Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 1,098 people
How much does an associate professor make in Massachusetts?
$112,500typical pay for a associate professor in 2025
$92,344 – $138,738what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where associate professors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of Massachusetts System467 people$135,462
- Bridgewater State University87 people$113,073
- Salem State University62 people$103,111
- Fitchburg State University55 people$94,058
- Worcester State University53 people$97,788
- Westfield State University49 people$100,238
- Framingham State University42 people$95,193
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design36 people$87,669
- Massasoit Community College32 people$105,073
- Springfield Technical Community College29 people$95,441
- Cape Cod Community College28 people$111,368
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy23 people$104,027
- North Shore Community College21 people$98,482
- Bunker Hill Community College21 people$93,715
- Quinsigamond Community College16 people$106,004
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts15 people$87,959
- Berkshire Community College15 people$80,288
- Northern Essex Community College10 people$89,754
- Holyoke Community College8 people$84,041
- Middlesex Community College7 people$86,766
- Massachusetts Bay Community College7 people$117,301
- Mount Wachusett Community College6 people$86,102
- Roxbury Community College4 people$75,552
- Greenfield Community College3 people$88,409
- Bristol Community College2 people$127,443
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$91,979 (everyone)
- Associate Professor (this page)$112,500 (everyone)
Highest-paid associate professors, 2025
- 1Chi ZhangAssociate Professor · University of Massachusetts System$282,771
- 2Ravi JainAssociate Professor · University of Massachusetts System$281,647
- 3Tunde KovacsAssociate Professor · University of Massachusetts System$275,846
- 4Sanghyun SuhAssociate Professor · University of Massachusetts System$273,451
- 5Denise DunlapAssociate Professor · University of Massachusetts System$272,322
Common questions
How much does an associate professor make in Massachusetts?
The typical associate professor was paid $112,500 in 2025; most earned between $92,344 and $138,738. This counts all 1,098 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for associate professors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Associate Professor, at any level (for example "Associate 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