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Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 12 people

How much does a research manager make in Massachusetts?

$83,517typical pay for a research manager in 2025

$77,936 – $87,335what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 14.1% 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 research managers 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).

  1. Research Assistant$40,437 (everyone)
  2. Research Associate$52,155 (everyone)
  3. Research Manager (this page)$83,517 (everyone)
  4. Senior Research Associate$95,419 (everyone)
  5. Research Manager Senior$106,646 (everyone)

Highest-paid research managers, 2025

  1. 1Brian BeamanResearch Manager · Center for Health Information & Analysis$110,626
  2. 2Ivana ZulianiResearch Manager · University of Massachusetts System$88,193
  3. 3Ellen T. MaryaResearch Manager · Massachusetts Housing Partnership$88,099
  4. 4Andrew LuceResearch Manager · University of Massachusetts System$87,080
  5. 5Aliza PorthResearch Manager · University of Massachusetts System$86,529

Common questions

How much does a research manager make in Massachusetts?

The typical research manager was paid $83,517 in 2025; most earned between $77,936 and $87,335. 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 research managers in 2025.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is Research Manager, at any level (for example "Research Manager"). 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