Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 176 people
How much does a program manager make in Massachusetts?
$94,033typical pay for a program manager in 2025
$79,010 – $107,162what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay rose 15.2% from the same employers' year before.
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Where program managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Boston39 people$90,346
- Trial Court33 people$128,077
- University of Massachusetts System29 people$89,291
- Massachusetts Clean Energy Center22 people$90,459
- Sheriff Department Hampden7 people$101,698
- Executive Office of Public Safety & Homeland Security5 people$90,754
- Chief Medical Examiner5 people$100,888
- Disabled Persons Protection Commission5 people$66,988
- Sheriff Department Worcester3 people$99,771
- Department of Conservation and Recreation3 people$105,571
- Massachusetts School Building Authority3 people$106,330
- Executive Office of Economic Development2 people$67,819
- Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development2 people$44,828
- Berkshire Community College2 people$61,159
- Bunker Hill Community College1 person$84,073
- Northern Essex Community College1 person$91,360
- Group Insurance Commission1 person$92,720
- Executive Office of Environmental Affairs1 person$122,328
- Massachusetts Department of Transportation1 person$97,692
- Roxbury Community College1 person$77,731
- Office for Refugees and Immigrants1 person$111,466
- Department of Energy Resources1 person$117,072
- Department of Environmental Protection1 person$114,473
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design1 person$55,989
- Department of Fish and Game1 person$125,211
- Capital Asset Management and Maintenance Division1 person$47,769
- Center for Health Information & Analysis1 person$69,153
- Office of the State Treasurer1 person$88,580
- Sheriff Department Plymouth1 person$96,896
- Mount Wachusett Community College1 person$82,913
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Program Manager III5 people$66,861
- Program Manager IV11 people$89,657
- Program Manager148 people$94,481
- Program Manager VI5 people$108,670
- Program Manager V6 people$109,878
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$58,757 (everyone)
- Program Associate$63,428 (everyone)
- Assistant Program Manager$67,259 (everyone)
- Program Supervisor$88,751 (everyone)
- Program Manager (this page)$94,033 (everyone)
- Senior Program Manager$102,759 (everyone)
Highest-paid program managers, 2025
- 1Matthew CocciardiProgram Manager · Trial Court$176,128
- 2Anthony DurosProgram Manager · Trial Court$160,440
- 3Joseph ZawalichProgram Manager · University of Massachusetts System$155,211
- 4Stephanie CardaciProgram Manager · Trial Court$135,009
- 5Terence RyanProgram Manager · Trial Court$135,009
Common questions
How much does a program manager make in Massachusetts?
The typical program manager was paid $94,033 in 2025; most earned between $79,010 and $107,162. This counts all 176 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for program managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Program Manager, at any level (for example "Program Manager III"). 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