Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 5 people
How much does a bureau chief make in Massachusetts?
$166,826typical pay for a bureau chief in 2025
$166,826 – $166,826what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where bureau chiefs 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).
- Deputy Bureau Chief$153,259 (everyone)
- Bureau Chief (this page)$166,826 (everyone)
Highest-paid bureau chiefs, 2025
- 1Richard JohnstonBureau Chief · Attorney General Office$168,105
- 2Jennifer CotterBureau Chief · Attorney General Office$166,826
- 3Cynthia MarkBureau Chief · Attorney General Office$166,826
- 4Anne StermanBureau Chief · Attorney General Office$166,826
- 5Toby UngerBureau Chief · Attorney General Office$160,437
Common questions
How much does a bureau chief make in Massachusetts?
The typical bureau chief was paid $166,826 in 2025; most earned between $166,826 and $166,826. This counts all 5 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for bureau chiefs in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Bureau Chief, at any level (for example "Bureau Chief"). 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