Reliability Engineer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Reliability Engineer make in Massachusetts?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Reliability Engineer in Massachusetts is $85,699 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

However, a Reliability Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,306
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,777 to $90,728
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,474

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Reliability Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,728	$7,561	$1,745	$44
Average	$85,699	$7,142	$1,648	$41
25th Percentile	$78,777	$6,565	$1,515	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Reliability Engineer Salaries

A Reliability Engineer'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 Reliability Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Reliability Engineer'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): $85,329
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,052
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $123,054
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $149,810
Expert (over 8 years): $176,785

Levels	Salary
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$85,329
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$102,052
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$123,054
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$149,810
Reliabili... Level Reliability Engineer	$176,785

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How Do Reliability Engineer 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 Reliability Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $87,187.
California: $86,857.
Massachusetts: $85,699.

District of Columbia $87,187 California $86,857 Massachusetts $85,699 Washington $85,384 New Jersey $85,353 Alaska $85,242 Connecticut $84,156 New York $83,715

Hawaii $82,305 Rhode Island $81,644 Maryland $81,195 Minnesota $80,581 Colorado $80,344 Illinois $80,266 Oregon $79,966 Delaware $79,746

New Hampshire $79,607 Virginia $79,297 Pennsylvania $78,391 Nevada $77,935 North Dakota $77,785 Michigan $77,549 Wisconsin $77,462 Vermont $77,289

Texas $76,809 Maine $76,777 Arizona $76,730 Ohio $76,675 Georgia $75,950 Indiana $75,588 Wyoming $75,517 Utah $75,407

Iowa $75,360 Kansas $74,982 Louisiana $74,872 North Carolina $74,832 Missouri $74,816 Florida $74,509 Montana $74,344 Nebraska $74,186

Kentucky $74,100 South Carolina $73,785 Tennessee $73,588 Idaho $73,509 New Mexico $72,934 Oklahoma $72,808 Alabama $72,344 South Dakota $71,564

Arkansas $71,139 West Virginia $70,911 Mississippi $70,226

Top Paying Cities for Reliability Engineers

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: $81,612
Amherst: $81,376
Barre: $82,344

Agawam, MA $81,612 Amherst, MA $81,376 Barre, MA $82,344 Belchertown, MA $81,478 Blandford, MA $81,400 Bondsville, MA $81,510 Brimfield, MA $81,352 Chester, MA $80,573

Chesterfield, MA $80,927 Chicopee, MA $81,612 Cummington, MA $80,573 Easthampton, MA $81,557 East Longmeadow, MA $81,612 East Otis, MA $81,722 Feeding Hills, MA $81,612 Gilbertville, MA $82,029

Goshen, MA $80,903 Granby, MA $81,589 Granville, MA $81,510 Hadley, MA $81,431 Hampden, MA $81,612 Hardwick, MA $82,085 Hatfield, MA $81,400 Haydenville, MA $81,274

Holyoke, MA $81,612 Huntington, MA $81,431 Leeds, MA $81,400 Leverett, MA $81,352 Ludlow, MA $81,612 Monson, MA $81,510 North Amherst, MA $81,510 Northampton, MA $81,455

Florence, MA $81,455 North Hatfield, MA $81,392 Oakham, MA $82,478 Palmer, MA $81,510 Plainfield, MA $80,573 Russell, MA $81,510 Shutesbury, MA $81,478 Southampton, MA $81,589

South Barre, MA $82,400 South Hadley, MA $81,589 Southwick, MA $81,612 Thorndike, MA $81,510 Three Rivers, MA $81,557 Wales, MA $81,352 Ware, MA $82,053 Warren, MA $81,809

West Chesterfield, MA $80,525 Westfield, MA $81,612 West Hatfield, MA $81,352 West Springfield, MA $81,612 West Warren, MA $82,148 Whately, MA $81,218 Wheelwright, MA $82,368 Wilbraham, MA $81,612

Williamsburg, MA $81,242 Woronoco, MA $81,533 Worthington, MA $80,604 Springfield, MA $81,612 Longmeadow, MA $81,612 Indian Orchard, MA $81,612 Pittsfield, MA $80,785 Adams, MA $80,707

Ashley Falls, MA $82,179 Becket, MA $80,707 Berkshire, MA $80,785 Cheshire, MA $80,785 Dalton, MA $80,785 Glendale, MA $80,762 Great Barrington, MA $80,549 Hinsdale, MA $80,785

Housatonic, MA $80,651 Lanesboro, MA $80,785 Lee, MA $80,762 Lenox, MA $80,785 Lenox Dale, MA $80,785 Middlefield, MA $80,683 Mill River, MA $81,486 Monterey, MA $80,549

North Adams, MA $80,604 North Egremont, MA $80,722 Otis, MA $80,525 Richmond, MA $80,785 Sandisfield, MA $81,793 Savoy, MA $80,683 Sheffield, MA $81,667 South Egremont, MA $80,880

Southfield, MA $82,061 South Lee, MA $80,762 Stockbridge, MA $80,762 Tyringham, MA $80,651 West Stockbridge, MA $80,730 Williamstown, MA $80,604 Windsor, MA $80,762 Greenfield, MA $80,982

Ashfield, MA $80,620 Athol, MA $82,439 Bernardston, MA $80,951 Buckland, MA $80,510 Charlemont, MA $80,321 Colrain, MA $80,588 Conway, MA $80,864 Deerfield, MA $81,006

Drury, MA $80,092 Erving, MA $81,510 Heath, MA $80,321 Lake Pleasant, MA $81,148 Millers Falls, MA $81,077 Monroe Bridge, MA $80,014 Montague, MA $81,148 Gill, MA $81,447

New Salem, MA $81,762 Northfield, MA $81,447 Orange, MA $82,163 Petersham, MA $82,423 Rowe, MA $80,140 Royalston, MA $82,565 Shelburne Falls, MA $80,581 South Deerfield, MA $81,132

Sunderland, MA $81,203 Turners Falls, MA $81,077 Warwick, MA $82,171 Wendell, MA $81,447 Wendell Depot, MA $81,738 Fitchburg, MA $83,219 Ashburnham, MA $82,833 Ashby, MA $84,329

Ayer, MA $84,541 Devens, MA $84,478 Baldwinville, MA $82,699 East Templeton, MA $82,722 Gardner, MA $82,872 Westminster, MA $82,872 Groton, MA $84,620 Harvard, MA $84,612

Hubbardston, MA $82,368 Leominster, MA $82,400 Littleton, MA $84,746 Lunenburg, MA $84,360 Pepperell, MA $84,620 Shirley, MA $84,447 Still River, MA $84,565 Templeton, MA $82,722

Townsend, MA $84,471 West Groton, MA $84,510 West Townsend, MA $84,439 Winchendon, MA $82,541 Winchendon Springs, MA $82,526 Auburn, MA $82,581 North Dartmouth, MA $83,085 South Dartmouth, MA $83,085

North Attleboro, MA $81,581 Plainville, MA $81,526 Attleboro Falls, MA $81,549 North Dighton, MA $81,502 Norton, MA $85,179 Raynham, MA $85,203 Raynham Center, MA $85,203 Rehoboth, MA $81,604

Rochester, MA $83,085 Seekonk, MA $81,604 Swansea, MA $81,526 Berkley, MA $83,132 Taunton, MA $85,124 Westport, MA $83,085 Westport Point, MA $83,085 Berlin, MA $82,526

Cataumet, MA $82,904 Blackstone, MA $81,502 Boylston, MA $82,581 Brookfield, MA $82,423 Charlton, MA $82,526 Charlton City, MA $82,526 Charlton Depot, MA $82,526 Clinton, MA $82,526

East Brookfield, MA $82,502 Douglas, MA $82,447 East Princeton, MA $82,478 Fiskdale, MA $82,344 Grafton, MA $82,581 Holden, MA $82,581 Holland, MA $82,305 Jefferson, MA $82,581

Lancaster, MA $82,447 Leicester, MA $82,581 Linwood, MA $82,400 Manchaug, MA $82,581 Millbury, MA $82,581 Millville, MA $81,423 New Braintree, MA $82,400 Northborough, MA $82,581

Northbridge, MA $82,557 North Brookfield, MA $82,478 North Grafton, MA $82,581 North Oxford, MA $82,581 North Uxbridge, MA $82,400 Oxford, MA $82,557 Princeton, MA $82,502 Rochdale, MA $82,581

Rutland, MA $82,581 Shrewsbury, MA $82,581 Southbridge, MA $82,400 South Grafton, MA $82,581 South Lancaster, MA $82,502 Spencer, MA $82,581 Sterling, MA $82,526 Sturbridge, MA $82,368

Upton, MA $82,526 Uxbridge, MA $82,423 Webster, MA $82,423 Dudley, MA $82,423 Westborough, MA $82,581 West Boylston, MA $82,581 West Brookfield, MA $82,400 West Millbury, MA $82,581

Whitinsville, MA $82,526 Sutton, MA $82,581 Worcester, MA $82,581 East Walpole, MA $85,203 Cherry Valley, MA $82,581 Paxton, MA $82,581 Framingham, MA $84,967 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $84,746

Boxborough, MA $84,691 Acton, MA $84,691 Ashland, MA $82,368 Bedford, MA $84,723 Hanscom Afb, MA $86,219 Bolton, MA $82,423 Carlisle, MA $84,746 Concord, MA $84,667

Fayville, MA $82,423 Holliston, MA $84,912 Hopedale, MA $82,400 Hopkinton, MA $82,447 Hudson, MA $82,447 Marlborough, MA $82,478 Maynard, MA $84,589 Mendon, MA $82,400

Milford, MA $82,400 Natick, MA $87,691 Sherborn, MA $87,644 Southborough, MA $82,447 Foxboro, MA $85,203 Franklin, MA $83,211 Greenbush, MA $85,045 Green Harbor, MA $85,022

Hingham, MA $86,439 Hull, MA $87,825 Humarock, MA $85,045 Mansfield, MA $85,203 Marshfield, MA $85,022 Marshfield Hills, MA $85,022 Medfield, MA $86,368 Medway, MA $84,967

Millis, MA $85,022 Minot, MA $85,045 Norfolk, MA $85,101 North Marshfield, MA $85,022 North Scituate, MA $85,022 Norwell, MA $85,101 Norwood, MA $85,203 Ocean Bluff, MA $85,022

Scituate, MA $85,022 Sharon, MA $85,203 Sheldonville, MA $83,250 South Walpole, MA $85,148 Stoughton, MA $85,203 Walpole, MA $85,179 Westwood, MA $86,447 Wrentham, MA $85,069

Boston, MA $87,825 Roxbury, MA $87,825 Roxbury Crossing, MA $87,825 Dorchester, MA $87,825 Dorchester Center, MA $87,825 Mattapan, MA $87,825 Charlestown, MA $87,825 Jamaica Plain, MA $87,825

Roslindale, MA $87,825 West Roxbury, MA $87,825 Allston, MA $87,825 Brighton, MA $87,825 Hyde Park, MA $87,825 Readville, MA $87,825 Cambridge, MA $87,825 Somerville, MA $87,825

Malden, MA $87,825 Everett, MA $87,825 Chelsea, MA $87,825 Revere, MA $87,825 Winthrop, MA $87,825 Medford, MA $87,825 West Medford, MA $87,825 Quincy, MA $87,825

Melrose, MA $87,825 Stoneham, MA $87,825 Braintree, MA $85,203 Milton, MA $87,825 Milton Village, MA $87,825 Weymouth, MA $85,203 East Weymouth, MA $85,203 South Weymouth, MA $85,203

North Weymouth, MA $85,203 East Boston, MA $87,825 Brockton, MA $85,203 Avon, MA $85,203 Bridgewater, MA $85,203 Bryantville, MA $85,148 Carver, MA $83,896 Duxbury, MA $84,967

East Bridgewater, MA $85,203 Easton, MA $85,203 Elmwood, MA $85,203 Halifax, MA $85,148 Hanover, MA $85,148 Hanson, MA $85,203 Holbrook, MA $85,203 Middleboro, MA $83,975

Manomet, MA $84,124 Lakeville, MA $82,951 Monponsett, MA $85,179 Abington, MA $85,203 North Carver, MA $85,022 North Easton, MA $85,203 North Pembroke, MA $85,124 Pembroke, MA $85,148

Plymouth, MA $84,242 Kingston, MA $84,990 South Carver, MA $82,872 Plympton, MA $85,069 Randolph, MA $85,203 Rockland, MA $85,203 South Easton, MA $85,203 West Bridgewater, MA $85,203

White Horse Beach, MA $84,179 Whitman, MA $85,203 Lexington, MA $87,825 Brookline, MA $87,825 Brookline Village, MA $87,825 Waltham, MA $87,825 North Waltham, MA $87,825 New Town, MA $87,825

Babson Park, MA $87,825 Newton, MA $87,825 Newton Center, MA $87,825 Newtonville, MA $87,825 Newton Highlands, MA $87,825 Newton Lower Falls, MA $87,825 Newton Upper Falls, MA $87,825 West Newton, MA $87,825

Auburndale, MA $87,825 Chestnut Hill, MA $87,825 Waban, MA $87,825 Watertown, MA $87,825 Arlington, MA $87,825 Arlington Heights, MA $87,825 Belmont, MA $87,825 Waverley, MA $87,825

Wellesley Hills, MA $87,825 Wellesley, MA $87,802 Needham, MA $87,825 Weston, MA $87,825 Needham Heights, MA $87,825 Nonantum, MA $87,825 Buzzards Bay, MA $82,848 Lincoln, MA $87,770

Stow, MA $84,589 Sudbury, MA $87,644 Wayland, MA $87,691 Woodville, MA $82,502 Woburn, MA $87,825 Burlington, MA $86,250 Andover, MA $83,415 Billerica, MA $84,746

Chelmsford, MA $84,746 Dracut, MA $84,746 Dunstable, MA $84,620 Haverhill, MA $83,415 Georgetown, MA $83,415 Groveland, MA $83,415 Lawrence, MA $83,415 Methuen, MA $83,415

North Andover, MA $83,415 Lowell, MA $84,746 Merrimac, MA $83,360 North Billerica, MA $84,746 North Chelmsford, MA $84,746 North Reading, MA $83,360 Nutting Lake, MA $84,746 Pinehurst, MA $84,746

Reading, MA $85,242 Tewksbury, MA $84,746 Tyngsboro, MA $84,746 Wakefield, MA $87,802 West Boxford, MA $83,415 Westford, MA $84,746 Wilmington, MA $84,069 Winchester, MA $87,825

Lynn, MA $87,825 Saugus, MA $87,825 Swampscott, MA $87,770 Nahant, MA $87,825 Amesbury, MA $82,990 Beverly, MA $87,613 Boxford, MA $83,415 Byfield, MA $83,360

Danvers, MA $83,282 Essex, MA $84,140 Gloucester, MA $84,266 Hamilton, MA $83,234 Hathorne, MA $83,282 Chilmark, MA $82,636 East Falmouth, MA $83,037 East Sandwich, MA $83,337

East Wareham, MA $82,872 Edgartown, MA $82,691 Falmouth, MA $82,904 Woods Hole, MA $82,904 Menemsha, MA $82,691 Monument Beach, MA $82,872 Nantucket, MA $82,691 North Falmouth, MA $82,927

Oak Bluffs, MA $82,715 Onset, MA $82,927 Pocasset, MA $82,904 Sagamore, MA $83,510 Sagamore Beach, MA $83,510 Sandwich, MA $83,345 Siasconset, MA $82,691 Silver Beach, MA $82,927

Vineyard Haven, MA $82,785 Wareham, MA $82,951 West Chop, MA $82,785 West Falmouth, MA $82,927 West Tisbury, MA $82,691 West Wareham, MA $82,982 Hyannis, MA $82,817 Barnstable, MA $83,093

Brewster, MA $82,691 Centerville, MA $83,061 Chatham, MA $82,691 Cotuit, MA $83,116 Ipswich, MA $83,234 Cummaquid, MA $82,841 Lynnfield, MA $85,526 Manchester, MA $84,463

Marblehead, MA $87,668 Middleton, MA $83,392 Newburyport, MA $83,258 Newbury, MA $83,415 Salisbury, MA $82,722 Peabody, MA $87,723 Prides Crossing, MA $85,400 Rockport, MA $84,258

Rowley, MA $83,282 Salem, MA $87,723 South Hamilton, MA $83,234 Topsfield, MA $83,360 Wenham, MA $83,258 West Newbury, MA $83,415 Accord, MA $85,203 Bellingham, MA $81,368

Brant Rock, MA $84,849 Canton, MA $85,203 Cohasset, MA $86,361 Dedham, MA $87,825 Dover, MA $87,746 East Mansfield, MA $85,203 Dennis, MA $82,691 Dennis Port, MA $82,691

East Dennis, MA $82,691 Eastham, MA $82,691 East Orleans, MA $82,691 Forestdale, MA $83,234 Harwich, MA $82,691 Harwich Port, MA $82,691 Hyannis Port, MA $82,809 Marstons Mills, MA $83,203

Mashpee, MA $83,258 North Chatham, MA $82,691 North Eastham, MA $83,754 North Truro, MA $84,809 Orleans, MA $82,691 Osterville, MA $82,959 Provincetown, MA $84,652 South Chatham, MA $82,691

South Dennis, MA $82,691 South Harwich, MA $82,691 South Orleans, MA $82,691 South Wellfleet, MA $83,754 South Yarmouth, MA $82,691 Truro, MA $83,754 Wellfleet, MA $83,754 West Barnstable, MA $83,242

West Chatham, MA $82,691 West Dennis, MA $82,691 West Harwich, MA $82,691 West Hyannisport, MA $82,990 West Yarmouth, MA $82,691 Yarmouth Port, MA $82,691 Assonet, MA $83,030 Attleboro, MA $81,604

Chartley, MA $85,203 Cuttyhunk, MA $82,951 Dartmouth, MA $83,085 Dighton, MA $82,203 East Freetown, MA $83,085 East Taunton, MA $85,069 Fairhaven, MA $83,085 Fall River, MA $83,085

Somerset, MA $83,006 Marion, MA $83,085 Mattapoisett, MA $83,085 New Bedford, MA $83,085 Acushnet, MA $83,085

Reliability Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Reliability Engineer'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 January 01, 2026

$78,777

Average $85,699/year

$90,728

$6,565

Average $7,142/month

$7,561

$1,515

Average $1,648/week

$1,745

$38

Average $41/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,728	$7,561	$1,745	$44
Average	$85,699	$7,142	$1,648	$41
25th Percentile	$78,777	$6,565	$1,515	$38

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