations

Swipe the table sideways to see more columns.

#	Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	15,840	$40,860	$40,930
2	Registered Nurses	5,830	$98,410	$98,850
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers	5,660	$34,130	$34,130
4	Retail Salespersons	4,410	$35,440	$38,740
5	General and Operations Managers	4,390	$106,390	$127,940
6	Cashiers	3,610	$34,030	$35,050
7	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	3,150	$31,200	$36,580
8	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,060	$39,170	$41,800
9	Nursing Assistants	2,930	$44,740	$45,330
10	Customer Service Representatives	2,930	$46,790	$47,740
11	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,840	$37,160	$39,370
12	Waiters and Waitresses	2,670	$36,170	$41,130
13	Office Clerks, General	2,560	$46,860	$48,530
14	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,400	$61,420	$62,030
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	2,340	$79,640	$76,670

Jobs concentrated here

Highest location quotient: the share of jobs compared with the U.S. (2.0 = twice the national share)

Lowest paying occupations

Swipe the table sideways to see more columns.

Occupation	Employment	Median wage	Mean wage
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	3,150	$31,200	$36,580
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	620	$31,250	$33,940
Tour and Travel Guides	60	$32,150	$36,360
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	120	$32,620	$37,420
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	700	$32,760	$33,110
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	100	$33,670	$43,280
Cashiers	3,610	$34,030	$35,050
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	100	$34,110	$34,330
Fast Food and Counter Workers	5,660	$34,130	$34,130
Tire Repairers and Changers	120	$34,760	$36,960

Every occupation in Springfield, MA

Median wage by occupation group

Management Occupations (28)

Administrative Services Managers$101,630 a year
Architectural and Engineering Managers$170,580 a year
Chief ExecutivesNot reported
Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,030 a year
Construction Managers$132,590 a year
Education Administrators, All Other$83,110 a year
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$106,210 a year
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$107,050 a year
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$65,110 a year
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$72,760 a year
Facilities Managers$102,990 a year
Financial Managers$175,950 a year
Food Service Managers$85,410 a year
Fundraising Managers$124,290 a year
General and Operations Managers$106,390 a year
Human Resources Managers$152,400 a year
Industrial Production ManagersNot reported
Managers, All Other$157,840 a year
Marketing Managers$181,070 a year
Medical and Health Services Managers$124,820 a year
Natural Sciences Managers$165,000 a year
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$89,660 a year
Public Relations Managers$128,850 a year
Purchasing Managers$159,800 a year
Sales Managers$149,990 a year
Social and Community Service Managers$79,450 a year
Training and Development Managers$146,340 a year
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$102,430 a year

Business and Financial Operations Occupations (26)

Accountants and Auditors$92,010 a year
Budget Analysts$81,360 a year
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$85,400 a year
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$79,040 a year
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$89,990 a year
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$70,920 a year
Compliance Officers$84,820 a year
Cost Estimators$86,730 a year
Credit Analysts$74,470 a year
Credit Counselors$51,140 a year
Financial and Investment Analysts$103,200 a year
Financial Specialists, All Other$76,270 a year
Fundraisers$64,320 a year
Human Resources Specialists$77,740 a year
Insurance Underwriters$115,420 a year
Labor Relations Specialists$93,550 a year
Loan Officers$89,480 a year
Logisticians$81,060 a year
Management Analysts$107,210 a year
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$85,970 a year
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$62,180 a year
Personal Financial Advisors$127,870 a year
Project Management Specialists$94,880 a year
Property Appraisers and Assessors$64,090 a year
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$107,690 a year
Training and Development Specialists$70,030 a year

Computer and Mathematical Occupations (16)

Actuaries$118,130 a year
Computer Network Architects$144,600 a year
Computer Network Support Specialists$87,570 a year
Computer Occupations, All Other$85,220 a year
Computer Systems Analysts$105,200 a year
Computer User Support Specialists$63,960 a year
Data Scientists$121,090 a year
Database Administrators$114,850 a year
Database Architects$161,730 a year
Information Security Analysts$128,910 a year
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$95,630 a year
Operations Research Analysts$72,800 a year
Software Developers$127,740 a year
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$102,730 a year
Web and Digital Interface Designers$91,280 a year
Web Developers$83,860 a year

Architecture and Engineering Occupations (16)

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$101,860 a year
Architectural and Civil Drafters$70,080 a year
Chemical Engineers$110,770 a year
Civil Engineers$99,790 a year
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$84,020 a year
Electrical Engineers$113,330 a year
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$70,520 a year
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$101,020 a year
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$58,640 a year
Engineers, All Other$114,250 a year
Environmental Engineers$105,430 a year
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$66,560 a year
Industrial Engineers$100,460 a year
Mechanical Drafters$67,470 a year
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$59,210 a year
Mechanical Engineers$98,380 a year

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (9)

Biological Technicians$54,140 a year
Chemical Technicians$64,480 a year
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$99,200 a year
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$63,190 a year
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$103,930 a year
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$84,190 a year
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$88,290 a year
School Psychologists$93,200 a year
Urban and Regional Planners$82,100 a year

Community and Social Service Occupations (12)

Child, Family, and School Social Workers$78,250 a year
Clergy$69,900 a year
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$43,470 a year
Community Health Workers$48,540 a year
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$78,870 a year
Health Education Specialists$54,740 a year
Healthcare Social Workers$68,150 a year
Marriage and Family Therapists$61,050 a year
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$60,250 a year
Rehabilitation Counselors$45,520 a year
Social and Human Service Assistants$44,970 a year
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$58,750 a year

Legal Occupations (3)

Judicial Law Clerks$143,350 a year
Lawyers$123,320 a year
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$65,820 a year

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (36)

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$66,870 a year
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,010 a year
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,470 a year
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$99,250 a year
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$70,850 a year
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,350 a year
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$75,790 a year
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$86,730 a year
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$87,080 a year
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$74,550 a year
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$75,330 a year
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,640 a year
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$95,200 a year
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$86,410 a year
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$106,180 a year
History Teachers, Postsecondary$97,220 a year
Instructional Coordinators$76,480 a year
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$77,880 a year
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$125,310 a year
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$71,430 a year
Library Technicians$48,780 a year
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$86,210 a year
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,920 a year
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$74,930 a year
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$84,740 a year
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$43,890 a year
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$80,340 a year
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,760 a year
Self-Enrichment Teachers$45,400 a year
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$78,840 a year
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$79,970 a year
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$81,270 a year
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,570 a year
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$41,350 a year
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$31,200 a year
Tutors$45,030 a year

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (14)

Audio and Video Technicians$79,470 a year
Broadcast TechniciansNot reported
Coaches and Scouts$46,000 a year
Editors$58,460 a year
Floral Designers$44,460 a year
Graphic Designers$63,760 a year
Interior Designers$70,910 a year
Interpreters and Translators$51,910 a year
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$41,140 a year
News Analysts, Reporters, and JournalistsNot reported
Photographers$60,430 a year
Producers and Directors$57,160 a year
Public Relations Specialists$69,790 a year
Writers and AuthorsNot reported

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (39)

Athletic Trainers$63,250 a year
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$66,980 a year
Chiropractors$100,130 a year
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$69,610 a year
Dental Hygienists$97,620 a year
Dentists, General$198,250 a year
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$99,060 a year
Dietitians and Nutritionists$72,590 a year
Emergency Medical Technicians$45,600 a year
Family Medicine Physicians$212,200 a year
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$64,420 a year
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$56,550 a year
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$77,850 a year
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$105,910 a year
Medical Records Specialists$58,060 a year
Nurse Anesthetists$357,740 a year
Nurse Practitioners$138,460 a year
Occupational Therapists$96,450 a year
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$45,810 a year
Opticians, Dispensing$71,000 a year
Optometrists$136,680 a year
Orthotists and Prosthetists$82,970 a year
Pediatricians, General$206,490 a year
Pharmacists$138,230 a year
Pharmacy Technicians$44,740 a year
Physical Therapists$103,570 a year
Physician Assistants$161,770 a year
Physicians, All Other$80,750 a year
Psychiatric Technicians$46,540 a year
Psychiatrists$311,290 a year
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$83,280 a year
Radiologists$239,200 or more a year
Registered Nurses$98,410 a year
Respiratory Therapists$86,030 a year
Speech-Language Pathologists$96,880 a year
Surgical Assistants$47,350 a year
Surgical Technologists$78,510 a year
Veterinarians$128,750 a year
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$47,770 a year

Healthcare Support Occupations (12)

Dental Assistants$49,690 a year
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$65,760 a year
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$40,860 a year
Massage Therapists$58,500 a year
Medical Assistants$48,510 a year
Medical Equipment Preparers$46,450 a year
Nursing Assistants$44,740 a year
Occupational Therapy Assistants$64,250 a year
Pharmacy Aides$38,180 a year
Phlebotomists$50,240 a year
Physical Therapist Aides$34,700 a year
Physical Therapist Assistants$73,930 a year

Protective Service Occupations (11)

Correctional Officers and Jailers$69,650 a year
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$37,180 a year
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$109,510 a year
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$76,460 a year
Firefighters$66,720 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$92,500 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$99,210 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$59,630 a year
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$34,110 a year
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$83,050 a year
Security Guards$40,340 a year

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (14)

Bartenders$35,610 a year
Chefs and Head Cooks$64,000 a year
Cooks, Fast Food$35,490 a year
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$46,440 a year
Cooks, Restaurant$39,970 a year
Cooks, Short Order$39,200 a year
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$36,250 a year
Dishwashers$35,560 a year
Fast Food and Counter Workers$34,130 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$43,530 a year
Food Preparation Workers$36,020 a year
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$34,970 a year
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$31,250 a year
Waiters and Waitresses$36,170 a year

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (6)

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$57,580 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$63,960 a year
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$39,170 a year
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$45,420 a year
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,590 a year
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$60,980 a year

Personal Care and Service Occupations (14)

Amusement and Recreation Attendants$32,760 a year
Animal Caretakers$36,570 a year
Childcare Workers$36,910 a year
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$54,440 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$49,250 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$49,300 a year
Funeral Attendants$46,090 a year
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,690 a year
Manicurists and Pedicurists$35,500 a year
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$61,640 a year
Recreation Workers$37,500 a year
Residential Advisors$47,860 a year
Skincare Specialists$46,920 a year
Tour and Travel Guides$32,150 a year

Sales and Related Occupations (16)

Advertising Sales Agents$41,530 a year
Cashiers$34,030 a year
Counter and Rental Clerks$38,860 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$94,140 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$49,910 a year
Insurance Sales Agents$74,100 a year
Parts Salespersons$37,910 a year
Real Estate Sales AgentsNot reported
Retail Salespersons$35,440 a year
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$56,300 a year
Sales Engineers$96,860 a year
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$69,800 a year
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$76,410 a year
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$96,900 a year
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$74,440 a year
Travel Agents$46,500 a year

Office and Administrative Support Occupations (38)

Bill and Account Collectors$52,350 a year
Billing and Posting Clerks$51,250 a year
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$54,170 a year
Cargo and Freight Agents$54,310 a year
Couriers and Messengers$40,010 a year
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$61,080 a year
Customer Service Representatives$46,790 a year
Data Entry Keyers$40,390 a year
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$52,710 a year
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$55,610 a year
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$71,060 a year
File Clerks$46,250 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,630 a year
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$53,390 a year
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$33,670 a year
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,310 a year
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$47,270 a year
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,350 a year
Library Assistants, Clerical$39,770 a year
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$56,330 a year
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$51,490 a year
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,780 a year
Office Clerks, General$46,860 a year
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$43,680 a year
Order Clerks$50,860 a year
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$58,440 a year
Postal Service Clerks$63,650 a year
Postal Service Mail Carriers$61,370 a year
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$54,540 a year
Procurement Clerks$57,780 a year
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,330 a year
Public Safety Telecommunicators$51,050 a year
Receptionists and Information Clerks$40,770 a year
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$51,460 a year
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$48,850 a year
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$38,080 a year
Tellers$44,850 a year
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$49,050 a year

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (1)

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$35,780 a year

Construction and Extraction Occupations (18)

Carpenters$75,520 a year
Carpet Installers$47,650 a year
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$63,560 a year
Construction and Building Inspectors$75,050 a year
Construction Laborers$62,660 a year
Electricians$77,420 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$83,570 a year
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$72,850 a year
Glaziers$83,420 a year
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$46,880 a year
Highway Maintenance Workers$59,460 a year
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$73,070 a year
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$49,640 a year
Pipelayers$55,760 a year
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$92,080 a year
Roofers$76,300 a year
Sheet Metal Workers$76,580 a year
Tile and Stone Setters$67,070 a year

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (19)

Automotive Body and Related Repairers$54,870 a year
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$56,440 a year
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$65,200 a year
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$56,830 a year
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$85,790 a year
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$89,340 a year
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$101,540 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$82,550 a year
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$76,530 a year
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$38,370 a year
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$68,970 a year
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$57,740 a year
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,790 a year
Medical Equipment Repairers$73,580 a year
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$73,200 a year
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$72,280 a year
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$78,190 a year
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$105,220 a year
Tire Repairers and Changers$34,760 a year

Production Occupations (49)

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$36,650 a year
Bakers$37,250 a year
Butchers and Meat Cutters$45,800 a year
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$48,850 a year
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$62,280 a year
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$40,500 a year
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,260 a year
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$60,200 a year
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$75,830 a year
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,630 a year
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,920 a year
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,560 a year
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$44,550 a year
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$41,110 a year
Etchers and Engravers$51,000 a year
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,450 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$78,210 a year
Food Batchmakers$38,420 a year
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic$52,660 a year
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$60,110 a year
Helpers--Production Workers$43,940 a year
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,420 a year
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$48,350 a year
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$59,030 a year
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$35,090 a year
Machinists$63,090 a year
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$38,050 a year
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$59,260 a year
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,880 a year
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,020 a year
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$48,520 a year
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,920 a year
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,470 a year
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$44,070 a year
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,350 a year
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,000 a year
Power Plant Operators$94,860 a year
Prepress Technicians and Workers$48,510 a year
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$39,420 a year
Printing Press Operators$55,740 a year
Production Workers, All Other$36,010 a year
Sewing Machine Operators$38,440 a year
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$70,250 a year
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$55,550 a year
Tool and Die Makers$62,620 a year
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$66,200 a year
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$56,010 a year
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,110 a year
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$44,250 a year

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (17)

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$32,620 a year
Bus Drivers, School$65,730 a year
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$65,770 a year
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$36,590 a year
Crane and Tower Operators$90,320 a year
Driver/Sales Workers$43,470 a year
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling$69,780 a year
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,420 a year
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,840 a year
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,010 a year
Light Truck Drivers$45,990 a year
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$39,610 a year
Packers and Packagers, Hand$35,810 a year
Parking Attendants$34,870 a year
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$52,450 a year
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$47,720 a year
Stockers and Order Fillers$37,160 a year

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage in Springfield?: The median wage for all occupations in the Springfield, MA area is $51,930 a year, compared with $63,590 a year for Massachusetts (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).
What is the highest paying job in Springfield?: Among occupations with at least 50 jobs, psychiatrists have the highest median wage at $311,290 a year.

Data sources

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

See something wrong? Request a correction

More jobs data for this state

All of Massachusetts

About this data

Financial and loans: Rates, loan limits, lending data and economic figures are provided for general information only and are not financial, investment, tax or credit advice. Rates shown are published averages and are not an offer of credit. Contact a licensed lender or financial professional about your situation.

Wage estimates come from employer surveys and exclude the self-employed. They describe typical pay, not what any one employer pays.

DatenUS is a private website and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency. We republish public data from the sources listed on this page. Data can be incomplete, delayed or wrong. Always check the original source before you make a decision.

Our servers read this data automatically from government sources. Errors can come from the source itself or from the way we read, process or display it, and we do not guarantee that it is accurate, complete or current. Verify anything important with the official source.

Report an error Read the full disclaimer