How much do Lighting Technicians make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Percentile spread

For Lighting Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $54,020 and the 90th percentile is $82,680. The difference is $28,660, which is 47.7% 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 $58,400 to the 75th at $65,860, covers $7,460.

The mean annual wage is $65,820, which sits above the median of $60,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 11.7% lower than the national median of $68,060 for Lighting Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,521, which is 18.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Massachusetts median of $60,110.

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 $60,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lighting Technicians at $55,521 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Lighting Technicians. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 189 miles away, with a median of $87,510 and employment of 720. That median is 45.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,743, against $55,521 here.