Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 1,053 people
How much does an assistant professor make in Massachusetts?
$91,979typical pay for a assistant professor in 2025
$68,687 – $118,222what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where assistant professors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of Massachusetts System494 people$109,349
- Bridgewater State University75 people$83,494
- Salem State University66 people$90,056
- Worcester State University46 people$72,552
- Fitchburg State University33 people$75,745
- Berkshire Community College28 people$70,209
- Westfield State University27 people$74,401
- Springfield Technical Community College27 people$89,425
- Quinsigamond Community College24 people$82,549
- Framingham State University24 people$83,002
- Middlesex Community College23 people$83,139
- Massasoit Community College21 people$83,263
- Bunker Hill Community College20 people$76,015
- North Shore Community College20 people$79,743
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy18 people$82,672
- Cape Cod Community College17 people$80,753
- Greenfield Community College16 people$79,446
- Holyoke Community College16 people$60,334
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts14 people$70,917
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design13 people$72,890
- Massachusetts Bay Community College13 people$97,535
- Mount Wachusett Community College10 people$72,953
- Northern Essex Community College4 people$73,420
- Roxbury Community College2 people$79,508
- Bristol Community College2 people$106,229
No employers match.
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 Professor (this page)$91,979 (everyone)
- Associate Professor$112,500 (everyone)
Highest-paid assistant professors, 2025
- 1Maxwell MayerAssistant Professor · University of Massachusetts System$469,843
- 2Mohsen Jalali RoudsariAssistant Professor · University of Massachusetts System$436,979
- 3Angela LacombeAssistant Professor · University of Massachusetts System$432,273
- 4Joseph AfonsoAssistant Professor · University of Massachusetts System$425,386
- 5Kamlyn HaynesAssistant Professor · University of Massachusetts System$341,696
Common questions
How much does an assistant professor make in Massachusetts?
The typical assistant professor was paid $91,979 in 2025; most earned between $68,687 and $118,222. This counts all 1,053 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for assistant professors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Assistant Professor, at any level (for example "Assistant Professor"). 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