Home health nurse salary in Massachusetts
Open home health nurse jobs in Massachusetts post a median of $51.25 an hour, the middle half $46–$55 (about $106,600 a year full time), $6.25 above the national posted median. From 11 jobs at 5 employers that state their pay.
The jobs themselves: Home health nurse jobs in Massachusetts · Home health nurse pay nationwide
What home health nurses 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 on open jobs in Massachusetts
Middle half of 6 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $51.25. 21% of the 52 open home health nurse jobs in Massachusetts state an hourly rate.
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Home health nurse pay by employer in Massachusetts
What each employer posts for home health nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.
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 home health nurses nationwide when it has such a page.
Jobs that state a yearly salary
Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.
12 open jobs in Massachusetts state a yearly salary: a median of $98,500, the middle half $97,000 to $103,800.
Best-paid open home health nurse jobs in Massachusetts
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

BAYADA Home Health Care · Walpole, MA· 4w ago
$55–$58/hr
Registered Nurse, RN- Homecare
BAYADA Home Health Care · Plymouth, Worcester and 1 more, MA· 4w ago
$55–$58/hr
Admissions Registered Nurse, Home Care
Mass General Brigham · Beverly, MA· 1mo ago
$40.09–$71.12/hr
Mass General Brigham · Braintree, Newton and 2 more, MA· 2w ago
$40.09–$71.12/hr
Registered Nurse (RN) Field Nurse- Home Care
Emerson Hospital · Concord, MA· 3w ago
$35.71–$70.74/hr
Registered Nurse (RN) - Homecare Admission Nurse
Emerson Hospital · Concord, MA· 3w ago
$35.71–$70.74/hr
Erickson Senior Living · Peabody, MA· 7mo ago
$45/hr
Registered Nurse - State Home Care Program
Greater Springfield Senior Services, Inc. (GSSSI) · Springfield, MA· 1w ago
$40.38/hr
Registered Nurse - State Home Care Program, Pay-per-visit
Greater Springfield Senior Services, Inc. (GSSSI) · Springfield, MA· 3w ago
$40.38/hr
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.
| BLS occupation | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurses (29-1141) | $38.61 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $42.05 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $50.27 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $65.44 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $83.90 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | 88,200 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) |
BLS median by metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$51.05/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, opens in a new tab)
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$48.02/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, opens in a new tab)
- Worcester, MA$48.19/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Worcester, MA, opens in a new tab)
- Springfield, MA$47.31/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Springfield, MA, opens in a new tab)
- Barnstable Town, MA$49.70/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Barnstable Town, MA, opens in a new tab)
- Pittsfield, MA$50.46/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Pittsfield, MA, opens in a new tab)
- Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$48.69/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA, opens in a new tab)
Home health nurse salary in Massachusetts: common questions
How much does a home health nurse make in Massachusetts?
Open home health nurse jobs in Massachusetts that state an hourly rate post a median of $51.25, the middle half $46–$55 (11 jobs from 5 employers). Full time that is about $106,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $50.27/hr ($104,550 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Massachusetts (May 2025).
Which employers in Massachusetts pay home health nurses the most?
Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: BAYADA Home Health Care ($56.50) and Mass General Brigham ($55.50).
How does Massachusetts compare with the rest of the country?
The posted median in Massachusetts ($51.25) is $6.25 above the national posted median of $45. In the BLS survey Massachusetts ranks 8 of 52 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: 11 of 52 open home health nurse jobs in Massachusetts (21%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Home health nurse salary in Massachusetts. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/home-health-nurse/massachusetts