Boston, MA · 2025 pay · 18 people
How much does a grave digger make in Boston, MA?
$46,761typical pay for a grave digger in 2025
$26,390 – $54,835what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 8.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from City of Boston · Matches the agency's latest release · boston.gov ↗
Where grave diggers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid grave diggers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a grave digger make in Boston, MA?
The typical grave digger was paid $46,761 in 2025; most earned between $26,390 and $54,835. This counts all 18 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 12.8% of all pay for grave diggers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Grave Digger, at any level (for example "Grave Digger"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this