Therapist salary in Massachusetts: what each kind of therapist earns.
There is no single therapist wage. Here is the BLS median for each kind of therapist in Massachusetts, how many people do the work there, and how it compares with the national figure.
$59,890 – $115,180
Range of medians across the 13 therapist occupations BLS publishes for Massachusetts. No BLS figure combines them.
BLS publishes no single “therapist” wage for Massachusetts. Across the 13 therapist occupations with a published May 2025 median in Massachusetts, median annual pay ran from $59,890 (“substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors”) to $115,180 (clinical and counseling psychologists). “Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors”, the largest of them in Massachusetts (18,190 employed), earned a median of $59,890, compared with $59,350 nationally.
Therapists in Massachusetts at a glance
“Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors” are the largest therapist occupation with a published median in Massachusetts, with 18,190 employed and a median annual wage of $59,890 in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Among the therapist occupations with a published median in Massachusetts, clinical and counseling psychologists had the highest: $115,180 (May 2025, BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
12 of the 13 therapist occupations with a published median in Massachusetts were paid above their own national median in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
What each kind of therapist earns in Massachusetts
Data One row per BLS occupation with a published state median, sorted by median annual pay. Hourly pay is shown only where BLS publishes it.
| Occupation (BLS title) | Median annual pay, Massachusetts | Median hourly | Employed in Massachusetts | National median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $115,180 | $55.37 | 2,860 | $100,580 | +15% vs national |
| Radiation Therapists | $106,300 | $51.10 | 330 | $105,310 | +1% vs national |
| Physical Therapists | $103,790 | $49.90 | 6,850 | $102,760 | +1% vs national |
| Respiratory Therapists | $102,170 | $49.12 | 2,220 | $82,280 | +24% vs national |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $101,310 | $48.71 | 5,290 | $97,870 | +4% vs national |
| Occupational Therapists | $100,930 | $48.53 | 6,510 | $100,330 | +1% vs national |
| Therapists, All Other | $69,050 | $33.20 | 170 | $77,930 | -11% vs national |
| Marriage and Family Therapists | $67,370 | $32.39 | 600 | $66,940 | +1% vs national |
| Exercise Physiologists | $65,950 | $31.71 | 180 | $59,460 | +11% vs national |
| Massage Therapists | $63,390 | $30.48 | 2,830 | $58,450 | +8% vs national |
| Recreational Therapists | $62,820 | $30.20 | 210 | $61,960 | +1% vs national |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $62,500 | $30.05 | 7,440 | $60,280 | +4% vs national |
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $59,890 | $28.80 | 18,190 | $59,350 | +1% vs national |
How this page is built
Pay and employment are BLS OEWS state estimates for Massachusetts, May 2025, for each BLS detailed occupation on the national Therapists page. BLS publishes no therapist-wide state figure; nothing on this page is averaged or combined by TryHired. “Difference” compares each occupation's state median with its own national median. Top-coded medians (BLS “#”) are shown as “$239,200 a year or more”, never as a number.
- Pay at a specific employer, hospital system, union contract or school district.
- Pay in a specific city: metro figures differ from the state median.
- Licensing rules in Massachusetts.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).