Massachusetts · 2025 pay
How much do Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority employees make?
$93,986typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$66,931 – $135,066what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: Intern
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Is pay going up?
Yes. Typical pay went from $75,948 in 2018 to $93,986 in 2025 (+24%).
What changed since 2024
- +10.3%Typical pay went up from $85,194 to $93,986.
- +5.0%Typical raise for the 93 people paid in both 2024 and 2025. About 18% got a raise of 10% or more.
- 22 new22 people were paid for the first time in 2025, and 17 people paid in 2024 were no longer on the payroll.
- +24%Since 2018, typical pay has gone from $75,948 to $93,986, while the number of people paid went up from 93 to 115.
The agency updates it every pay period.
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 11 | $5,500 | $3k – $13k | ▲ 76.7% |
How many people earn what
- Under $10k8
- $10k – $30k11
- $30k – $50k4
- $50k – $70k9
- $70k – $90k23
- $90k – $110k15
- $110k – $150k26
- $150k or more19
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| Operations | 31 | $83,533 |
| Policy | 24 | $77,126 |
| Information Technology | 20 | $102,222 |
| Legal | 12 | $78,925 |
| Finance & Accounting | 10 | $100,694 |
Highest paid at Health Connector in 2025
- 1Audrey GasteierExecutive Director$259,033▲ $9,845 vs 2024
- 2Patricia M GrantDeputy Executive Director and Coo$242,295▲ $15,795 vs 2024
- 3Kari L Miller-SmithChief Financial Officer$218,106▲ $9,216 vs 2024
- 4Andrew R EganGeneral Counsel$210,084▲ $9,123 vs 2024
- 5Marissa WoltmannChief of Policy and Plan Management$197,953▲ $13,156 vs 2024
- 6Eliot R GormanChief Architect$197,458▲ $3,580 vs 2024
- 7Jason W LeffertsSenior Director of External Affair$192,578▲ $7,481 vs 2024
- 8Linda HamelSenior Counsel$188,075▲ $8,268 vs 2024
- 9Kimmarie MercureDeputy Coo Customer Service and Contracts$188,075▲ $8,268 vs 2024
- 10Nelson TeixeiraDeputy Coo Hcb and Shared Services$183,839▼ $1,257 vs 2024
Common questions
How much does a Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority employee make?
The typical employee was paid $93,986 in 2025: half of the 115 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $66,931 and $135,066.
Why do so many people earn very little?
The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 8 people (7.0%) were paid under $10,000.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is gross pay as published; the source does not split it into regular pay and overtime.
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From Massachusetts Office of the Comptroller (macomptroller.org). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the agency updates it every pay period.
"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals