Boston, MA · 2025 pay · 23 people
How much does a head admin clerk make in Boston, MA?
$61,804typical pay for a head admin clerk in 2025
$50,755 – $72,899what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 17.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from City of Boston · Matches the agency's latest release · boston.gov ↗
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Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid head admin clerks, 2025
Common questions
How much does a head admin clerk make in Boston, MA?
The typical head admin clerk was paid $61,804 in 2025; most earned between $50,755 and $72,899. This counts all 23 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 5.0% of all pay for head admin clerks in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Head Admin Clerk, at any level (for example "Head Admin Clerk"). 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