Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 12 people
How much does a program specialist make in Massachusetts?
$15,821typical pay for a program specialist in 2025
$8,922 – $29,808what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 37.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where program specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid program specialists, 2025
- 1Courtney FosterProgram Specialist · Massachusetts Clean Energy Center$90,669
- 2Alyssa UrellaProgram Specialist · Massachusetts Clean Energy Center$81,259
- 3Carolyn MasshardtProgram Specialist · Bridgewater State University$32,428
- 4Varsha GolialaProgram Specialist · University of Massachusetts System$28,934
- 5April BellafioreProgram Specialist · Springfield Technical Community College$24,768
Common questions
How much does a program specialist make in Massachusetts?
The typical program specialist was paid $15,821 in 2025; most earned between $8,922 and $29,808. This counts all 12 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for program specialists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Program Specialist, at any level (for example "Program Specialist"). 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