Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 51 people
How much does an area director make in Massachusetts?
$132,688typical pay for a area director in 2025
$129,637 – $137,926what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where area directors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Assistant Area Director$108,051 (everyone)
- Area Director (this page)$132,688 (everyone)
Highest-paid area directors, 2025
- 1Susan WingArea Director · Department of Mental Health$167,882
- 2Julie SchwagerArea Director · Department of Mental Health$162,396
- 3Suzanne PlasseArea Director · Department of Mental Health$159,476
- 4Jerry JulianoArea Director · Department of Mental Health$159,179
- 5Thomas MarshallArea Director · Department of Developmental Services$151,954
Common questions
How much does an area director make in Massachusetts?
The typical area director was paid $132,688 in 2025; most earned between $129,637 and $137,926. This counts all 51 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for area directors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Area Director, at any level (for example "Area Director"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this