Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 8 people
How much does a payroll manager make in Massachusetts?
$107,232typical pay for a payroll manager in 2025
$98,128 – $110,032what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 11.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from 3 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sourcesHide sources
- Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · macomptroller.org ↗
- City of Boston · boston.gov ↗
- City of Worcester HR · worcesterma.gov ↗
Where payroll managers 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).
- Payroll Assistant$75,501 (everyone)
- Payroll Supervisor$102,574 (everyone)
- Payroll Manager (this page)$107,232 (everyone)
Highest-paid payroll managers, 2025
- 1Ashley ZengPayroll Manager · Lottery and Gaming Commission$148,380
- 2Yara FigueroaPayroll Manager · Boston$110,180
- 3Sandra WhitePayroll Manager · University of Massachusetts System$109,982
- 4Sonja StreeterPayroll Manager · University of Massachusetts System$108,185
- 5Christina FlaggPayroll Manager · University of Massachusetts System$106,278
Common questions
How much does a payroll manager make in Massachusetts?
The typical payroll manager was paid $107,232 in 2025; most earned between $98,128 and $110,032. This counts all 8 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for payroll managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Payroll Manager, at any level (for example "Payroll Manager"). 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