Mechatronics technician salary in Massachusetts (2026)

How much does a mechatronics technician make in Massachusetts?

The spread here is tighter than the national one. The middle 50% of Massachusetts mechatronics technicians earn between $60,240 and $85,770, so half the field sits inside a $25,000 band. Start around $51,460 at the 10th percentile and the ceiling is about $99,260 at the 90th. That top decile is where the specialists live: people running PLC and robotics work in regulated environments, holding down high-mix production lines, or carrying a controls or field-service title in everything but name.

The number that stands out is not the pay, it's the location quotient of 2.54. Massachusetts employs these technicians at about 2.5 times the national concentration, which tells you the demand is real and structural, tied to the state's defense, semiconductor, robotics, and precision-manufacturing base. Only about 920 people hold the exact title, but that scarcity plus concentration is why employers compete for the ones who can actually troubleshoot automated systems.

Massachusetts mechatronics salary: BLS vs Salary.com vs Indeed

The three sources disagree by a wide margin for Massachusetts. BLS puts the median at $73,630, Salary.com models the average down at $63,895, and Indeed reports $82,161. BLS is an actual employer survey of what companies pay, which is why we lead with it. Salary.com runs modelled HR data and tends to sit low here. Indeed's figure is the loose one: it rests on just three reported salaries, all from Beverly, so treat it as a single data point and not a state average.

When you walk into a negotiation, anchor on the BLS median of $73,630 and the $60,240 to $85,770 middle range. Those come from the largest, most defensible sample. Use the Indeed number only as a ceiling to point at, and know that a hiring manager can dismiss a three-person sample in one sentence. The BLS band is the one you can defend line by line.

Mechatronics technician pay by metro area in Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Newton is where the work actually is. The metro holds about 750 of the state's 920 jobs, roughly 80% of them, and its location quotient of 2.79 is even higher than the statewide figure. Pay tracks the state almost exactly: a $73,630 median, a $60,170 to $85,770 middle 50%, and a 90th percentile of $99,260. So moving into greater Boston buys you access to the most openings, not a pay bump. The rate is the rate; the difference is how many employers are hiring.

Job outlook for mechatronics technicians in Massachusetts

The projection is the soft spot. Massachusetts expects this occupation to shrink about 2.3% between 2024 and 2034, from 1,080 to 1,060 jobs, while the nation grows a slow 0.7%. That is a small absolute drop, but it runs the wrong direction. The saving grace is churn: the state still projects around 90 openings a year, and nearly all of those come from retirements and people moving into engineering roles, not from new positions being created.

In plain terms, jobs will open because people leave, not because the field is expanding here. That still leaves room to get hired, but it means you compete on skills rather than riding a rising tide. You can check the state's own numbers at the Massachusetts employment projections page.

How Massachusetts compares with nearby states

Inside the Northeast, Massachusetts sits in the middle of the pack on pay despite having the most jobs. Its $73,630 median trails Connecticut at $81,860 and Maine at $82,510, edges out New York at $68,010, and beats New Jersey handily at $60,040. So Massachusetts wins on job count (920, the most in the region) while a couple of smaller neighbors pay more per role.

Who hires mechatronics technicians in Massachusetts

The biggest single draw is RTX (Raytheon) in Andover, which runs one of the company's largest manufacturing sites and hires electromechanical and production maintenance technicians to keep CNC, hydraulic, and automated fabrication equipment running. Defense manufacturing at that scale needs people who can troubleshoot automated lines, which is exactly the mechatronics skill set.

Automation vendors and integrators hire here too. FANUC America runs a facility in Holliston and recruits field-engineering and mechatronics roles, and Buhler has hired mechatronics technicians in Plymouth. Add the robotics and warehouse-automation companies clustered around Boston, and you have a steady mix of defense, industrial-automation, and precision-manufacturing employers competing for the same small pool of technicians.

How to earn more as a mechatronics technician in Massachusetts

Stack the certifications employers actually screen for

In a state where pay is flat but demand is concentrated, certifications are how you separate from the pack. PLC programming, robotics, and industrial-controls credentials move you toward that $85,770-plus upper band, especially at defense and automation employers who need documented skills. See our certifications guide for the stack worth building.

Cross the border into Connecticut or Maine

Massachusetts pays $73,630 at the median. Connecticut pays $81,860 and Maine pays $82,510 for the same work. If you are near the border or open to relocating, those neighbors run roughly $8,000 higher at the median. It is one of the cleaner pay upgrades available in the region without changing your title.

Step up to the engineer or controls track

The technician ceiling in Massachusetts is about $99,260 at the 90th percentile. Moving into a controls or automation engineering role clears that comfortably, and the state's defense and robotics base has plenty of those seats. Our controls engineer guide and mechatronics salary guide map the jump.

Sources & methodology

Figures on this page come from four independent datasets, retrieved 2026-07-14. Where they disagree, the disagreement is shown rather than averaged away; the source-comparison section explains why each number differs.

• BLS OEWS, SOC 17-3024, May 2025 national and state estimates (state file oesm25st.zip). Employer-reported, the authoritative baseline.
• Salary.com, Mechatronics Technician in Massachusetts, as of July 01, 2026. HR-reported and modelled averages.
• Indeed, mechatronics technician salaries in Massachusetts, based on 3 reported salaries. Posting-derived.
• Projections Central, 2024–2034 state occupational projections produced by Massachusetts's labor market agency (state source).
• RTX (Raytheon) Andover, MA careers
• Mechatronics & Robotics Technician, North Andover, MA (Cushman & Wakefield)