Behavioral Health nurse pay in Massachusetts
$119,672median posted offer#2 of 12 states for Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health nurses in Massachusetts are being offered a median $119,672 a year across 5 live postings that state pay — 27% above the national Behavioral Health median of $94,297. Updated September 10, 2026.
Where does your pay sit in Behavioral Health in Massachusetts?
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Other specialties in Massachusetts
- Administrative & Consulting Nurses 8 postings$146k
- Executive Nurses & Nurse Administrators 5 postings$138k
- Healthcare Management Occupations 5 postings$138k
- Nurse Practitioner 5 postings$137k
- Oncology 6 postings$133k
- IV Therapy 5 postings$132k
- Telemetry 6 postings$130k
- Staffing and Recruiting 7 postings$126k
Or see all nurse pay in Massachusetts (636 postings), or Behavioral Health pay across every state.
What to do with this
- See the rolesSee open nursing roles in MassachusettsEvery posting behind these numbers is a live job you can open and apply to.
- Offer in hand?Run it through the offer reality calculatorTurn it into a full-year number, see what it's worth where you'd live, and compare offers side by side.
- 3-minute PULSEFind the work that brings out your bestPay is one axis. Your pace, decision style, connection, scope, and energy rhythm shape the rest.
- CommunityAsk nurses what they really take homeDifferentials, ratios, and the offer nobody posts. Bring your number and compare notes.
Want the craft behind the numbers — differentials, negotiating, travel packages? Read the pay & salary guides.
Questions nurses ask
- How much do Behavioral Health nurses make in Massachusetts?
- Across 5 live Behavioral Health postings in Massachusetts that state pay, the median offer is $119,672 a year. The middle half runs $105,165–$120,000, and the top 10% start at $120,000.
- Is Massachusetts a good state for Behavioral Health nurses?
- On posted pay, Massachusetts ranks #2 of 12 states for Behavioral Health. The median there is 27% above the national Behavioral Health median of $94,297. Pay is one axis — shift, ratios, and cost of living decide whether the job is worth it.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Midpoint of stated salary ranges on live nursing job postings; values outside $20,000–$800,000/yr treated as parse artifacts and excluded; groups under 5 postings suppressed. Headline figures blend every employment type; `employmentTypes` splits the same postings into staff, travel, PRN and agency bands, each annualized on the posting's own stated terms (weekly travel rates at 52 weeks), so a rate is only ever ranked against its own band. Community-reported figures are anonymous, unverified, and reported separately.