Technical Manager Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Technical Manager make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Technical Manager in Massachusetts is $137,118 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $66.

However, a Technical Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $159,058
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $121,502 to $148,602
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $107,285

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Technical Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$148,602	$12,384	$2,858	$71
Average	$137,118	$11,427	$2,637	$66
25th Percentile	$121,502	$10,125	$2,337	$58

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Key Factors That Influence Technical Manager Salaries

A Technical Manager'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 Technical Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Technical Manager'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): $163,927
Early Career (1-2 years): $121,141
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $135,494
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $178,077
Expert (over 8 years): $199,995

Levels	Salary
Technical... Level Technical Manager	$163,927
Technical... Level Technical Manager	$121,141
Technical... Level Technical Manager	$135,494
Technical... Level Technical Manager	$178,077
Technical... Level Technical Manager	$199,995

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How Do Technical Manager 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 Technical Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $139,538.
California: $139,009.
Massachusetts: $137,156.

District of Columbia $139,538 California $139,009 Massachusetts $137,156 Washington $136,652 New Jersey $136,602 Alaska $136,425 Connecticut $134,686 New York $133,980

Hawaii $131,724 Rhode Island $130,666 Maryland $129,947 Minnesota $128,964 Colorado $128,586 Illinois $128,460 Oregon $127,981 Delaware $127,628

New Hampshire $127,407 Virginia $126,910 Pennsylvania $125,461 Nevada $124,730 North Dakota $124,490 Michigan $124,112 Wisconsin $123,974 Vermont $123,696

Texas $122,928 Maine $122,877 Arizona $122,802 Ohio $122,713 Georgia $121,554 Indiana $120,974 Wyoming $120,861 Utah $120,684

Iowa $120,609 Kansas $120,004 Louisiana $119,827 North Carolina $119,764 Missouri $119,739 Florida $119,248 Montana $118,983 Nebraska $118,731

Kentucky $118,592 South Carolina $118,088 Tennessee $117,773 Idaho $117,647 New Mexico $116,727 Oklahoma $116,525 Alabama $115,782 South Dakota $114,534

Arkansas $113,854 West Virginia $113,488 Mississippi $112,392

Top Paying Cities for Technical Managers

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: $130,615
Amherst: $130,237
Barre: $131,787

Agawam, MA $130,615 Amherst, MA $130,237 Barre, MA $131,787 Belchertown, MA $130,401 Blandford, MA $130,275 Bondsville, MA $130,451 Brimfield, MA $130,199 Chester, MA $128,952

Chesterfield, MA $129,519 Chicopee, MA $130,615 Cummington, MA $128,952 Easthampton, MA $130,527 East Longmeadow, MA $130,615 East Otis, MA $130,792 Feeding Hills, MA $130,615 Gilbertville, MA $131,283

Goshen, MA $129,481 Granby, MA $130,577 Granville, MA $130,451 Hadley, MA $130,325 Hampden, MA $130,615 Hardwick, MA $131,371 Hatfield, MA $130,275 Haydenville, MA $130,073

Holyoke, MA $130,615 Huntington, MA $130,325 Leeds, MA $130,275 Leverett, MA $130,199 Ludlow, MA $130,615 Monson, MA $130,451 North Amherst, MA $130,451 Northampton, MA $130,363

Florence, MA $130,363 North Hatfield, MA $130,262 Oakham, MA $132,002 Palmer, MA $130,451 Plainfield, MA $128,952 Russell, MA $130,451 Shutesbury, MA $130,401 Southampton, MA $130,577

South Barre, MA $131,876 South Hadley, MA $130,577 Southwick, MA $130,615 Thorndike, MA $130,451 Three Rivers, MA $130,527 Wales, MA $130,199 Ware, MA $131,321 Warren, MA $130,930

West Chesterfield, MA $128,876 Westfield, MA $130,615 West Hatfield, MA $130,199 West Springfield, MA $130,615 West Warren, MA $131,472 Whately, MA $129,985 Wheelwright, MA $131,825 Wilbraham, MA $130,615

Williamsburg, MA $130,023 Woronoco, MA $130,489 Worthington, MA $129,002 Springfield, MA $130,615 Longmeadow, MA $130,615 Indian Orchard, MA $130,615 Pittsfield, MA $129,292 Adams, MA $129,166

Ashley Falls, MA $131,523 Becket, MA $129,166 Berkshire, MA $129,292 Cheshire, MA $129,292 Dalton, MA $129,292 Glendale, MA $129,254 Great Barrington, MA $128,914 Hinsdale, MA $129,292

Housatonic, MA $129,078 Lanesboro, MA $129,292 Lee, MA $129,254 Lenox, MA $129,292 Lenox Dale, MA $129,292 Middlefield, MA $129,128 Mill River, MA $130,414 Monterey, MA $128,914

North Adams, MA $129,002 North Egremont, MA $129,191 Otis, MA $128,876 Richmond, MA $129,292 Sandisfield, MA $130,905 Savoy, MA $129,128 Sheffield, MA $130,703 South Egremont, MA $129,443

Southfield, MA $131,334 South Lee, MA $129,254 Stockbridge, MA $129,254 Tyringham, MA $129,078 West Stockbridge, MA $129,204 Williamstown, MA $129,002 Windsor, MA $129,254 Greenfield, MA $129,607

Ashfield, MA $129,027 Athol, MA $131,939 Bernardston, MA $129,557 Buckland, MA $128,851 Charlemont, MA $128,548 Colrain, MA $128,977 Conway, MA $129,418 Deerfield, MA $129,645

Drury, MA $128,183 Erving, MA $130,451 Heath, MA $128,548 Lake Pleasant, MA $129,872 Millers Falls, MA $129,758 Monroe Bridge, MA $128,057 Montague, MA $129,872 Gill, MA $130,351

New Salem, MA $130,855 Northfield, MA $130,351 Orange, MA $131,497 Petersham, MA $131,913 Rowe, MA $128,259 Royalston, MA $132,140 Shelburne Falls, MA $128,964 South Deerfield, MA $129,846

Sunderland, MA $129,960 Turners Falls, MA $129,758 Warwick, MA $131,510 Wendell, MA $130,351 Wendell Depot, MA $130,817 Fitchburg, MA $133,186 Ashburnham, MA $132,569 Ashby, MA $134,963

Ayer, MA $135,303 Devens, MA $135,203 Baldwinville, MA $132,354 East Templeton, MA $132,392 Gardner, MA $132,632 Westminster, MA $132,632 Groton, MA $135,429 Harvard, MA $135,417

Hubbardston, MA $131,825 Leominster, MA $131,876 Littleton, MA $135,631 Lunenburg, MA $135,014 Pepperell, MA $135,429 Shirley, MA $135,152 Still River, MA $135,341 Templeton, MA $132,392

Townsend, MA $135,190 West Groton, MA $135,253 West Townsend, MA $135,140 Winchendon, MA $132,102 Winchendon Springs, MA $132,077 Auburn, MA $132,165 North Dartmouth, MA $132,972 South Dartmouth, MA $132,972

North Attleboro, MA $130,565 Plainville, MA $130,477 Attleboro Falls, MA $130,514 North Dighton, MA $130,439 Norton, MA $136,324 Raynham, MA $136,362 Raynham Center, MA $136,362 Rehoboth, MA $130,603

Rochester, MA $132,972 Seekonk, MA $130,603 Swansea, MA $130,477 Berkley, MA $133,048 Taunton, MA $136,236 Westport, MA $132,972 Westport Point, MA $132,972 Berlin, MA $132,077

Cataumet, MA $132,682 Blackstone, MA $130,439 Boylston, MA $132,165 Brookfield, MA $131,913 Charlton, MA $132,077 Charlton City, MA $132,077 Charlton Depot, MA $132,077 Clinton, MA $132,077

East Brookfield, MA $132,039 Douglas, MA $131,951 East Princeton, MA $132,002 Fiskdale, MA $131,787 Grafton, MA $132,165 Holden, MA $132,165 Holland, MA $131,724 Jefferson, MA $132,165

Lancaster, MA $131,951 Leicester, MA $132,165 Linwood, MA $131,876 Manchaug, MA $132,165 Millbury, MA $132,165 Millville, MA $130,313 New Braintree, MA $131,876 Northborough, MA $132,165

Northbridge, MA $132,128 North Brookfield, MA $132,002 North Grafton, MA $132,165 North Oxford, MA $132,165 North Uxbridge, MA $131,876 Oxford, MA $132,128 Princeton, MA $132,039 Rochdale, MA $132,165

Rutland, MA $132,165 Shrewsbury, MA $132,165 Southbridge, MA $131,876 South Grafton, MA $132,165 South Lancaster, MA $132,039 Spencer, MA $132,165 Sterling, MA $132,077 Sturbridge, MA $131,825

Upton, MA $132,077 Uxbridge, MA $131,913 Webster, MA $131,913 Dudley, MA $131,913 Westborough, MA $132,165 West Boylston, MA $132,165 West Brookfield, MA $131,876 West Millbury, MA $132,165

Whitinsville, MA $132,077 Sutton, MA $132,165 Worcester, MA $132,165 East Walpole, MA $136,362 Cherry Valley, MA $132,165 Paxton, MA $132,165 Framingham, MA $135,984 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $135,631

Boxborough, MA $135,543 Acton, MA $135,543 Ashland, MA $131,825 Bedford, MA $135,593 Hanscom Afb, MA $137,988 Bolton, MA $131,913 Carlisle, MA $135,631 Concord, MA $135,505

Fayville, MA $131,913 Holliston, MA $135,896 Hopedale, MA $131,876 Hopkinton, MA $131,951 Hudson, MA $131,951 Marlborough, MA $132,002 Maynard, MA $135,379 Mendon, MA $131,876

Milford, MA $131,876 Natick, MA $140,345 Sherborn, MA $140,269 Southborough, MA $131,951 Foxboro, MA $136,362 Franklin, MA $133,174 Greenbush, MA $136,110 Green Harbor, MA $136,072

Hingham, MA $138,341 Hull, MA $140,559 Humarock, MA $136,110 Mansfield, MA $136,362 Marshfield, MA $136,072 Marshfield Hills, MA $136,072 Medfield, MA $138,227 Medway, MA $135,984

Millis, MA $136,072 Minot, MA $136,110 Norfolk, MA $136,198 North Marshfield, MA $136,072 North Scituate, MA $136,072 Norwell, MA $136,198 Norwood, MA $136,362 Ocean Bluff, MA $136,072

Scituate, MA $136,072 Sharon, MA $136,362 Sheldonville, MA $133,237 South Walpole, MA $136,274 Stoughton, MA $136,362 Walpole, MA $136,324 Westwood, MA $138,353 Wrentham, MA $136,148

Boston, MA $140,559 Roxbury, MA $140,559 Roxbury Crossing, MA $140,559 Dorchester, MA $140,559 Dorchester Center, MA $140,559 Mattapan, MA $140,559 Charlestown, MA $140,559 Jamaica Plain, MA $140,559

Roslindale, MA $140,559 West Roxbury, MA $140,559 Allston, MA $140,559 Brighton, MA $140,559 Hyde Park, MA $140,559 Readville, MA $140,559 Cambridge, MA $140,559 Somerville, MA $140,559

Malden, MA $140,559 Everett, MA $140,559 Chelsea, MA $140,559 Revere, MA $140,559 Winthrop, MA $140,559 Medford, MA $140,559 West Medford, MA $140,559 Quincy, MA $140,559

Melrose, MA $140,559 Stoneham, MA $140,559 Braintree, MA $136,362 Milton, MA $140,559 Milton Village, MA $140,559 Weymouth, MA $136,362 East Weymouth, MA $136,362 South Weymouth, MA $136,362

North Weymouth, MA $136,362 East Boston, MA $140,559 Brockton, MA $136,362 Avon, MA $136,362 Bridgewater, MA $136,362 Bryantville, MA $136,274 Carver, MA $134,270 Duxbury, MA $135,984

East Bridgewater, MA $136,362 Easton, MA $136,362 Elmwood, MA $136,362 Halifax, MA $136,274 Hanover, MA $136,274 Hanson, MA $136,362 Holbrook, MA $136,362 Middleboro, MA $134,396

Manomet, MA $134,636 Lakeville, MA $132,758 Monponsett, MA $136,324 Abington, MA $136,362 North Carver, MA $136,072 North Easton, MA $136,362 North Pembroke, MA $136,236 Pembroke, MA $136,274

Plymouth, MA $134,825 Kingston, MA $136,022 South Carver, MA $132,632 Plympton, MA $136,148 Randolph, MA $136,362 Rockland, MA $136,362 South Easton, MA $136,362 West Bridgewater, MA $136,362

White Horse Beach, MA $134,724 Whitman, MA $136,362 Lexington, MA $140,559 Brookline, MA $140,559 Brookline Village, MA $140,559 Waltham, MA $140,559 North Waltham, MA $140,559 New Town, MA $140,559

Babson Park, MA $140,559 Newton, MA $140,559 Newton Center, MA $140,559 Newtonville, MA $140,559 Newton Highlands, MA $140,559 Newton Lower Falls, MA $140,559 Newton Upper Falls, MA $140,559 West Newton, MA $140,559

Auburndale, MA $140,559 Chestnut Hill, MA $140,559 Waban, MA $140,559 Watertown, MA $140,559 Arlington, MA $140,559 Arlington Heights, MA $140,559 Belmont, MA $140,559 Waverley, MA $140,559

Wellesley Hills, MA $140,559 Wellesley, MA $140,521 Needham, MA $140,559 Weston, MA $140,559 Needham Heights, MA $140,559 Nonantum, MA $140,559 Buzzards Bay, MA $132,594 Lincoln, MA $140,471

Stow, MA $135,379 Sudbury, MA $140,269 Wayland, MA $140,345 Woodville, MA $132,039 Woburn, MA $140,559 Burlington, MA $138,038 Andover, MA $133,501 Billerica, MA $135,631

Chelmsford, MA $135,631 Dracut, MA $135,631 Dunstable, MA $135,429 Haverhill, MA $133,501 Georgetown, MA $133,501 Groveland, MA $133,501 Lawrence, MA $133,501 Methuen, MA $133,501

North Andover, MA $133,501 Lowell, MA $135,631 Merrimac, MA $133,413 North Billerica, MA $135,631 North Chelmsford, MA $135,631 North Reading, MA $133,413 Nutting Lake, MA $135,631 Pinehurst, MA $135,631

Reading, MA $136,425 Tewksbury, MA $135,631 Tyngsboro, MA $135,631 Wakefield, MA $140,521 West Boxford, MA $133,501 Westford, MA $135,631 Wilmington, MA $134,547 Winchester, MA $140,559

Lynn, MA $140,559 Saugus, MA $140,559 Swampscott, MA $140,471 Nahant, MA $140,559 Amesbury, MA $132,821 Beverly, MA $140,219 Boxford, MA $133,501 Byfield, MA $133,413

Danvers, MA $133,287 Essex, MA $134,661 Gloucester, MA $134,862 Hamilton, MA $133,211 Hathorne, MA $133,287 Chilmark, MA $132,254 East Falmouth, MA $132,896 East Sandwich, MA $133,375

East Wareham, MA $132,632 Edgartown, MA $132,342 Falmouth, MA $132,682 Woods Hole, MA $132,682 Menemsha, MA $132,342 Monument Beach, MA $132,632 Nantucket, MA $132,342 North Falmouth, MA $132,720

Oak Bluffs, MA $132,380 Onset, MA $132,720 Pocasset, MA $132,682 Sagamore, MA $133,652 Sagamore Beach, MA $133,652 Sandwich, MA $133,388 Siasconset, MA $132,342 Silver Beach, MA $132,720

Vineyard Haven, MA $132,493 Wareham, MA $132,758 West Chop, MA $132,493 West Falmouth, MA $132,720 West Tisbury, MA $132,342 West Wareham, MA $132,808 Hyannis, MA $132,543 Barnstable, MA $132,985

Brewster, MA $132,342 Centerville, MA $132,934 Chatham, MA $132,342 Cotuit, MA $133,022 Ipswich, MA $133,211 Cummaquid, MA $132,581 Lynnfield, MA $136,879 Manchester, MA $135,177

Marblehead, MA $140,307 Middleton, MA $133,463 Newburyport, MA $133,249 Newbury, MA $133,501 Salisbury, MA $132,392 Peabody, MA $140,395 Prides Crossing, MA $136,677 Rockport, MA $134,850

Rowley, MA $133,287 Salem, MA $140,395 South Hamilton, MA $133,211 Topsfield, MA $133,413 Wenham, MA $133,249 West Newbury, MA $133,501 Accord, MA $136,362 Bellingham, MA $130,225

Brant Rock, MA $135,795 Canton, MA $136,362 Cohasset, MA $138,215 Dedham, MA $140,559 Dover, MA $140,433 East Mansfield, MA $136,362 Dennis, MA $132,342 Dennis Port, MA $132,342

East Dennis, MA $132,342 Eastham, MA $132,342 East Orleans, MA $132,342 Forestdale, MA $133,211 Harwich, MA $132,342 Harwich Port, MA $132,342 Hyannis Port, MA $132,531 Marstons Mills, MA $133,161

Mashpee, MA $133,249 North Chatham, MA $132,342 North Eastham, MA $134,043 North Truro, MA $135,732 Orleans, MA $132,342 Osterville, MA $132,770 Provincetown, MA $135,480 South Chatham, MA $132,342

South Dennis, MA $132,342 South Harwich, MA $132,342 South Orleans, MA $132,342 South Wellfleet, MA $134,043 South Yarmouth, MA $132,342 Truro, MA $134,043 Wellfleet, MA $134,043 West Barnstable, MA $133,224

West Chatham, MA $132,342 West Dennis, MA $132,342 West Harwich, MA $132,342 West Hyannisport, MA $132,821 West Yarmouth, MA $132,342 Yarmouth Port, MA $132,342 Assonet, MA $132,884 Attleboro, MA $130,603

Chartley, MA $136,362 Cuttyhunk, MA $132,758 Dartmouth, MA $132,972 Dighton, MA $131,560 East Freetown, MA $132,972 East Taunton, MA $136,148 Fairhaven, MA $132,972 Fall River, MA $132,972

Somerset, MA $132,846 Marion, MA $132,972 Mattapoisett, MA $132,972 New Bedford, MA $132,972 Acushnet, MA $132,972

Technical Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Technical Manager'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

$121,502

Average $137,118/year

$148,602

$10,125

Average $11,427/month

$12,384

$2,337

Average $2,637/week

$2,858

$58

Average $66/hour

$71

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$148,602	$12,384	$2,858	$71
Average	$137,118	$11,427	$2,637	$66
25th Percentile	$121,502	$10,125	$2,337	$58

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