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Elevator mechanic salary in Massachusetts

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Elevator mechanics in Massachusetts earn a median of $138,420 a year, or $66.55 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $154,280. Massachusetts ranks 5th of 37 states and DC for elevator mechanic pay, at 26% more than the U.S. median of $109,910.

Median yearly pay$138,420
Bottom 10% under$78,600Top 10% over$154,280
Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
$37.79/hr
Jobs in Massachusetts
not published
After cost of living
$130,880
Median hourly pay
$66.55/hr
vs U.S. median
+26%
Rank among states
5th of 37
Mean (average) pay
$123,100 a year · $59.18 an hour
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 25). Excludes self-employed elevator mechanics. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Pay by percentile

What elevator mechanics in Massachusetts earn at each point of the pay range, May 2025: 10% earn less than the 10th percentile, half earn less than the median, and 10% earn more than the 90th.

PercentileHourlyYearly
10th percentile$37.79$78,600
25th percentile$39.92$83,020
Median (50th)$66.55$138,420
75th percentile$73.92$153,760
90th percentile$74.17$154,280

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.

Pay over time

The median elevator mechanic wage in Massachusetts rose 13.9%, from $121,520 in May 2021 to $138,420 in May 2025. Prices rose 19.4% over the same period, so after inflation it fell 4.6%.

YearMedian a yearMedian an hour
May 2021$121,520$58.42/hr
May 2022$135,250$65.02/hr
May 2023$142,670$68.59/hr
May 2024$134,360$64.60/hr
May 2025$138,420$66.55/hr

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, each May release; inflation from the BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, May of each year). BLS cautions against reading much into year-to-year changes, so we compare the first and last years. How we compare years

Pay by metro area

  • Boston–Cambridge–Newton$150,120

Other trades in Massachusetts

Bidding federal work? Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in Massachusetts list what contractors must pay elevator mechanics on federal and federally assisted jobs, county by county.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-4021 (Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers), area code 25. BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed elevator mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (105.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures