Nurse pay in Massachusetts
Nurses in Massachusetts are being offered a median $103,184 a year right now across 636 live job postings that state pay — ranking #8 of 51 states. Updated September 10, 2026.
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Massachusetts market overview
- 25th percentile
- $86,918
- Median
- $103,184
- 75th percentile
- $122,364
- 90th percentile
- $142,267
- Median hourly (426 postings)
- $40/hr
- Sign-on bonus, median (114 postings)
- $7,000
- Sign-on bonus, highest posted
- $25,000
- Live postings stating pay
- 636
Annual figures are posted offers (midpoint of stated ranges) on live listings, updated September 10, 2026.
What each specialty is offered in Massachusetts
Highest-offering employers in Massachusetts right now
- #1$160k
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
median across 11 priced postings
- #2$153k
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
median across 3 priced postings
- #3$153k
TalentBurst, Inc.
median across 4 priced postings
- #4$149k
Crossway Homecare LLC.
median across 4 priced postings
- #5$138k
Veterans Health Administration
median across 21 priced postings
What nurses say they’re paidreported by nurses
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What to do with this
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Questions nurses ask
- How much do nurses make in Massachusetts?
- Across 636 live job postings in Massachusetts that state pay, the median posted offer is $103,184 a year (about $40/hr). The middle half of postings runs $86,918–$122,364, and the top 10% start at $142,267.
- How does Massachusetts nurse pay compare nationally?
- Massachusetts's posted median of $103,184 is 8% above the national median ($95,680), ranking #8 of 51 states on the Pay Index right now.
- Where does this data come from?
- Pay stated on live nursing job postings collected continuously by Nursing Mastery, last updated September 10, 2026. These are posted offers, not survey estimates or a promise of what any one nurse will earn. Implausible figures are excluded and small samples are suppressed.
- Do Massachusetts nursing jobs offer sign-on bonuses?
- 114 live postings in Massachusetts advertise a sign-on bonus right now, with a median of $7,000 and offers up to $25,000.