Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 97 people
How much does an assistant superintendent make in Massachusetts?
$145,875typical pay for a assistant superintendent in 2025
$129,196 – $173,296what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗✓ Official data from City of Boston · Matches the agency's latest release · boston.gov ↗
Where assistant superintendents work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Sheriff Department Essex39 people$133,095
- Sheriff Department Hampden19 people$181,934
- Sheriff Department Franklin12 people$130,449
- Boston7 people$177,878
- Sheriff Department Middlesex6 people$158,132
- State Reclamation Board3 people$101,970
- Sheriff Department Suffolk3 people$141,789
- Sheriff Department Worcester2 people$154,377
- Sheriff Department Dukes2 people$187,831
- Sheriff Department Berkshire2 people$193,647
- Sheriff Department Bristol1 person$135,944
- Sheriff Department Norfolk1 person$163,238
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Assistant Superintendent I13 people$119,545
- Assistant Superintendent III10 people$127,922
- Assistant Superintendent IV13 people$137,443
- Assistant Superintendent V5 people$144,043
- Assistant Superintendent42 people$157,779
- Assistant Superintendent II11 people$166,725
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 Deputy Superintendent$140,415 (everyone)
- Assistant Superintendent (this page)$145,875 (everyone)
- Deputy Superintendent$147,100 (everyone)
Highest-paid assistant superintendents, 2025
- 1Joseph McgowanAssistant Superintendent IV · Sheriff Department Essex$235,858
- 2Peter GraczykowskiAssistant Superintendent · Sheriff Department Dukes$216,576
- 3Christopher GeloneseAssistant Superintendent III · Sheriff Department Hampden$212,697
- 4Daniel SheridanAssistant Superintendent I · Sheriff Department Berkshire$210,447
- 5Gregory RobertsAssistant Superintendent I · Sheriff Department Franklin$210,273
Common questions
How much does an assistant superintendent make in Massachusetts?
The typical assistant superintendent was paid $145,875 in 2025; most earned between $129,196 and $173,296. This counts all 97 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.5% of all pay for assistant superintendents in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Assistant Superintendent, at any level (for example "Assistant Superintendent I"). 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