Highest paying jobs in Boston for high school graduates

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Highest paying jobs in Boston for high school graduates

The average college graduate in 2019 earned $78,000 a year, while the average high school graduate takes home just $45,000, according to research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. To put it in perspective, the average annual wage for workers in the U.S. that same year was $51,916.27.

Of course, college isn’t for everyone. There are many reasons high-school graduates may choose to not continue on to college, not the least of which being cost. Average tuition costs continue to rise each year, the exception being the 2020-2021 school year, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Average tuition at a public, in-state university coming in at $9,687; tuition for out-of-state students at public schools, and for everyone at private universities, is significantly higher at $21,874 and $35,087, respectively.

Just because you decide higher education isn’t in the cards doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to a lifetime of low-paying jobs. You just need to be strategic about the career you choose. Stacker compiled a list of the highest and lowest paying jobs for high school graduates in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2019 annual mean wage.

As this BLS data reflects the 2019 calendar year, the wages listed do not reflect any economic changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Keep reading to see which jobs in your city pay the most for high school graduates.

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#50. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $66,200
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,360
- Employment: 5,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Napa, CA ($119,300)
--- Salinas, CA ($117,330)
--- Stockton-Lodi, CA ($109,080)

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#49. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $66,240
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,580

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,900
- Employment: 168,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,580)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($74,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($69,990)

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#48. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $66,340
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,650

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,840
- Employment: 147,800
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($80,010)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($77,660)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($75,510)

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#47. Model makers, metal and plastic

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $66,510
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,420
- Employment: 4,300
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($83,350)
--- St. Louis, MO-IL ($79,040)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($69,610)

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#46. Security and fire alarm systems installers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $67,650
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,290

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,210
- Employment: 71,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($67,650)
--- Worcester, MA-CT ($66,170)
--- Anchorage, AK ($65,830)

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#45. Lodging managers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $67,670
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,570
- Employment: 38,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($110,620)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($104,250)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($97,090)

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#44. Meter readers, utilities

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $67,980
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,250
- Employment: 30,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,620)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($72,950)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($72,520)

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#43. Correctional officers and jailers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $68,150
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,100

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,130
- Employment: 423,050
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Stockton-Lodi, CA ($81,280)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($79,830)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,710)

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#42. Aircraft cargo handling supervisors

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $68,270
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,960
- Employment: 9,500
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ($69,400)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($68,270)
--- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ($68,190)

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#41. Food service managers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $68,690
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,170

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,820
- Employment: 235,470
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Ocean City, NJ ($91,790)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($90,830)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($89,760)

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#40. Crane and tower operators

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $68,850
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,530
- Employment: 45,480
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Reading, PA ($82,410)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($82,220)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($81,920)

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#39. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $69,390
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 31,350

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- Employment: 1,487,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($73,300)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($73,050)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($71,190)

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#38. Advertising sales agents

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $70,440
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,810

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,660
- Employment: 129,740
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Gainesville, GA ($93,860)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,720)
--- Tulsa, OK ($92,380)

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#37. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $70,520
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,970
- Employment: 32,520
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,370)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,200)
--- Springfield, IL ($97,940)

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#36. Transportation inspectors

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $71,240
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 560

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,530
- Employment: 30,020
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-South Portland, ME ($120,180)
--- Anchorage, AK ($105,450)
--- Oklahoma City, OK ($101,660)

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#35. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $71,580
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,400

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,210
- Employment: 405,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($92,640)
--- Kankakee, IL ($87,470)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,240)

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#34. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $72,040
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 8,220

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,220
- Employment: 631,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($100,350)
--- Longview, WA ($96,560)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($95,410)

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#33. Electricians

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $72,120
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 12,840

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,370
- Employment: 688,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($100,400)
--- Trenton, NJ ($84,950)
--- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA ($84,810)

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#32. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $73,620
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,080

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,920
- Employment: 52,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($91,020)
--- Glens Falls, NY ($86,890)
--- Madison, WI ($85,750)

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#31. Occupational health and safety technicians

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $73,950
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,470
- Employment: 20,580
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Knoxville, TN ($87,490)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($76,990)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($75,550)

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#30. Construction and building inspectors

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $74,090
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,870

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,390
- Employment: 110,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($101,820)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($101,000)
--- Madera, CA ($95,910)

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#29. Boilermakers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $74,980
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,040
- Employment: 15,820
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($88,500)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,630)
--- Pittsburgh, PA ($85,140)

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#28. Brickmasons and blockmasons

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $75,540
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,040

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,470
- Employment: 60,650
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($87,010)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,640)
--- Pittsfield, MA ($79,000)

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#27. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $76,540
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 9,330

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,800
- Employment: 442,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($89,470)
--- Kankakee, IL ($88,790)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($87,230)

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#26. Structural iron and steel workers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $77,280
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,310

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,170
- Employment: 76,570
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($92,750)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($90,150)
--- Rockford, IL ($86,870)

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#25. Reinforcing iron and rebar workers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $78,400
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,650
- Employment: 18,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($96,220)
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($86,710)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($78,400)

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#24. Power plant operators

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $79,190
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,370
- Employment: 33,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,470)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($105,500)
--- Modesto, CA ($102,510)

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#23. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $80,140
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,810

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,550
- Employment: 485,700
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,740)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($88,950)

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#22. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $81,230
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,000
- Employment: 46,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($111,530)
--- Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ ($109,710)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($108,460)

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#21. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $82,040
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 19,670

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,760
- Employment: 1,039,670
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC ($94,480)
--- Walla Walla, WA ($88,980)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($88,360)

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#20. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $82,100
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,420

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,670
- Employment: 120,900
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Rockford, IL ($90,480)
--- Fresno, CA ($89,820)
--- Redding, CA ($88,850)

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#19. Real estate sales agents

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $82,780
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,660

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,060
- Employment: 162,330
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($103,700)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,250)
--- Midland, TX ($92,340)

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#18. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $83,340
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $78,220
- Employment: 13,850
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ($94,520)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($93,610)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($92,110)

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#17. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $84,310
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 19,340

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,344,530
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Fe, NM ($94,880)
--- Kingston, NY ($91,660)
--- Portsmouth, NH-ME ($90,850)

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#16. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $84,490
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,260

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,940
- Employment: 287,960
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($103,440)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($88,480)
--- Hammond, LA ($86,880)

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#15. Insulation workers, mechanical

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $85,300
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,120
- Employment: 26,670
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($105,820)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($89,490)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($85,300)

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#14. Pile driver operators

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $86,730
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,230
- Employment: 3,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($107,650)
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($103,890)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($92,260)

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#13. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $89,720
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,580

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,960
- Employment: 111,660
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Redding, CA ($116,900)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($111,740)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($106,670)

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#12. Insurance sales agents

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $89,970
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,550

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,780
- Employment: 410,050
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,960)
--- New Bedford, MA ($103,050)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($97,130)

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#11. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $91,290
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 10,650

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,440
- Employment: 626,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($108,140)
--- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA ($104,640)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,580)

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#10. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $92,900
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,570

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,720
- Employment: 220,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Charleston-North Charleston, SC ($110,010)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($107,190)
--- San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR ($103,530)

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#9. Nuclear power reactor operators

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $95,350
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,990
- Employment: 5,050
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($99,490)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($95,350)
--- Columbia, SC ($89,840)

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#8. Power distributors and dispatchers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $97,360
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,910
- Employment: 10,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($136,810)
--- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ($127,700)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($121,450)

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#7. Commercial pilots

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $101,760
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,870
- Employment: 37,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Springfield, MA-CT ($164,720)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($139,920)
--- Jackson, MS ($136,010)

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#6. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $102,070
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,720

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,180
- Employment: 249,090
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($116,640)
--- Raleigh, NC ($112,570)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($110,260)

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#5. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $105,010
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 900

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,250
- Employment: 28,350
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($111,690)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($105,010)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($104,600)

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#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $106,380
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,440

National
- Annual mean salary: $94,950
- Employment: 121,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($189,800)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($180,940)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($178,670)

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#3. Detectives and criminal investigators

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $106,800
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,120

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,030
- Employment: 105,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($125,850)
--- Anchorage, AK ($122,370)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($122,130)

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#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $111,560
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,670

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,320
- Employment: 132,040
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO ($151,260)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($144,220)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($139,860)

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#1. Real estate brokers

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
- Annual mean salary: $116,740
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,450
- Employment: 42,730
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($120,210)
--- Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN ($118,170)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($116,740)

Highest paying jobs in Boston for high school graduates