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

Percentile spread

For Shampooers, the published 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $36,240. The difference is $5,040, which is 14.1% 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 $34,520 to the 75th at $36,000, covers $1,480.

The mean annual wage is $34,880, which sits below the median of $35,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 9.9% higher than the national median of $32,600 for Shampooers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,094, which is 1.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% higher than the Massachusetts median of $34,840.

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 $35,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Shampooers at $33,094 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Shampooers. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 2nd of 3 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).).

• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 150 miles away, with a median of $34,580. That median is 3.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,359, against $33,094 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 189 miles away, with a median of $37,620 and employment of 1,410. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,421, against $33,094 here.