Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 64 people
How much does a head clerk make in Massachusetts?
$51,712typical pay for a head clerk in 2025
$39,063 – $58,870what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from 3 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sourcesHide sources
- City of Boston · boston.gov ↗
- City of Worcester HR · worcesterma.gov ↗
- Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · macomptroller.org ↗
Where head clerks 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).
- Head Clerk (this page)$51,712 (everyone)
- Principal Clerk$55,164 (everyone)
- Senior Clerk$63,868 (everyone)
Highest-paid head clerks, 2025
- 1Theresa WhiteHead Clerk · Worcester$115,436
- 2Matthew A ServidioHead Clerk · Worcester$70,289
- 3Marlene StanisewskiHead Clerk · Secretary of State$68,433
- 4Lorena A Castillo SanchezHead Clerk · Worcester$68,273
- 5Robyn L BondsHead Clerk · Boston$68,000
Common questions
How much does a head clerk make in Massachusetts?
The typical head clerk was paid $51,712 in 2025; most earned between $39,063 and $58,870. This counts all 64 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.6% of all pay for head clerks in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Head Clerk, at any level (for example "Head 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