Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 121 people
How much does an executive assistant make in Massachusetts?
$83,340typical pay for a executive assistant in 2025
$68,077 – $90,418what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay rose 3.6% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from 3 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sourcesHide sources
- Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · macomptroller.org ↗
- Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · macomptroller.org ↗
- City of Boston · boston.gov ↗
Where executive assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of Massachusetts System39 people$77,688
- Boston12 people$103,977
- Sheriff Department Middlesex4 people$79,339
- Springfield Technical Community College4 people$86,865
- Massport4 people$69,145
- Sheriff Department Franklin3 people$90,692
- Massachusetts Technology Collaborative3 people$60,571
- Department of Public Health3 people$84,379
- Executive Office of Environmental Affairs3 people$39,252
- Secretary of State3 people$77,206
- Sheriff Department Suffolk2 people$75,705
- Bunker Hill Community College2 people$100,888
- Attorney General Office2 people$98,951
- Massachusetts Convention Center Authority2 people$91,218
- MassHousing2 people$69,248
- Veterans' Home in Chelsea2 people$55,863
- Executive Office of Health and Human Services2 people$44,385
- Department of Mental Health2 people$106,761
- Cannabis Control Commission2 people$82,812
- Sheriff Department Essex2 people$83,435
- Suffolk District Attorney1 person$52,369
- State Auditor's Office1 person$73,257
- Commonwealth Corporation1 person$62,525
- Office of the Comptroller1 person$40,923
- Executive Office of Technology Services and Security1 person$84,724
- Plymouth District Attorney1 person$124,437
- Berkshire District Attorney1 person$105,000
- Department of Early Education & Care1 person$93,277
- Governor's Office1 person$83,078
- Sheriff Department Worcester1 person$88,291
- Executive Office of Public Safety & Homeland Security1 person$103,130
- Sheriff Department Plymouth1 person$83,886
- Massasoit Community College1 person$78,590
- Disabled Persons Protection Commission1 person$92,305
- Commission on Status of Women1 person$68,218
- Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board1 person$169,859
- Massachusetts Housing Partnership1 person$93,854
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority1 person$86,499
- Office of the State Treasurer1 person$88,709
- Eastern District Attorney1 person$68,077
- Bristol Community College1 person$7,290
- Health Policy Commission1 person$85,740
- Commission for the Protection of Persons With Disabilities1 person$97,861
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Executive Assistant I27 people$77,688
- Executive Assistant92 people$84,073
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 Executive$62,317 (everyone)
- Executive Assistant (this page)$83,340 (everyone)
- Senior Executive Assistant$94,242 (everyone)
Highest-paid executive assistants, 2025
- 1Ellen MccarthyExecutive Assistant · Boston$220,406
- 2Kenneth RyanExecutive Assistant · Boston$217,549
- 3Marliese LawsonExecutive Assistant · Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board$169,859
- 4Michael J HutchinsonExecutive Assistant · Boston$154,759
- 5Joseph H CallahanExecutive Assistant · Boston$154,574
Common questions
How much does an executive assistant make in Massachusetts?
The typical executive assistant was paid $83,340 in 2025; most earned between $68,077 and $90,418. This counts all 121 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.6% of all pay for executive assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Executive Assistant, at any level (for example "Executive Assistant I"). 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