Salary guide, May 2025

Packaging Supervisor pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH was $82,660 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $67,990 and $101,250.

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is $8,210 above the national median of $74,450, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

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What should you know about boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: median $82,660; published 25th to 75th percentile $67,990 to $101,250.

Annual wage percentiles, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$56,470	$67,990	$82,660	$101,250	$119,240

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: median $39.74; published 25th to 75th percentile $32.69 to $48.68.

Hourly wage percentiles, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$27.15	$32.69	$39.74	$48.68	$57.33

BLS estimated 8,060 workers employed in this occupation in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Location quotient: 0.69.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $74,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,630 to $91,680.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,130	$58,630	$74,450	$91,680	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $35.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.19 to $44.08.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.66	$28.19	$35.79	$44.08	$52.28

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Packaging Supervisor median is $82,660. The all-occupations median in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $66,620. Ratio: 1.24 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.69 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Packaging Supervisor in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$62,400	$78,660	$99,530
May 2025	$67,990	$82,660	$101,250

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Packaging Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$78,900	$64,270 to $95,060
Worcester, MA	$78,150	$61,670 to $97,410

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