Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 24 people
How much does a research assistant make in Massachusetts?
$40,437typical pay for a research assistant in 2025
$2,585 – $54,448what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 14.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where research 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).
- Research Assistant (this page)$40,437 (everyone)
- Research Associate$52,155 (everyone)
- Research Manager$83,517 (everyone)
- Senior Research Associate$95,419 (everyone)
- Research Manager Senior$106,646 (everyone)
Highest-paid research assistants, 2025
- 1Elena BlissResearch Assistant · University of Massachusetts System$104,473
- 2William KazmierResearch Assistant · University of Massachusetts System$81,833
- 3Jennifer HolmesResearch Assistant · University of Massachusetts System$70,593
- 4Karina ZeferinoResearch Assistant · University of Massachusetts System$70,587
- 5Emily MullaneyResearch Assistant · Bunker Hill Community College$70,476
Common questions
How much does a research assistant make in Massachusetts?
The typical research assistant was paid $40,437 in 2025; most earned between $2,585 and $54,448. This counts all 24 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for research assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research Assistant, at any level (for example "Research 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