Application Specialist Salary in Massachusetts

How much does an Application Specialist make in Massachusetts?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Application Specialist in Massachusetts is $100,685 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

However, an Application Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $118,221
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $90,976 to $109,864
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $82,136

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Application Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$109,864	$9,155	$2,113	$53
Average	$100,685	$8,390	$1,936	$48
25th Percentile	$90,976	$7,581	$1,750	$44

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Key Factors That Influence Application Specialist Salaries

An Application Specialist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Application Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Application Specialist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $61,747
Early Career (1-2 years): $75,697
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $100,010
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $149,398
Expert (over 8 years): $169,067

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$61,747
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$75,697
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$100,010
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$149,398
Applicati... Level Application Specialist	$169,067

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How Do Application Specialist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Application Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $102,433.
California: $102,044.
Massachusetts: $100,685.

District of Columbia $102,433 California $102,044 Massachusetts $100,685 Washington $100,314 New Jersey $100,277 Alaska $100,148 Connecticut $98,871 New York $98,353

Hawaii $96,697 Rhode Island $95,920 Maryland $95,393 Minnesota $94,671 Colorado $94,393 Illinois $94,301 Oregon $93,949 Delaware $93,690

New Hampshire $93,528 Virginia $93,163 Pennsylvania $92,099 Nevada $91,562 North Dakota $91,387 Michigan $91,109 Wisconsin $91,007 Vermont $90,804

Texas $90,240 Maine $90,203 Arizona $90,147 Ohio $90,082 Georgia $89,231 Indiana $88,806 Wyoming $88,722 Utah $88,593

Iowa $88,537 Kansas $88,093 Louisiana $87,964 North Carolina $87,917 Missouri $87,899 Florida $87,538 Montana $87,344 Nebraska $87,159

Kentucky $87,057 South Carolina $86,687 Tennessee $86,456 Idaho $86,363 New Mexico $85,688 Oklahoma $85,540 Alabama $84,994 South Dakota $84,078

Arkansas $83,578 West Virginia $83,310 Mississippi $82,505

Top Paying Cities for Application Specialists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Agawam: $95,883
Amherst: $95,605
Barre: $96,743

Agawam, MA $95,883 Amherst, MA $95,605 Barre, MA $96,743 Belchertown, MA $95,726 Blandford, MA $95,633 Bondsville, MA $95,763 Brimfield, MA $95,578 Chester, MA $94,662

Chesterfield, MA $95,078 Chicopee, MA $95,883 Cummington, MA $94,662 Easthampton, MA $95,818 East Longmeadow, MA $95,883 East Otis, MA $96,012 Feeding Hills, MA $95,883 Gilbertville, MA $96,373

Goshen, MA $95,050 Granby, MA $95,855 Granville, MA $95,763 Hadley, MA $95,670 Hampden, MA $95,883 Hardwick, MA $96,438 Hatfield, MA $95,633 Haydenville, MA $95,485

Holyoke, MA $95,883 Huntington, MA $95,670 Leeds, MA $95,633 Leverett, MA $95,578 Ludlow, MA $95,883 Monson, MA $95,763 North Amherst, MA $95,763 Northampton, MA $95,698

Florence, MA $95,698 North Hatfield, MA $95,624 Oakham, MA $96,901 Palmer, MA $95,763 Plainfield, MA $94,662 Russell, MA $95,763 Shutesbury, MA $95,726 Southampton, MA $95,855

South Barre, MA $96,808 South Hadley, MA $95,855 Southwick, MA $95,883 Thorndike, MA $95,763 Three Rivers, MA $95,818 Wales, MA $95,578 Ware, MA $96,401 Warren, MA $96,114

West Chesterfield, MA $94,606 Westfield, MA $95,883 West Hatfield, MA $95,578 West Springfield, MA $95,883 West Warren, MA $96,512 Whately, MA $95,420 Wheelwright, MA $96,771 Wilbraham, MA $95,883

Williamsburg, MA $95,448 Woronoco, MA $95,790 Worthington, MA $94,699 Springfield, MA $95,883 Longmeadow, MA $95,883 Indian Orchard, MA $95,883 Pittsfield, MA $94,912 Adams, MA $94,819

Ashley Falls, MA $96,549 Becket, MA $94,819 Berkshire, MA $94,912 Cheshire, MA $94,912 Dalton, MA $94,912 Glendale, MA $94,884 Great Barrington, MA $94,634 Hinsdale, MA $94,912

Housatonic, MA $94,754 Lanesboro, MA $94,912 Lee, MA $94,884 Lenox, MA $94,912 Lenox Dale, MA $94,912 Middlefield, MA $94,791 Mill River, MA $95,735 Monterey, MA $94,634

North Adams, MA $94,699 North Egremont, MA $94,838 Otis, MA $94,606 Richmond, MA $94,912 Sandisfield, MA $96,096 Savoy, MA $94,791 Sheffield, MA $95,948 South Egremont, MA $95,023

Southfield, MA $96,410 South Lee, MA $94,884 Stockbridge, MA $94,884 Tyringham, MA $94,754 West Stockbridge, MA $94,847 Williamstown, MA $94,699 Windsor, MA $94,884 Greenfield, MA $95,143

Ashfield, MA $94,717 Athol, MA $96,854 Bernardston, MA $95,106 Buckland, MA $94,588 Charlemont, MA $94,366 Colrain, MA $94,680 Conway, MA $95,004 Deerfield, MA $95,171

Drury, MA $94,097 Erving, MA $95,763 Heath, MA $94,366 Lake Pleasant, MA $95,337 Millers Falls, MA $95,254 Monroe Bridge, MA $94,005 Montague, MA $95,337 Gill, MA $95,689

New Salem, MA $96,059 Northfield, MA $95,689 Orange, MA $96,531 Petersham, MA $96,836 Rowe, MA $94,153 Royalston, MA $97,002 Shelburne Falls, MA $94,671 South Deerfield, MA $95,319

Sunderland, MA $95,402 Turners Falls, MA $95,254 Warwick, MA $96,540 Wendell, MA $95,689 Wendell Depot, MA $96,031 Fitchburg, MA $97,770 Ashburnham, MA $97,317 Ashby, MA $99,075

Ayer, MA $99,325 Devens, MA $99,251 Baldwinville, MA $97,160 East Templeton, MA $97,187 Gardner, MA $97,363 Westminster, MA $97,363 Groton, MA $99,417 Harvard, MA $99,408

Hubbardston, MA $96,771 Leominster, MA $96,808 Littleton, MA $99,565 Lunenburg, MA $99,112 Pepperell, MA $99,417 Shirley, MA $99,214 Still River, MA $99,352 Templeton, MA $97,187

Townsend, MA $99,241 West Groton, MA $99,288 West Townsend, MA $99,204 Winchendon, MA $96,975 Winchendon Springs, MA $96,956 Auburn, MA $97,021 North Dartmouth, MA $97,613 South Dartmouth, MA $97,613

North Attleboro, MA $95,846 Plainville, MA $95,781 Attleboro Falls, MA $95,809 North Dighton, MA $95,753 Norton, MA $100,074 Raynham, MA $100,102 Raynham Center, MA $100,102 Rehoboth, MA $95,874

Rochester, MA $97,613 Seekonk, MA $95,874 Swansea, MA $95,781 Berkley, MA $97,669 Taunton, MA $100,009 Westport, MA $97,613 Westport Point, MA $97,613 Berlin, MA $96,956

Cataumet, MA $97,400 Blackstone, MA $95,753 Boylston, MA $97,021 Brookfield, MA $96,836 Charlton, MA $96,956 Charlton City, MA $96,956 Charlton Depot, MA $96,956 Clinton, MA $96,956

East Brookfield, MA $96,928 Douglas, MA $96,864 East Princeton, MA $96,901 Fiskdale, MA $96,743 Grafton, MA $97,021 Holden, MA $97,021 Holland, MA $96,697 Jefferson, MA $97,021

Lancaster, MA $96,864 Leicester, MA $97,021 Linwood, MA $96,808 Manchaug, MA $97,021 Millbury, MA $97,021 Millville, MA $95,661 New Braintree, MA $96,808 Northborough, MA $97,021

Northbridge, MA $96,993 North Brookfield, MA $96,901 North Grafton, MA $97,021 North Oxford, MA $97,021 North Uxbridge, MA $96,808 Oxford, MA $96,993 Princeton, MA $96,928 Rochdale, MA $97,021

Rutland, MA $97,021 Shrewsbury, MA $97,021 Southbridge, MA $96,808 South Grafton, MA $97,021 South Lancaster, MA $96,928 Spencer, MA $97,021 Sterling, MA $96,956 Sturbridge, MA $96,771

Upton, MA $96,956 Uxbridge, MA $96,836 Webster, MA $96,836 Dudley, MA $96,836 Westborough, MA $97,021 West Boylston, MA $97,021 West Brookfield, MA $96,808 West Millbury, MA $97,021

Whitinsville, MA $96,956 Sutton, MA $97,021 Worcester, MA $97,021 East Walpole, MA $100,102 Cherry Valley, MA $97,021 Paxton, MA $97,021 Framingham, MA $99,824 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $99,565

Boxborough, MA $99,500 Acton, MA $99,500 Ashland, MA $96,771 Bedford, MA $99,537 Hanscom Afb, MA $101,295 Bolton, MA $96,836 Carlisle, MA $99,565 Concord, MA $99,473

Fayville, MA $96,836 Holliston, MA $99,759 Hopedale, MA $96,808 Hopkinton, MA $96,864 Hudson, MA $96,864 Marlborough, MA $96,901 Maynard, MA $99,380 Mendon, MA $96,808

Milford, MA $96,808 Natick, MA $103,025 Sherborn, MA $102,970 Southborough, MA $96,864 Foxboro, MA $100,102 Franklin, MA $97,761 Greenbush, MA $99,917 Green Harbor, MA $99,889

Hingham, MA $101,554 Hull, MA $103,182 Humarock, MA $99,917 Mansfield, MA $100,102 Marshfield, MA $99,889 Marshfield Hills, MA $99,889 Medfield, MA $101,471 Medway, MA $99,824

Millis, MA $99,889 Minot, MA $99,917 Norfolk, MA $99,981 North Marshfield, MA $99,889 North Scituate, MA $99,889 Norwell, MA $99,981 Norwood, MA $100,102 Ocean Bluff, MA $99,889

Scituate, MA $99,889 Sharon, MA $100,102 Sheldonville, MA $97,807 South Walpole, MA $100,037 Stoughton, MA $100,102 Walpole, MA $100,074 Westwood, MA $101,563 Wrentham, MA $99,944

Boston, MA $103,182 Roxbury, MA $103,182 Roxbury Crossing, MA $103,182 Dorchester, MA $103,182 Dorchester Center, MA $103,182 Mattapan, MA $103,182 Charlestown, MA $103,182 Jamaica Plain, MA $103,182

Roslindale, MA $103,182 West Roxbury, MA $103,182 Allston, MA $103,182 Brighton, MA $103,182 Hyde Park, MA $103,182 Readville, MA $103,182 Cambridge, MA $103,182 Somerville, MA $103,182

Malden, MA $103,182 Everett, MA $103,182 Chelsea, MA $103,182 Revere, MA $103,182 Winthrop, MA $103,182 Medford, MA $103,182 West Medford, MA $103,182 Quincy, MA $103,182

Melrose, MA $103,182 Stoneham, MA $103,182 Braintree, MA $100,102 Milton, MA $103,182 Milton Village, MA $103,182 Weymouth, MA $100,102 East Weymouth, MA $100,102 South Weymouth, MA $100,102

North Weymouth, MA $100,102 East Boston, MA $103,182 Brockton, MA $100,102 Avon, MA $100,102 Bridgewater, MA $100,102 Bryantville, MA $100,037 Carver, MA $98,566 Duxbury, MA $99,824

East Bridgewater, MA $100,102 Easton, MA $100,102 Elmwood, MA $100,102 Halifax, MA $100,037 Hanover, MA $100,037 Hanson, MA $100,102 Holbrook, MA $100,102 Middleboro, MA $98,658

Manomet, MA $98,834 Lakeville, MA $97,456 Monponsett, MA $100,074 Abington, MA $100,102 North Carver, MA $99,889 North Easton, MA $100,102 North Pembroke, MA $100,009 Pembroke, MA $100,037

Plymouth, MA $98,973 Kingston, MA $99,852 South Carver, MA $97,363 Plympton, MA $99,944 Randolph, MA $100,102 Rockland, MA $100,102 South Easton, MA $100,102 West Bridgewater, MA $100,102

White Horse Beach, MA $98,899 Whitman, MA $100,102 Lexington, MA $103,182 Brookline, MA $103,182 Brookline Village, MA $103,182 Waltham, MA $103,182 North Waltham, MA $103,182 New Town, MA $103,182

Babson Park, MA $103,182 Newton, MA $103,182 Newton Center, MA $103,182 Newtonville, MA $103,182 Newton Highlands, MA $103,182 Newton Lower Falls, MA $103,182 Newton Upper Falls, MA $103,182 West Newton, MA $103,182

Auburndale, MA $103,182 Chestnut Hill, MA $103,182 Waban, MA $103,182 Watertown, MA $103,182 Arlington, MA $103,182 Arlington Heights, MA $103,182 Belmont, MA $103,182 Waverley, MA $103,182

Wellesley Hills, MA $103,182 Wellesley, MA $103,155 Needham, MA $103,182 Weston, MA $103,182 Needham Heights, MA $103,182 Nonantum, MA $103,182 Buzzards Bay, MA $97,335 Lincoln, MA $103,118

Stow, MA $99,380 Sudbury, MA $102,970 Wayland, MA $103,025 Woodville, MA $96,928 Woburn, MA $103,182 Burlington, MA $101,332 Andover, MA $98,002 Billerica, MA $99,565

Chelmsford, MA $99,565 Dracut, MA $99,565 Dunstable, MA $99,417 Haverhill, MA $98,002 Georgetown, MA $98,002 Groveland, MA $98,002 Lawrence, MA $98,002 Methuen, MA $98,002

North Andover, MA $98,002 Lowell, MA $99,565 Merrimac, MA $97,937 North Billerica, MA $99,565 North Chelmsford, MA $99,565 North Reading, MA $97,937 Nutting Lake, MA $99,565 Pinehurst, MA $99,565

Reading, MA $100,148 Tewksbury, MA $99,565 Tyngsboro, MA $99,565 Wakefield, MA $103,155 West Boxford, MA $98,002 Westford, MA $99,565 Wilmington, MA $98,769 Winchester, MA $103,182

Lynn, MA $103,182 Saugus, MA $103,182 Swampscott, MA $103,118 Nahant, MA $103,182 Amesbury, MA $97,502 Beverly, MA $102,933 Boxford, MA $98,002 Byfield, MA $97,937

Danvers, MA $97,844 Essex, MA $98,853 Gloucester, MA $99,001 Hamilton, MA $97,789 Hathorne, MA $97,844 Chilmark, MA $97,086 East Falmouth, MA $97,557 East Sandwich, MA $97,909

East Wareham, MA $97,363 Edgartown, MA $97,150 Falmouth, MA $97,400 Woods Hole, MA $97,400 Menemsha, MA $97,150 Monument Beach, MA $97,363 Nantucket, MA $97,150 North Falmouth, MA $97,428

Oak Bluffs, MA $97,178 Onset, MA $97,428 Pocasset, MA $97,400 Sagamore, MA $98,113 Sagamore Beach, MA $98,113 Sandwich, MA $97,918 Siasconset, MA $97,150 Silver Beach, MA $97,428

Vineyard Haven, MA $97,261 Wareham, MA $97,456 West Chop, MA $97,261 West Falmouth, MA $97,428 West Tisbury, MA $97,150 West Wareham, MA $97,493 Hyannis, MA $97,298 Barnstable, MA $97,622

Brewster, MA $97,150 Centerville, MA $97,585 Chatham, MA $97,150 Cotuit, MA $97,650 Ipswich, MA $97,789 Cummaquid, MA $97,326 Lynnfield, MA $100,481 Manchester, MA $99,232

Marblehead, MA $102,997 Middleton, MA $97,974 Newburyport, MA $97,817 Newbury, MA $98,002 Salisbury, MA $97,187 Peabody, MA $103,062 Prides Crossing, MA $100,333 Rockport, MA $98,991

Rowley, MA $97,844 Salem, MA $103,062 South Hamilton, MA $97,789 Topsfield, MA $97,937 Wenham, MA $97,817 West Newbury, MA $98,002 Accord, MA $100,102 Bellingham, MA $95,596

Brant Rock, MA $99,685 Canton, MA $100,102 Cohasset, MA $101,462 Dedham, MA $103,182 Dover, MA $103,090 East Mansfield, MA $100,102 Dennis, MA $97,150 Dennis Port, MA $97,150

East Dennis, MA $97,150 Eastham, MA $97,150 East Orleans, MA $97,150 Forestdale, MA $97,789 Harwich, MA $97,150 Harwich Port, MA $97,150 Hyannis Port, MA $97,289 Marstons Mills, MA $97,752

Mashpee, MA $97,817 North Chatham, MA $97,150 North Eastham, MA $98,399 North Truro, MA $99,639 Orleans, MA $97,150 Osterville, MA $97,465 Provincetown, MA $99,454 South Chatham, MA $97,150

South Dennis, MA $97,150 South Harwich, MA $97,150 South Orleans, MA $97,150 South Wellfleet, MA $98,399 South Yarmouth, MA $97,150 Truro, MA $98,399 Wellfleet, MA $98,399 West Barnstable, MA $97,798

West Chatham, MA $97,150 West Dennis, MA $97,150 West Harwich, MA $97,150 West Hyannisport, MA $97,502 West Yarmouth, MA $97,150 Yarmouth Port, MA $97,150 Assonet, MA $97,548 Attleboro, MA $95,874

Chartley, MA $100,102 Cuttyhunk, MA $97,456 Dartmouth, MA $97,613 Dighton, MA $96,577 East Freetown, MA $97,613 East Taunton, MA $99,944 Fairhaven, MA $97,613 Fall River, MA $97,613

Somerset, MA $97,520 Marion, MA $97,613 Mattapoisett, MA $97,613 New Bedford, MA $97,613 Acushnet, MA $97,613

Application Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Application Specialist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$90,976

Average $100,685/year

$109,864

$7,581

Average $8,390/month

$9,155

$1,750

Average $1,936/week

$2,113

$44

Average $48/hour

$53

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$109,864	$9,155	$2,113	$53
Average	$100,685	$8,390	$1,936	$48
25th Percentile	$90,976	$7,581	$1,750	$44

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