Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 255 people
How much does an associate director make in Massachusetts?
$90,643typical pay for a associate director in 2025
$78,225 – $102,212what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 1.0% 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 associate directors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of Massachusetts System38 people$88,569
- Salem State University30 people$95,357
- Bridgewater State University29 people$98,569
- Framingham State University29 people$73,160
- Westfield State University28 people$96,597
- Worcester State University14 people$93,491
- Quinsigamond Community College13 people$95,284
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design11 people$89,146
- Bunker Hill Community College11 people$103,642
- Holyoke Community College8 people$90,203
- Mount Wachusett Community College8 people$83,813
- Boston6 people$121,374
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts5 people$82,002
- Cape Cod Community College4 people$68,678
- Fitchburg State University4 people$89,214
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy4 people$76,345
- Health Policy Commission3 people$127,000
- Bristol Community College3 people$96,526
- Middlesex Community College2 people$91,726
- Secretary of State1 person$11,030
- Northern Essex Community College1 person$81,002
- Executive Office for Administration and Finance1 person$72,113
- North Shore Community College1 person$30,515
- Massachusetts Bay Community College1 person$78,269
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 Director$79,702 (everyone)
- Associate Director (this page)$90,643 (everyone)
- Assistant Deputy Director$93,354 (everyone)
- Senior Associate Director$103,138 (everyone)
- Deputy Director$115,521 (everyone)
- Director Senior$130,239 (everyone)
- Senior Director$135,514 (everyone)
- Chief Director$138,082 (everyone)
Highest-paid associate directors, 2025
- 1Daniel GiardAssociate Director · Framingham State University$254,545
- 2Carol Anne McgowanAssociate Director · University of Massachusetts System$190,039
- 3Ryan TepperAssociate Director · Bridgewater State University$165,942
- 4Ujunwa MakheneAssociate Director · Bunker Hill Community College$158,834
- 5Michael FroioAssociate Director · Bridgewater State University$153,216
Common questions
How much does an associate director make in Massachusetts?
The typical associate director was paid $90,643 in 2025; most earned between $78,225 and $102,212. This counts all 255 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.3% of all pay for associate directors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Associate Director, at any level (for example "Associate 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