Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 100 people
How much does a project manager make in Massachusetts?
$88,296typical pay for a project manager in 2025
$72,366 – $109,124what 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 10.6% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from 4 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 ↗
- City of Worcester HR · worcesterma.gov ↗
Where project managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of Massachusetts System34 people$77,354
- Boston30 people$88,617
- Massport8 people$137,576
- Trial Court4 people$144,462
- Worcester3 people$90,288
- Bunker Hill Community College2 people$30,685
- Massachusetts State College Building Authority2 people$35,156
- Disabled Persons Protection Commission1 person$134,800
- Center for Health Information & Analysis1 person$128,904
- Northern Essex Community College1 person$86,543
- Department of State Police1 person$135,083
- Massachusetts Technology Collaborative1 person$63,750
- Commission for the Protection of Persons With Disabilities1 person$140,122
- Sheriff Department Norfolk1 person$104,012
- Bridgewater State University1 person$68,225
- Cannabis Control Commission1 person$95,667
- Department of Public Health1 person$93,428
- Health Connector1 person$130,960
- Secretary of State1 person$133,049
- Office of the Comptroller1 person$129,551
- Department of Early Education & Care1 person$107,786
- Attorney General Office1 person$88,499
- Executive Office for Administration and Finance1 person$87,964
- Capital Asset Management and Maintenance Division1 person$120,077
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Project Manager III12 people$81,720
- Project Manager87 people$88,499
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).
- Project Associate$73,091 (everyone)
- Project Manager (this page)$88,296 (everyone)
- Assistant Project Manager$91,717 (everyone)
- Project Manager Senior$111,629 (everyone)
- Senior Project Manager$121,627 (everyone)
Highest-paid project managers, 2025
- 1Kevin McweeneyProject Manager · Massport$164,611
- 2William LetendreProject Manager · Trial Court$160,440
- 3Samantha SheaProject Manager · Trial Court$154,341
- 4Amy Blake-BaldwinProject Manager · Massport$149,956
- 5John A PiacitelliProject Manager · Massport$148,228
Common questions
How much does a project manager make in Massachusetts?
The typical project manager was paid $88,296 in 2025; most earned between $72,366 and $109,124. This counts all 100 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for project managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Project Manager, at any level (for example "Project 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