Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 1,691 people
How much are engineers, architects and drafters paid in Massachusetts?
$123,500typical pay for engineers, architects and drafters, 2025
$96,352 – $144,703what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, in the 14 jobs listed below (part-time-schedule titles left out).
✓ Official data from 3 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sourcesHide sources
- Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · macomptroller.org ↗
- City of Boston · boston.gov ↗
- City of Worcester HR · worcesterma.gov ↗
Pay by job
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each job's latest year.
- Civil Engineer1,237 people$121,673
- Environmental Engineer142 people$118,417
- Massdot Bridge Inspector81 people$134,806
- Engineer Resident45 people$134,151
- Massdot Senior Supervisor Engineer32 people$169,901
- Public Utilities Engineer31 people$124,561
- Arch. and Engineering Supervisor25 people$152,923
- Engineering Aide24 people$61,811
- Electrical Engineer22 people$131,445
- Senior Civil Engineer16 people$111,374
- Mechanical Engineer12 people$121,969
- Landscape Architect11 people$123,359
- Senior Traffic Engineer8 people$99,372
- Principal Civil Engineer5 people$121,299
No jobs match.
Other job groups in Massachusetts
- Teachers and librarians20,212 people$39,458
- Police, fire and security17,827 people$114,256
- Social work and counseling16,371 people$78,053
- Office and administrative support9,518 people$62,455
- Doctors, nurses and health professionals5,399 people$81,135
- Managers4,726 people$112,240
- Drivers and transportation4,684 people$77,764
- Business and finance jobs3,638 people$86,732
- Science jobs3,485 people$70,647
- Legal jobs2,503 people$105,580
- Computer and IT jobs1,779 people$111,765
- Maintenance and repair1,636 people$110,133
- Food service1,513 people$31,054
- Construction and trades1,492 people$105,996
- Cleaning and grounds1,232 people$56,184
- Healthcare support1,226 people$58,891
- Recreation and personal care663 people$12,541
- Arts, media and sports648 people$29,975
- Plant operators and production162 people$93,192
Jobs are grouped by the federal Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 2018) major groups. This page: Architecture and Engineering Occupations (SOC 17-0000). Job titles we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this