Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 15 people
How much does an esl instructor make in Massachusetts?
$17,119typical pay for a esl instructor in 2025
$7,188 – $33,475what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 5.9% 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 esl instructors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid esl instructors, 2025
- 1Alexander HeywoodEsl Instructor · Boston$80,462
- 2Benjamin CarignanEsl Instructor · Boston$79,181
- 3Joni HagigeorgesEsl Instructor · Salem State University$46,125
- 4Elizabeth CullenEsl Instructor · Salem State University$34,760
- 5Chia-Fung Schuemann-LinEsl Instructor · Salem State University$32,190
Common questions
How much does an esl instructor make in Massachusetts?
The typical esl instructor was paid $17,119 in 2025; most earned between $7,188 and $33,475. This counts all 15 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.3% of all pay for esl instructors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Esl Instructor, at any level (for example "Esl Instructor"). 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