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Psychiatric nurse salary in Massachusetts

Open psychiatric nurse jobs in Massachusetts post a median of $54.25 an hour, the middle half $50.50–$57.25 (about $112,800 a year full time), $6 above the national posted median. From 34 jobs at 10 employers that state their pay.

$54.25
Median posted /hr
$51–$57
Middle half /hr
$112,800
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$50.27
BLS median in MA
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Psychiatric nurse jobs in Massachusetts · Psychiatric nurse pay nationwide

What psychiatric 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 hourly rates of 34 open jobs in Massachusetts. Lowest posted $32.78, highest $100.

Posted on open jobs in Massachusetts

$50.50–$57.25/hr

Middle half of 16 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $54.25. 57% of the 60 open psychiatric nurse jobs in Massachusetts state an hourly rate.

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Psychiatric nurse 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)
Haverhill$57$37.50–$76.345 (1)
Boston$68$38–$1004 (3)
Natick$52.25$32.85–$72.074 (1)
Concord$56.75$37.88–$75.783 (1)
Webster$50.50$36.11–$65.013 (1)
Lynn$45.50$38.76–$52.173 (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.

Psychiatric nurse pay by employer in Massachusetts

What each employer posts for psychiatric nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
MerrimackHealth$57$37.50–$76.346
UMass Memorial Health$50.50$36.11–$78.346
Beth Israel Lahey Health$45.50$38–$98.195
Tenet Healthcare$52.75$32.85–$72.074
Mass General Brigham$67$32.78–$1003
Emerson Hospital$56.75$37.88–$75.783
Tufts Medicine$57$43.01–$70.952
Boston Medical Center$55.75$36.15–$75.502
Holyoke Medical Center$49.50$37.39–$61.842
Sturdy Health$45.75$35.88–$55.561

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 psychiatric nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift psychiatric nurse pay in Massachusetts

Where one employer posts both night and other psychiatric nurse jobs in the same state (3 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
Beth Israel Lahey Health, MA$45.50 (2)$45.50 (3)
Mass General Brigham, MA$70.75 (1)$58.75 (2)
Boston Medical Center, MA$55.75 (1)$55.75 (1)

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

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

7 open jobs in Massachusetts state a yearly salary: a median of $94,300, the middle half $87,500 to $106,500.

Best-paid open psychiatric nurse 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
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

Psychiatric nurse salary in Massachusetts: common questions

How much does a psychiatric nurse make in Massachusetts?

Open psychiatric nurse jobs in Massachusetts that state an hourly rate post a median of $54.25, the middle half $50.50–$57.25 (34 jobs from 10 employers). Full time that is about $112,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $50.27/hr ($104,550 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Massachusetts (May 2025).

Where in Massachusetts do psychiatric nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Haverhill ($57), Boston ($68), Natick ($52.25) and Concord ($56.75). The town table lists 6.

Which employers in Massachusetts pay psychiatric nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Mass General Brigham ($67), MerrimackHealth ($57) and Emerson Hospital ($56.75).

How does Massachusetts compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Massachusetts ($54.25) is $6 above the national posted median of $48.25. 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: 34 of 60 open psychiatric nurse jobs in Massachusetts (57%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Psychiatric nurse 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: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Psychiatric nurse salary in Massachusetts. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/psychiatric-nurse/massachusetts

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