SOC 53-7041 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025
How much do Hoist and Winch Operators make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Hoist and Winch Operators in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $64,390. The 10th percentile is $62,240 and the 90th percentile is $109,440. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$64,390
- 10th percentile
- $62,240
- 25th percentile
- $62,240
- Median
- $64,390
- 75th percentile
- $109,440
- 90th percentile
- $109,440
- Mean
- $77,160
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Hoist and Winch Operators, the published 10th percentile is $62,240 and the 90th percentile is $109,440. The difference is $47,200, which is 73.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $62,240 to the 75th at $109,440, covers $47,200.
The mean annual wage is $77,160, which sits above the median of $64,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 14.1% higher than the national median of $56,450 for Hoist and Winch Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,474, which is 5.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 3.5% higher than the Massachusetts median of $62,240.
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Hoist and Winch Operators at $59,474 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Hoist and Winch Operators in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.
Highest-paying jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Hoist and Winch Operators by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Hoist and Winch Operators make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Hoist and Winch Operators in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $64,390. The 10th percentile is $62,240 and the 90th percentile is $109,440.
How does that compare with the national median for Hoist and Winch Operators?
The local median is 14.1% higher than the national median of $56,450.
What is Hoist and Winch Operators pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $64,390 is $59,474. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.