How much do Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Percentile spread

For Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $56,000 and the 90th percentile is $91,620. The difference is $35,620, which is 59.6% 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 $59,760 to the 75th at $81,810, covers $22,050.

The mean annual wage is $68,950, which sits above the median of $59,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 13.4% lower than the national median of $68,990 for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,197, which is 20% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4% lower than the Massachusetts median of $62,260.

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 $59,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other at $55,197 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 3rd of 4 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).).

• Portland-South Portland, ME is 84 miles away, with a median of $57,860 and employment of 30. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,805, against $55,197 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 97 miles away, with a median of $75,120 and employment of 70. That median is 25.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,112, against $55,197 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 189 miles away, with a median of $79,520 and employment of 260. That median is 33.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,645, against $55,197 here.