Application Specialist Salary in Massachusetts

How much does an Application Specialist make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Application Specialist in Massachusetts is $98,886 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

However, an Application Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $115,894
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $89,302 to $107,789
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $80,576

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Application Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,789	$8,982	$2,073	$52
Average	$98,886	$8,240	$1,902	$48
25th Percentile	$89,302	$7,442	$1,717	$43

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Key Factors That Influence Application Specialist Salaries

An Application Specialist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Application Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Application Specialist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $60,533
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,248
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $98,050
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $146,617
Expert (over 8 years): $165,899

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$60,533
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$74,248
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$98,050
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$146,617
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$165,899

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How Do Application Specialist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Application Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $100,631.
California: $100,249.
Massachusetts: $98,913.

District of Columbia $100,631 California $100,249 Massachusetts $98,913 Washington $98,549 New Jersey $98,513 Alaska $98,386 Connecticut $97,131 New York $96,623

Hawaii $94,996 Rhode Island $94,232 Maryland $93,714 Minnesota $93,005 Colorado $92,733 Illinois $92,642 Oregon $92,296 Delaware $92,042

New Hampshire $91,882 Virginia $91,524 Pennsylvania $90,479 Nevada $89,951 North Dakota $89,779 Michigan $89,506 Wisconsin $89,406 Vermont $89,206

Texas $88,652 Maine $88,615 Arizona $88,561 Ohio $88,497 Georgia $87,661 Indiana $87,243 Wyoming $87,161 Utah $87,034

Iowa $86,979 Kansas $86,543 Louisiana $86,416 North Carolina $86,370 Missouri $86,352 Florida $85,998 Montana $85,807 Nebraska $85,625

Kentucky $85,525 South Carolina $85,162 Tennessee $84,934 Idaho $84,843 New Mexico $84,180 Oklahoma $84,035 Alabama $83,498 South Dakota $82,599

Arkansas $82,108 West Virginia $81,844 Mississippi $81,053

Top Paying Cities for Application Specialists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Agawam: $94,196
Amherst: $93,923
Barre: $95,041

Agawam, MA $94,196 Amherst, MA $93,923 Barre, MA $95,041 Belchertown, MA $94,041 Blandford, MA $93,950 Bondsville, MA $94,078 Brimfield, MA $93,896 Chester, MA $92,996

Chesterfield, MA $93,405 Chicopee, MA $94,196 Cummington, MA $92,996 Easthampton, MA $94,132 East Longmeadow, MA $94,196 East Otis, MA $94,323 Feeding Hills, MA $94,196 Gilbertville, MA $94,678

Goshen, MA $93,378 Granby, MA $94,169 Granville, MA $94,078 Hadley, MA $93,987 Hampden, MA $94,196 Hardwick, MA $94,741 Hatfield, MA $93,950 Haydenville, MA $93,805

Holyoke, MA $94,196 Huntington, MA $93,987 Leeds, MA $93,950 Leverett, MA $93,896 Ludlow, MA $94,196 Monson, MA $94,078 North Amherst, MA $94,078 Northampton, MA $94,014

Florence, MA $94,014 North Hatfield, MA $93,941 Oakham, MA $95,196 Palmer, MA $94,078 Plainfield, MA $92,996 Russell, MA $94,078 Shutesbury, MA $94,041 Southampton, MA $94,169

South Barre, MA $95,105 South Hadley, MA $94,169 Southwick, MA $94,196 Thorndike, MA $94,078 Three Rivers, MA $94,132 Wales, MA $93,896 Ware, MA $94,705 Warren, MA $94,423

West Chesterfield, MA $92,942 Westfield, MA $94,196 West Hatfield, MA $93,896 West Springfield, MA $94,196 West Warren, MA $94,814 Whately, MA $93,741 Wheelwright, MA $95,068 Wilbraham, MA $94,196

Williamsburg, MA $93,769 Woronoco, MA $94,105 Worthington, MA $93,032 Springfield, MA $94,196 Longmeadow, MA $94,196 Indian Orchard, MA $94,196 Pittsfield, MA $93,242 Adams, MA $93,151

Ashley Falls, MA $94,850 Becket, MA $93,151 Berkshire, MA $93,242 Cheshire, MA $93,242 Dalton, MA $93,242 Glendale, MA $93,214 Great Barrington, MA $92,969 Hinsdale, MA $93,242

Housatonic, MA $93,087 Lanesboro, MA $93,242 Lee, MA $93,214 Lenox, MA $93,242 Lenox Dale, MA $93,242 Middlefield, MA $93,123 Mill River, MA $94,050 Monterey, MA $92,969

North Adams, MA $93,032 North Egremont, MA $93,169 Otis, MA $92,942 Richmond, MA $93,242 Sandisfield, MA $94,405 Savoy, MA $93,123 Sheffield, MA $94,259 South Egremont, MA $93,351

Southfield, MA $94,714 South Lee, MA $93,214 Stockbridge, MA $93,214 Tyringham, MA $93,087 West Stockbridge, MA $93,178 Williamstown, MA $93,032 Windsor, MA $93,214 Greenfield, MA $93,469

Ashfield, MA $93,051 Athol, MA $95,150 Bernardston, MA $93,432 Buckland, MA $92,923 Charlemont, MA $92,705 Colrain, MA $93,014 Conway, MA $93,332 Deerfield, MA $93,496

Drury, MA $92,442 Erving, MA $94,078 Heath, MA $92,705 Lake Pleasant, MA $93,660 Millers Falls, MA $93,578 Monroe Bridge, MA $92,351 Montague, MA $93,660 Gill, MA $94,005

New Salem, MA $94,369 Northfield, MA $94,005 Orange, MA $94,832 Petersham, MA $95,132 Rowe, MA $92,496 Royalston, MA $95,296 Shelburne Falls, MA $93,005 South Deerfield, MA $93,641

Sunderland, MA $93,723 Turners Falls, MA $93,578 Warwick, MA $94,841 Wendell, MA $94,005 Wendell Depot, MA $94,341 Fitchburg, MA $96,050 Ashburnham, MA $95,605 Ashby, MA $97,331

Ayer, MA $97,577 Devens, MA $97,504 Baldwinville, MA $95,450 East Templeton, MA $95,477 Gardner, MA $95,650 Westminster, MA $95,650 Groton, MA $97,668 Harvard, MA $97,659

Hubbardston, MA $95,068 Leominster, MA $95,105 Littleton, MA $97,813 Lunenburg, MA $97,368 Pepperell, MA $97,668 Shirley, MA $97,468 Still River, MA $97,604 Templeton, MA $95,477

Townsend, MA $97,495 West Groton, MA $97,540 West Townsend, MA $97,459 Winchendon, MA $95,268 Winchendon Springs, MA $95,250 Auburn, MA $95,314 North Dartmouth, MA $95,895 South Dartmouth, MA $95,895

North Attleboro, MA $94,159 Plainville, MA $94,096 Attleboro Falls, MA $94,123 North Dighton, MA $94,069 Norton, MA $98,313 Raynham, MA $98,340 Raynham Center, MA $98,340 Rehoboth, MA $94,187

Rochester, MA $95,895 Seekonk, MA $94,187 Swansea, MA $94,096 Berkley, MA $95,950 Taunton, MA $98,249 Westport, MA $95,895 Westport Point, MA $95,895 Berlin, MA $95,250

Cataumet, MA $95,686 Blackstone, MA $94,069 Boylston, MA $95,314 Brookfield, MA $95,132 Charlton, MA $95,250 Charlton City, MA $95,250 Charlton Depot, MA $95,250 Clinton, MA $95,250

East Brookfield, MA $95,223 Douglas, MA $95,159 East Princeton, MA $95,196 Fiskdale, MA $95,041 Grafton, MA $95,314 Holden, MA $95,314 Holland, MA $94,996 Jefferson, MA $95,314

Lancaster, MA $95,159 Leicester, MA $95,314 Linwood, MA $95,105 Manchaug, MA $95,314 Millbury, MA $95,314 Millville, MA $93,978 New Braintree, MA $95,105 Northborough, MA $95,314

Northbridge, MA $95,286 North Brookfield, MA $95,196 North Grafton, MA $95,314 North Oxford, MA $95,314 North Uxbridge, MA $95,105 Oxford, MA $95,286 Princeton, MA $95,223 Rochdale, MA $95,314

Rutland, MA $95,314 Shrewsbury, MA $95,314 Southbridge, MA $95,105 South Grafton, MA $95,314 South Lancaster, MA $95,223 Spencer, MA $95,314 Sterling, MA $95,250 Sturbridge, MA $95,068

Upton, MA $95,250 Uxbridge, MA $95,132 Webster, MA $95,132 Dudley, MA $95,132 Westborough, MA $95,314 West Boylston, MA $95,314 West Brookfield, MA $95,105 West Millbury, MA $95,314

Whitinsville, MA $95,250 Sutton, MA $95,314 Worcester, MA $95,314 East Walpole, MA $98,340 Cherry Valley, MA $95,314 Paxton, MA $95,314 Framingham, MA $98,068 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $97,813

Boxborough, MA $97,750 Acton, MA $97,750 Ashland, MA $95,068 Bedford, MA $97,786 Hanscom Afb, MA $99,513 Bolton, MA $95,132 Carlisle, MA $97,813 Concord, MA $97,722

Fayville, MA $95,132 Holliston, MA $98,004 Hopedale, MA $95,105 Hopkinton, MA $95,159 Hudson, MA $95,159 Marlborough, MA $95,196 Maynard, MA $97,631 Mendon, MA $95,105

Milford, MA $95,105 Natick, MA $101,212 Sherborn, MA $101,158 Southborough, MA $95,159 Foxboro, MA $98,340 Franklin, MA $96,041 Greenbush, MA $98,159 Green Harbor, MA $98,131

Hingham, MA $99,767 Hull, MA $101,367 Humarock, MA $98,159 Mansfield, MA $98,340 Marshfield, MA $98,131 Marshfield Hills, MA $98,131 Medfield, MA $99,685 Medway, MA $98,068

Millis, MA $98,131 Minot, MA $98,159 Norfolk, MA $98,222 North Marshfield, MA $98,131 North Scituate, MA $98,131 Norwell, MA $98,222 Norwood, MA $98,340 Ocean Bluff, MA $98,131

Scituate, MA $98,131 Sharon, MA $98,340 Sheldonville, MA $96,086 South Walpole, MA $98,277 Stoughton, MA $98,340 Walpole, MA $98,313 Westwood, MA $99,776 Wrentham, MA $98,186

Boston, MA $101,367 Roxbury, MA $101,367 Roxbury Crossing, MA $101,367 Dorchester, MA $101,367 Dorchester Center, MA $101,367 Mattapan, MA $101,367 Charlestown, MA $101,367 Jamaica Plain, MA $101,367

Roslindale, MA $101,367 West Roxbury, MA $101,367 Allston, MA $101,367 Brighton, MA $101,367 Hyde Park, MA $101,367 Readville, MA $101,367 Cambridge, MA $101,367 Somerville, MA $101,367

Malden, MA $101,367 Everett, MA $101,367 Chelsea, MA $101,367 Revere, MA $101,367 Winthrop, MA $101,367 Medford, MA $101,367 West Medford, MA $101,367 Quincy, MA $101,367

Melrose, MA $101,367 Stoneham, MA $101,367 Braintree, MA $98,340 Milton, MA $101,367 Milton Village, MA $101,367 Weymouth, MA $98,340 East Weymouth, MA $98,340 South Weymouth, MA $98,340

North Weymouth, MA $98,340 East Boston, MA $101,367 Brockton, MA $98,340 Avon, MA $98,340 Bridgewater, MA $98,340 Bryantville, MA $98,277 Carver, MA $96,832 Duxbury, MA $98,068

East Bridgewater, MA $98,340 Easton, MA $98,340 Elmwood, MA $98,340 Halifax, MA $98,277 Hanover, MA $98,277 Hanson, MA $98,340 Holbrook, MA $98,340 Middleboro, MA $96,922

Manomet, MA $97,095 Lakeville, MA $95,741 Monponsett, MA $98,313 Abington, MA $98,340 North Carver, MA $98,131 North Easton, MA $98,340 North Pembroke, MA $98,249 Pembroke, MA $98,277

Plymouth, MA $97,231 Kingston, MA $98,095 South Carver, MA $95,650 Plympton, MA $98,186 Randolph, MA $98,340 Rockland, MA $98,340 South Easton, MA $98,340 West Bridgewater, MA $98,340

White Horse Beach, MA $97,159 Whitman, MA $98,340 Lexington, MA $101,367 Brookline, MA $101,367 Brookline Village, MA $101,367 Waltham, MA $101,367 North Waltham, MA $101,367 New Town, MA $101,367

Babson Park, MA $101,367 Newton, MA $101,367 Newton Center, MA $101,367 Newtonville, MA $101,367 Newton Highlands, MA $101,367 Newton Lower Falls, MA $101,367 Newton Upper Falls, MA $101,367 West Newton, MA $101,367

Auburndale, MA $101,367 Chestnut Hill, MA $101,367 Waban, MA $101,367 Watertown, MA $101,367 Arlington, MA $101,367 Arlington Heights, MA $101,367 Belmont, MA $101,367 Waverley, MA $101,367

Wellesley Hills, MA $101,367 Wellesley, MA $101,340 Needham, MA $101,367 Weston, MA $101,367 Needham Heights, MA $101,367 Nonantum, MA $101,367 Buzzards Bay, MA $95,623 Lincoln, MA $101,303

Stow, MA $97,631 Sudbury, MA $101,158 Wayland, MA $101,212 Woodville, MA $95,223 Woburn, MA $101,367 Burlington, MA $99,549 Andover, MA $96,277 Billerica, MA $97,813

Chelmsford, MA $97,813 Dracut, MA $97,813 Dunstable, MA $97,668 Haverhill, MA $96,277 Georgetown, MA $96,277 Groveland, MA $96,277 Lawrence, MA $96,277 Methuen, MA $96,277

North Andover, MA $96,277 Lowell, MA $97,813 Merrimac, MA $96,214 North Billerica, MA $97,813 North Chelmsford, MA $97,813 North Reading, MA $96,214 Nutting Lake, MA $97,813 Pinehurst, MA $97,813

Reading, MA $98,386 Tewksbury, MA $97,813 Tyngsboro, MA $97,813 Wakefield, MA $101,340 West Boxford, MA $96,277 Westford, MA $97,813 Wilmington, MA $97,032 Winchester, MA $101,367

Lynn, MA $101,367 Saugus, MA $101,367 Swampscott, MA $101,303 Nahant, MA $101,367 Amesbury, MA $95,786 Beverly, MA $101,121 Boxford, MA $96,277 Byfield, MA $96,214

Danvers, MA $96,123 Essex, MA $97,113 Gloucester, MA $97,259 Hamilton, MA $96,068 Hathorne, MA $96,123 Chilmark, MA $95,377 East Falmouth, MA $95,841 East Sandwich, MA $96,186

East Wareham, MA $95,650 Edgartown, MA $95,441 Falmouth, MA $95,686 Woods Hole, MA $95,686 Menemsha, MA $95,441 Monument Beach, MA $95,650 Nantucket, MA $95,441 North Falmouth, MA $95,714

Oak Bluffs, MA $95,468 Onset, MA $95,714 Pocasset, MA $95,686 Sagamore, MA $96,386 Sagamore Beach, MA $96,386 Sandwich, MA $96,195 Siasconset, MA $95,441 Silver Beach, MA $95,714

Vineyard Haven, MA $95,550 Wareham, MA $95,741 West Chop, MA $95,550 West Falmouth, MA $95,714 West Tisbury, MA $95,441 West Wareham, MA $95,777 Hyannis, MA $95,586 Barnstable, MA $95,905

Brewster, MA $95,441 Centerville, MA $95,868 Chatham, MA $95,441 Cotuit, MA $95,932 Ipswich, MA $96,068 Cummaquid, MA $95,614 Lynnfield, MA $98,713 Manchester, MA $97,486

Marblehead, MA $101,185 Middleton, MA $96,250 Newburyport, MA $96,095 Newbury, MA $96,277 Salisbury, MA $95,477 Peabody, MA $101,249 Prides Crossing, MA $98,568 Rockport, MA $97,250

Rowley, MA $96,123 Salem, MA $101,249 South Hamilton, MA $96,068 Topsfield, MA $96,214 Wenham, MA $96,095 West Newbury, MA $96,277 Accord, MA $98,340 Bellingham, MA $93,914

Brant Rock, MA $97,931 Canton, MA $98,340 Cohasset, MA $99,676 Dedham, MA $101,367 Dover, MA $101,276 East Mansfield, MA $98,340 Dennis, MA $95,441 Dennis Port, MA $95,441

East Dennis, MA $95,441 Eastham, MA $95,441 East Orleans, MA $95,441 Forestdale, MA $96,068 Harwich, MA $95,441 Harwich Port, MA $95,441 Hyannis Port, MA $95,577 Marstons Mills, MA $96,032

Mashpee, MA $96,095 North Chatham, MA $95,441 North Eastham, MA $96,668 North Truro, MA $97,886 Orleans, MA $95,441 Osterville, MA $95,750 Provincetown, MA $97,704 South Chatham, MA $95,441

South Dennis, MA $95,441 South Harwich, MA $95,441 South Orleans, MA $95,441 South Wellfleet, MA $96,668 South Yarmouth, MA $95,441 Truro, MA $96,668 Wellfleet, MA $96,668 West Barnstable, MA $96,077

West Chatham, MA $95,441 West Dennis, MA $95,441 West Harwich, MA $95,441 West Hyannisport, MA $95,786 West Yarmouth, MA $95,441 Yarmouth Port, MA $95,441 Assonet, MA $95,832 Attleboro, MA $94,187

Chartley, MA $98,340 Cuttyhunk, MA $95,741 Dartmouth, MA $95,895 Dighton, MA $94,877 East Freetown, MA $95,895 East Taunton, MA $98,186 Fairhaven, MA $95,895 Fall River, MA $95,895

Somerset, MA $95,805 Marion, MA $95,895 Mattapoisett, MA $95,895 New Bedford, MA $95,895 Acushnet, MA $95,895

Application Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Application Specialist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$89,302

Average $98,886/year

$107,789

$7,442

Average $8,240/month

$8,982

$1,717

Average $1,902/week

$2,073

$43

Average $48/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,789	$8,982	$2,073	$52
Average	$98,886	$8,240	$1,902	$48
25th Percentile	$89,302	$7,442	$1,717	$43

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