What is the median taper salary in Boston, MA?

The median taper wage in Boston, MA is $70,810 a year, or about $34.05 an hour (BLS OEWS May 2025).

What is the pay range for tapers in Boston, MA?

In Boston, MA, tapers earn from $41,600 (25th percentile) to $107,790 (75th percentile) a year, with a median of $70,810 (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Does Boston, MA pay more than the Massachusetts average for tapers?

The Boston, MA median of $70,810 runs about $5,750 a year above the Massachusetts statewide median of $65,060 (BLS OEWS).

How much do tapers make an hour in Boston, MA?

The median taper in Boston, MA earns about $34.04/hr, based on the $70,810/yr median (BLS OEWS May 2025, at 2,080 hours a year). Overtime and union scale can run higher.

How much do tapers make a month in Boston, MA?

That is about $5,901/mo before taxes, from the $70,810/yr median (BLS OEWS May 2025).

How much do tapers make in Boston, MA in 2026?

Government wage survey, BLS OEWS May 2025. Updated June 2026.

In 2026, tapers in Boston, MA earn a median of $70,810 per year ($34.05/hr), according to BLS OEWS (May 2025). That is about $5,750 above the Massachusetts statewide median. Last updated June 2026.

Median pay (50th pct)

$70,810/yr

Half of Boston, MA tapers earn between $41,600 and $107,790 per year.

$41,600/yr$70,810/yr$107,790/yr

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025

Taper pay in Boston, MA: key numbers
Median pay	$70,810/yr ($34.05/hr)
Pay range (25th–75th percentile)	$41,600 – $107,790/yr
Vs Massachusetts statewide median	+$5,750/yr
Tapers employed in this metro	400
Job concentration vs national	1.81×
Source	BLS OEWS May 2025
Last updated	June 2026

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Taper pay in Boston, MA vs Massachusetts

The median taper wage in Boston, MA is $70,810/yr (BLS OEWS May 2025). The Massachusetts statewide median is $65,060/yr (BLS OEWS May 2025) , so this metro runs about $5,750/yr above the state figure. See the full Massachusetts page

400 tapers employed in this metro (BLS May 2025).
Job concentration: 1.81× the national average for this trade (more concentrated here).

About this data

Metro wages come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS metropolitan program (May 2025), the authoritative public source for occupational pay, reported here for the Boston, MA metro area. We don't hold union scales or member submissions at metro level yet, so this page shows BLS metro data only; each figure is labeled with its source.

Taper pay in Boston, MA: FAQ

What is the median taper salary in Boston, MA?: The median taper wage in Boston, MA is $70,810 a year, or about $34.05 an hour (BLS OEWS May 2025).
What is the pay range for tapers in Boston, MA?: In Boston, MA, tapers earn from $41,600 (25th percentile) to $107,790 (75th percentile) a year, with a median of $70,810 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Does Boston, MA pay more than the Massachusetts average for tapers?: The Boston, MA median of $70,810 runs about $5,750 a year above the Massachusetts statewide median of $65,060 (BLS OEWS).
How much do tapers make an hour in Boston, MA?: The median taper in Boston, MA earns about $34.04/hr, based on the $70,810/yr median (BLS OEWS May 2025, at 2,080 hours a year). Overtime and union scale can run higher.
How much do tapers make a month in Boston, MA?: That is about $5,901/mo before taxes, from the $70,810/yr median (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Sources

Wage data: BLS OEWS: Massachusetts
How we build these numbers
Next data refresh: when BLS publishes its next annual OEWS release (typically the following spring).

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