Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 325 people
How much does a post doc make in Massachusetts?
$61,008typical pay for a post doc in 2025
$38,366 – $63,508what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where post docs work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Post Doc 0110 people$56,902
- Post Doc 154 people$61,428
- Post Doc 259 people$61,884
- Post Doc 331 people$64,356
- Post Doc5 people$65,742
- Post Doc 521 people$66,159
- Post Doc 429 people$66,492
- Post Doc 612 people$69,469
Highest-paid post docs, 2025
- 1Zachary GrantPost Doc · University of Massachusetts System$78,810
- 2Katharina MeijboomPost Doc 5 · University of Massachusetts System$77,849
- 3Boyang ShiPost Doc 4 · University of Massachusetts System$77,267
- 4Jennifer ZiegenfussPost Doc 7 · University of Massachusetts System$74,088
- 5Prathibha YarikipatiPost Doc 7 · University of Massachusetts System$74,088
Common questions
How much does a post doc make in Massachusetts?
The typical post doc was paid $61,008 in 2025; most earned between $38,366 and $63,508. This counts all 325 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for post docs in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Post Doc, at any level (for example "Post Doc 0"). 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