Boston, MA · 2025 pay · 10 people
How much does a building assistant make in Boston, MA?
$50,970typical pay for a building assistant in 2025
$38,054 – $52,100what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 17.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from City of Boston · Matches the agency's latest release · boston.gov ↗
Where building assistants 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).
- Building Assistant (this page)$50,970 (everyone)
- Building Manager$58,244 (everyone)
Highest-paid building assistants, 2025
Common questions
How much does a building assistant make in Boston, MA?
The typical building assistant was paid $50,970 in 2025; most earned between $38,054 and $52,100. This counts all 10 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.5% of all pay for building assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Building Assistant, at any level (for example "Building Assistant"). 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