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Behavioral health technician salary in Massachusetts

Open behavioral health technician jobs in Massachusetts post a median of $22.75 an hour, the middle half $21–$24.50 (about $47,300 a year full time), $0.75 above the national posted median. From 126 jobs at 15 employers that state their pay.

$22.75
Median posted /hr
$21–$25
Middle half /hr
$47,300
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$25
BLS median in MA
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Behavioral health technician jobs in Massachusetts · Behavioral health technician pay nationwide

What behavioral health technicians are paid in Massachusetts

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 126 open jobs in Massachusetts. Lowest posted $15, highest $33.34.

Posted on open jobs in Massachusetts

$21–$24.50/hr

Middle half of 34 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $22.75. 88% of the 143 open behavioral health technician jobs in Massachusetts state an hourly rate.

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Behavioral health technician pay by town in Massachusetts

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Worcester$21.25$20–$32.8214 (2)
Boston$23.50$18.42–$33.3411 (6)
Gardner$21.25$20–$22.6410 (1)
West Brookfield$21.25$20–$22.6410 (1)
Marlborough$22.25$15.81–$29.967 (2)
Fitchburg$20.50$20–$22.486 (1)
Middleborough$26$22.28–$29.795 (1)
Haverhill$23.25$18.13–$28.555 (2)
Southborough$20.75$18.90–$23.325 (2)
West Boylston$20.50$20–$22.485 (1)
Webster$21.25$15–$27.744 (2)
Sharon$20.50$20–$22.484 (1)
Methuen$23.50$18.13–$28.553 (2)
Lowell$22.25$19.22–$28.553 (1)
Southbridge$21.25$20–$22.483 (1)
Clinton$20.50$20–$22.483 (1)
Lunenburg$20.50$20–$22.483 (1)
Shrewsbury$20.50$20–$22.483 (1)
Wrentham$20.25$19.22–$22.483 (2)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Behavioral health technician pay by employer in Massachusetts

What each employer posts for behavioral health technicians here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Open Sky Community Services$20$20–$22.6480
Vinfen$21.25$19.22–$28.5511
UMass Memorial Health$24.25$15–$32.8210
Mass General Brigham$26$22.28–$33.347
Boston Medical Center$23$18.42–$27.373
Beth Israel Lahey Health$24.50$20.50–$28.702
MerrimackHealth$23.25$18.13–$27.972
Tufts Medicine$22.75$20.12–$25.152
New England Center for Children$20.75$18.90–$22.332
Tenet Healthcare$19.75$15.76–$23.642
Melmark$31.50$30–$331
Boston Children's Hospital$23.25$19.06–$27.641
Universal Health Services$22$221
Ellenhorn$21$19–$231
Acadia Healthcare$20.50$18–$231

Median of each employer's jobs in Massachusetts (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for behavioral health technicians nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift behavioral health technician pay in Massachusetts

Where one employer posts both night and other behavioral health technician jobs in the same state (5 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
Vinfen, MA$19.25 (2)$22.25 (9)
UMass Memorial Health, MA$24.50 (3)$22.25 (7)
Mass General Brigham, MA$28 (1)$26 (6)
Boston Medical Center, MA$23 (1)$23 (2)
New England Center for Children, MA$20.50 (1)$21 (1)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Best-paid open behavioral health technician jobs in Massachusetts

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in Massachusetts

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Massachusetts. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Psychiatric Technicians (29-2053)$19.30 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$22.49 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$25.00 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$28.66 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$31.89 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)5,340 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Behavioral health technician salary in Massachusetts: common questions

How much does a behavioral health technician make in Massachusetts?

Open behavioral health technician jobs in Massachusetts that state an hourly rate post a median of $22.75, the middle half $21–$24.50 (126 jobs from 15 employers). Full time that is about $47,300 a year. BLS measured a median of $25.00/hr ($52,000 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Massachusetts (May 2025).

Where in Massachusetts do behavioral health technicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Worcester ($21.25), Boston ($23.50), Gardner ($21.25) and West Brookfield ($21.25). The town table lists 19.

Which employers in Massachusetts pay behavioral health technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Mass General Brigham ($26), UMass Memorial Health ($24.25) and Boston Medical Center ($23).

How does Massachusetts compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Massachusetts ($22.75) is $0.75 above the national posted median of $22. In the BLS survey Massachusetts ranks 9 of 49 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 126 of 143 open behavioral health technician jobs in Massachusetts (88%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Behavioral health technician pay in other states

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychiatric Technicians (SOC 29-2053), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychiatric Aides (SOC 31-1133), every state, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychiatric Technicians, national, published May 15, 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychiatric Technicians by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Behavioral health technician salary in Massachusetts. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/behavioral-health-technician/massachusetts

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