Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 727 people
How much does a nursing assistant make in Massachusetts?
$59,694typical pay for a nursing assistant in 2025
$38,169 – $72,363what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 9.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where nursing assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Nursing Assistant I497 people$52,560
- Nursing Assistant II175 people$67,957
- Nursing Assistant III47 people$72,374
- Nursing Assistant IV6 people$84,205
Highest-paid nursing assistants, 2025
- 1Lovelie MichelNursing Assistant II · Department of Public Health$149,365
- 2Svetlana KotorobayNursing Assistant I · Department of Public Health$144,408
- 3Jacques LaraqueNursing Assistant II · Department of Developmental Services$132,876
- 4Evelina AlleyNursing Assistant I · Department of Public Health$131,899
- 5Kelly NorrisNursing Assistant II · Veterans' Home in Chelsea$131,754
Common questions
How much does a nursing assistant make in Massachusetts?
The typical nursing assistant was paid $59,694 in 2025; most earned between $38,169 and $72,363. This counts all 727 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 17.0% of all pay for nursing assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Nursing Assistant, at any level (for example "Nursing 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