Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 41 people
How much does a program assistant make in Massachusetts?
$58,757typical pay for a program assistant in 2025
$26,795 – $72,624what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 0.6% 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 ↗
- Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · macomptroller.org ↗
Where program assistants 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).
- Program Assistant (this page)$58,757 (everyone)
- Program Associate$63,428 (everyone)
- Assistant Program Manager$67,259 (everyone)
- Program Supervisor$88,751 (everyone)
- Program Manager$94,033 (everyone)
- Senior Program Manager$102,759 (everyone)
Highest-paid program assistants, 2025
- 1Elizabeth DiazProgram Assistant · University of Massachusetts System$92,384
- 2Carmen IlardiProgram Assistant · Boston$82,803
- 3Annette EdlerProgram Assistant · Boston$82,803
- 4Jennifer Courtney JonesProgram Assistant · Boston$82,744
- 5Robin ValentineProgram Assistant · University of Massachusetts System$82,295
Common questions
How much does a program assistant make in Massachusetts?
The typical program assistant was paid $58,757 in 2025; most earned between $26,795 and $72,624. This counts all 41 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for program assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Program Assistant, at any level (for example "Program Assistant"). 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