Pay distribution $56,470 10th $67,990 25th $101,250 75th $119,240 90th
Half of First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in the Boston metro area earn more than $82,660 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $67,990 and $101,250.
Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS) Wage 10th 25th Median 75th 90th Annual $56,470 $67,990 $82,660 $101,250 $119,240 Hourly $27.15 $32.69 $39.74 $48.68 $57.33
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares Boston metro areathis metro area
$82,660 median for Boston metro area; middle half earns $67,990 to $101,250
$79,920 median for Massachusetts; middle half earns $64,090 to $98,940
$74,450 median for United States; middle half earns $58,630 to $91,680
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +3% vs Massachusetts overall and +11% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally $35,560 $62,153 $88,747 $115,340 Mayaguez, PR — $35,560 Aguadilla, PR — $41,260 Arecibo, PR — $41,880 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $46,010 Ponce, PR — $47,840 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $52,110 Hot Springs, AR — $52,450 Laredo, TX — $53,030 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $56,580 Sebring, FL — $58,060 Cleveland, TN — $58,120 Hinesville, GA — $58,610 Las Cruces, NM — $59,140 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $59,270 Dalton, GA — $59,370 Jacksonville, NC — $59,820 Homosassa Springs, FL — $59,830 Ocala, FL — $59,910 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $59,910 Lubbock, TX — $60,280 Jonesboro, AR — $60,450 Punta Gorda, FL — $60,460 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $60,740 Johnson City, TN — $60,880 Wichita Falls, TX — $60,990 Abilene, TX — $61,190 Beckley, WV — $61,200 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $61,200 El Paso, TX — $61,270 Gainesville, FL — $61,290 Dothan, AL — $61,350 Gadsden, AL — $61,460 Missoula, MT — $61,460 Youngstown-Warren, OH — $61,460 Charleston, WV — $61,530 Mansfield, OH — $61,990 Killeen-Temple, TX — $62,100 Erie, PA — $62,130 San Angelo, TX — $62,210 Salem, OR — $62,220 Eagle Pass, TX — $62,230 Fort Smith, AR-OK — $62,260 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $62,400 Altoona, PA — $62,660 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $62,710 Macon-Bibb County, GA — $62,740 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $62,760 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $62,800 College Station-Bryan, TX — $62,970 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $62,970 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $62,990 Jefferson City, MO — $63,060 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $63,060 Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $63,240 Idaho Falls, ID — $63,250 Morgantown, WV — $63,440 Valdosta, GA — $63,510 Jackson, TN — $63,550 Burlington, NC — $63,690 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $63,710 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $63,720 Medford, OR — $63,820 Joplin, MO-KS — $63,830 St. George, UT — $63,830 Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $63,910 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $63,990 Jacksonville, FL — $64,010 Logan, UT-ID — $64,040 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $64,070 Johnstown, PA — $64,100 Knoxville, TN — $64,300 Wheeling, WV-OH — $64,420 Port St. Lucie, FL — $64,440 Hammond, LA — $64,490 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $64,510 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $64,810 Minot, ND — $64,900 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $64,910 Eugene-Springfield, OR — $64,930 Springfield, MO — $64,990 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $65,030 Goldsboro, NC — $65,090 Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $65,150 Texarkana, TX-AR — $65,150 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $65,290 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $65,410 Traverse City, MI — $65,460 Fort Wayne, IN — $65,470 Albuquerque, NM — $65,510 Helena, MT — $65,730 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $65,990 Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $65,990 Greensboro-High Point, NC — $66,050 Tallahassee, FL — $66,070 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $66,330 Hattiesburg, MS — $66,520 Coeur d'Alene, ID — $66,560 Bangor, ME — $66,570 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $66,670 Bozeman, MT — $66,710 State College, PA — $66,730 Flint, MI — $66,810 Grand Island, NE — $66,820 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $66,910 Fayetteville, NC — $67,040 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $67,340 Winchester, VA-WV — $67,360 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $67,400 Ann Arbor, MI — $67,470 Corvallis, OR — $67,600 Naples-Marco Island, FL — $67,610 Battle Creek, MI — $67,690 Huntsville, AL — $68,010 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $68,080 Oklahoma City, OK — $68,180 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $68,270 Athens-Clarke County, GA — $68,320 Albany, GA — $68,520 Winston-Salem, NC — $68,670 Grand Junction, CO — $68,730 Auburn-Opelika, AL — $68,890 Iowa City, IA — $68,960 Grants Pass, OR — $69,020 Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $69,110 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $69,110 Great Falls, MT — $69,120 Waco, TX — $69,230 Jackson, MS — $69,250 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $69,250 Owensboro, KY — $69,320 Morristown, TN — $69,450 Tyler, TX — $69,450 Gainesville, GA — $69,640 Eau Claire, WI — $69,680 Lafayette, LA — $69,720 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $69,720 Springfield, OH — $69,760 Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $69,780 Salinas, CA — $69,920 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $69,940 Lebanon, PA — $70,000 Omaha, NE-IA — $70,110 Williamsport, PA — $70,120 Bend, OR — $70,160 Fond du Lac, WI — $70,260 Tucson, AZ — $70,260 Rapid City, SD — $70,290 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $70,360 Asheville, NC — $70,470 Kenosha, WI — $70,470 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $70,470 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $70,500 Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $70,600 Chattanooga, TN-GA — $70,660 Akron, OH — $70,830 Twin Falls, ID — $70,890 Lawton, OK — $71,090 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $71,110 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $71,150 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $71,180 Tulsa, OK — $71,260 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $71,310 Canton-Massillon, OH — $71,310 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $71,320 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $71,470 Salisbury, MD — $71,560 Redding, CA — $71,610 Elizabethtown, KY — $71,620 Monroe, LA — $71,620 Longview, TX — $71,810 Farmington, NM — $71,840 Toledo, OH — $71,920 Bismarck, ND — $72,210 Muncie, IN — $72,210 Pocatello, ID — $72,260 Enid, OK — $72,270 Santa Fe, NM — $72,310 Wilmington, NC — $72,310 Terre Haute, IN — $72,350 Chico, CA — $72,480 Fresno, CA — $72,550 Florence, SC — $72,560 Columbus, GA-AL — $72,580 Cedar Rapids, IA — $72,640 Sumter, SC — $72,690 Niles, MI — $72,720 Springfield, IL — $72,730 Chambersburg, PA — $72,750 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $72,920 Roanoke, VA — $73,080 Boise City, ID — $73,100 Colorado Springs, CO — $73,110 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $73,150 Yuma, AZ — $73,150 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $73,160 Visalia, CA — $73,210 Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $73,250 Rome, GA — $73,260 Clarksville, TN-KY — $73,300 Manhattan, KS — $73,300 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $73,330 Janesville-Beloit, WI — $73,440 Harrisonburg, VA — $73,460 Champaign-Urbana, IL — $73,530 Bowling Green, KY — $73,540 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $73,560 Richmond, VA — $73,630 Columbia, MO — $73,670 Wausau, WI — $73,790 Lancaster, PA — $73,850 Lynchburg, VA — $73,860 Gettysburg, PA — $73,920 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $73,990 Lewiston, ID-WA — $73,990 Odessa, TX — $73,990 York-Hanover, PA — $74,050 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $74,080 Columbus, OH — $74,090 Jackson, MI — $74,090 Cleveland, OH — $74,110 Ames, IA — $74,160 Peoria, IL — $74,200 Anchorage, AK — $74,210 Pittsfield, MA — $74,220 Kankakee, IL — $74,240 Rockford, IL — $74,280 Sherman-Denison, TX — $74,310 Binghamton, NY — $74,540 Bay City, MI — $74,610 Anniston-Oxford, AL — $74,650 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $74,670 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $74,690 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $74,740 St. Cloud, MN — $74,760 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $74,770 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $74,850 Yakima, WA — $74,930 Tuscaloosa, AL — $74,940 Alexandria, LA — $74,980 Urban Honolulu, HI — $75,000 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $75,010 Victoria, TX — $75,060 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $75,160 Bellingham, WA — $75,200 St. Louis, MO-IL — $75,210 Monroe, MI — $75,230 Raleigh-Cary, NC — $75,230 Warner Robins, GA — $75,230 Charlottesville, VA — $75,270 Lincoln, NE — $75,310 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $75,310 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $75,330 Utica-Rome, NY — $75,330 Grand Forks, ND-MN — $75,360 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $75,370 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $75,370 Rochester, NY — $75,460 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $75,490 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $75,570 Columbus, IN — $75,640 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $75,660 Saginaw, MI — $75,710 Dover, DE — $75,720 Birmingham, AL — $75,760 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $75,790 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $75,810 Cheyenne, WY — $75,860 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $75,880 Casper, WY — $75,980 Wichita, KS — $76,030 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $76,080 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $76,110 Sandusky, OH — $76,120 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $76,160 Duluth, MN-WI — $76,340 Green Bay, WI — $76,350 Lima, OH — $76,350 Fargo, ND-MN — $76,410 Lexington-Fayette, KY — $76,410 Columbia, SC — $76,420 Rochester, MN — $76,420 Rocky Mount, NC — $76,430 Midland, MI — $76,470 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $76,500 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $76,510 Corpus Christi, TX — $76,560 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $76,580 Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $76,600 Montgomery, AL — $76,610 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $76,650 Ogden, UT — $76,680 Pittsburgh, PA — $76,690 Amarillo, TX — $76,700 Madison, WI — $76,700 Sheboygan, WI — $76,710 Kingston, NY — $76,740 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $76,770 Stockton-Lodi, CA — $76,780 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $76,820 Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $76,940 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $76,950 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $77,060 Kansas City, MO-KS — $77,080 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $77,120 Dubuque, IA — $77,130 Bloomington, IN — $77,200 Walla Walla, WA — $77,220 Appleton, WI — $77,240 Topeka, KS — $77,360 St. Joseph, MO-KS — $77,370 Carson City, NV — $77,650 Modesto, CA — $77,690 Evansville, IN — $77,720 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $77,800 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $77,930 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $77,930 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $77,970 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $77,980 New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $77,990 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $77,990 Worcester, MA — $78,150 Reading, PA — $78,200 Springfield, MA — $78,210 Reno, NV — $78,240 Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $78,240 Ithaca, NY — $78,260 Mankato, MN — $78,270 Elmira, NY — $78,350 Pueblo, CO — $78,380 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $78,470 Merced, CA — $78,490 Napa, CA — $78,550 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $78,680 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $78,680 Mobile, AL — $78,760 New Haven, CT — $78,770 Greeley, CO — $78,820 Manchester-Nashua, NH — $78,900 Glens Falls, NY — $78,930 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $78,970 Kennewick-Richland, WA — $79,050 El Centro, CA — $79,060 Syracuse, NY — $79,280 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $79,350 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $79,460 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $79,520 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $79,620 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $79,630 Bloomington, IL — $79,650 Flagstaff, AZ — $79,780 Lawrence, KS — $79,800 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $79,820 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $79,860 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $79,910 Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $79,990 Midland, TX — $80,170 Albany, OR — $80,230 Vineland, NJ — $80,260 Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $80,290 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $80,460 Vallejo, CA — $80,600 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $80,700 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $80,860 Yuba City, CA — $80,860 Barnstable Town, MA — $80,960 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $81,260 Savannah, GA — $81,370 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $81,790 Longview-Kelso, WA — $82,060 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $82,170 Billings, MT — $82,280 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $82,660 Portland-South Portland, ME — $82,740 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $82,990 Kokomo, IN — $83,500 Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $84,010 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $84,160 Greenville, NC — $84,260 Decatur, AL — $84,270 Boulder, CO — $84,880 Fairbanks-College, AK — $85,650 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $87,000 Paducah, KY-IL — $87,030 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $89,970 Decatur, IL — $91,450 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $91,500 Spartanburg, SC — $92,070 Lake Charles, LA — $92,560 Baton Rouge, LA — $95,810 Lexington Park, MD — $99,980 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $105,690 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $115,340 Boston metro area Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Boston metro area has the 21st-highest published median for this occupation among the 392 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Massachusetts Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
Boston metro areathis page
$82,660 median for Boston metro area; middle half earns $67,990 to $101,250
$80,960 median for Barnstable Town metro area; middle half earns $64,640 to $100,600
$78,210 median for Springfield metro area; middle half earns $63,090 to $93,360
$78,150 median for Worcester metro area; middle half earns $61,670 to $97,410
$76,110 median for Amherst Town metro area; middle half earns $62,340 to $88,880
$74,220 median for Pittsfield metro area; middle half earns $63,330 to $83,880
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology .