Cashiers Salary in Massachusetts
The median annual wage for cashiers in Massachusetts is $35,520 ($17.08 per hour) — +8.0% vs. the national median of $32,880. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $35,520
- Mean annual wage
- $36,860
- Median hourly wage
- $17.08
- Employment in MA
- 58,880
58,880 employed · 16.2 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Massachusetts
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,180 | $15.47 |
| 25th percentile | $34,080 | $16.38 |
| Median (50th) | $35,520 | $17.08 |
| 75th percentile | $37,500 | $18.03 |
| 90th percentile | $44,020 | $21.16 |
What this salary is worth in Massachusetts
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $33,586
- Median rent burden
- 59.5%
- Est. affordable home price
- $129,575
Massachusetts prices are 105.8 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Massachusetts: $1,762/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $888/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in Massachusetts is $562,100 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Cashiers salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 13, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.