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Manufacturing in Massachusetts Runs 34% Above the National Cost Average

Massachusetts's manufacturing cost index stands at 134.0 against a national 100 as of June 2026 — labor at 109.7 and industrial energy at 206.9. That places it 46th cheapest of 51 jurisdictions.

Massachusetts's manufacturing cost index stands at 134.0 against a national 100 as of June 2026 — labor at 109.7 and industrial energy at 206.9. That places it 46th cheapest of 51 jurisdictions.

• composite (US = 100): 134.0
• labor: 109.7
• industrial energy: 206.9

The composite weights labor at 75% and industrial electricity at 25%, so Massachusetts's position is mostly a energy story: its energy component indexes at 206.9 against the national 100. A premium of 34 points compounds differently across shops — a labor-heavy job shop feels the labor line, an energy-hungry process plant feels the kilowatt-hours.

For a site decision the index is the starting point, not the answer: freight to customers, workforce depth, and incentives move individual cases. The per-state page carries the underlying wage and electricity series this index is built from, both refreshed automatically.

Published 2026-08-31.