Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 240 people
How much does a culinary worker make in Massachusetts?
$43,771typical pay for a culinary worker in 2025
$35,050 – $47,730what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where culinary workers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid culinary workers, 2025
- 1Charlemise SylvainCulinary Worker II · University of Massachusetts System$70,199
- 2Roosevelt LambertCulinary Worker II · University of Massachusetts System$67,321
- 3Yong BoyntonCulinary Worker II · University of Massachusetts System$59,946
- 4Dung LeCulinary Worker II · University of Massachusetts System$59,247
- 5Brett FelixCulinary Worker II · University of Massachusetts System$58,281
Common questions
How much does a culinary worker make in Massachusetts?
The typical culinary worker was paid $43,771 in 2025; most earned between $35,050 and $47,730. This counts all 240 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 4.3% of all pay for culinary workers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Culinary Worker, at any level (for example "Culinary Worker"). 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