average rn salary boston ma
The Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division employs the fifth highest number of RNs among metropolitan areas in the United States. This area employed 42,690 registered nurses, or roughly half of those in the state of Massachusetts, in 2013. The median salary for this area was above the average RN salary in Massachusetts at $84,400. Salaries here ranged from below $54,490 to upwards of $135,200 per year. These earnings are offset by the high cost of living in this area.