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Patient care technician salary in Massachusetts

Open patient care technician jobs in Massachusetts post a median of $23.50 an hour, the middle half $22–$24.75 (about $48,900 a year full time), $1.25 above the national posted median. From 245 jobs at 10 employers that state their pay.

$23.50
Median posted /hr
$22–$25
Middle half /hr
$48,900
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$22.44
BLS median in MA
May 2025

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What patient care 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 245 open jobs in Massachusetts. Lowest posted $15, highest $32.82.

Posted on open jobs in Massachusetts

$22–$24.75/hr

Middle half of 45 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $23.50. 84% of the 292 open patient care technician jobs in Massachusetts state an hourly rate.

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Patient care 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)
Boston$23.75$15–$2870 (4)
Worcester$23.75$15–$32.8237 (1)
Newton$23.25$20.58–$25.2823 (1)
Clinton$20$15–$26.4212 (1)
Leominster$20$15–$26.4212 (1)
Dedham$21.50$15–$2810 (1)
Southbridge$20$15–$26.4210 (1)
Salem$24$20.58–$28.828 (1)
Beverly$22.75$19.50–$26.248 (1)
Concord$22$19–$256 (1)
Lowell$22.75$20.12–$25.155 (1)
Northampton$24.75$19.13–$28.824 (1)
Groton$24.25$18.76–$29.964 (1)
Cambridge$23.50$20–$26.924 (2)
Gloucester$22.75$19.50–$26.244 (1)
Melrose$22.25$19.77–$24.574 (1)
Marlborough$22$15–$29.964 (1)
Stoughton$26.50$25–$283 (1)
Needham$22.75$19.50–$26.243 (1)
Attleboro$22$17.64–$26.583 (1)

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.

Patient care technician pay by employer in Massachusetts

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
UMass Memorial Health$22.25$15–$32.8279
Mass General Brigham$23.50$18.56–$28.8268
Beth Israel Lahey Health$23.50$19–$27.5937
Hebrew SeniorLife$21.50$15–$2821
Boston Medical Center$25.25$23.19–$27.5817
Tufts Medicine$22.75$19.77–$25.159
Emerson Hospital$22$19–$256
Sturdy Health$22$17.64–$30.054
PAM Health$28$25–$283
Tenet Healthcare$17.75$15–$20.431

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 patient care technicians nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift patient care technician pay in Massachusetts

Where one employer posts both night and other patient care technician jobs in the same state (7 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
UMass Memorial Health, MA$23.25 (18)$22.25 (61)
Mass General Brigham, MA$23 (10)$23.50 (58)
Beth Israel Lahey Health, MA$22.75 (8)$23.75 (29)
Hebrew SeniorLife, MA$21.50 (5)$21.50 (16)
Boston Medical Center, MA$25.25 (9)$25.25 (8)
Tufts Medicine, MA$22.75 (1)$22.50 (8)
PAM Health, MA$28 (2)$25 (1)

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

Best-paid open patient care 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
Nursing Assistants (31-1131)$18.93 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$21.32 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$22.44 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$23.94 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)$27.83 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)38,130 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Patient care technician salary in Massachusetts: common questions

How much does a patient care technician make in Massachusetts?

Open patient care technician jobs in Massachusetts that state an hourly rate post a median of $23.50, the middle half $22–$24.75 (245 jobs from 10 employers). Full time that is about $48,900 a year. BLS measured a median of $22.44/hr ($46,680 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Massachusetts (May 2025).

Where in Massachusetts do patient care technicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Boston ($23.75), Worcester ($23.75), Newton ($23.25) and Clinton ($20). The town table lists 20.

Which employers in Massachusetts pay patient care technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: PAM Health ($28), Boston Medical Center ($25.25) and Mass General Brigham ($23.50).

How does Massachusetts compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Massachusetts ($23.50) is $1.25 above the national posted median of $22.25. In the BLS survey Massachusetts ranks 11 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: 245 of 292 open patient care technician jobs in Massachusetts (84%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Patient care 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: Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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

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