Boston, MA · 2025 pay · 32 people
How much does a security para make in Boston, MA?
$61,551typical pay for a security para in 2025
$51,908 – $70,166what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 7.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from City of Boston · Matches the agency's latest release · boston.gov ↗
Where security paras work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid security paras, 2025
Common questions
How much does a security para make in Boston, MA?
The typical security para was paid $61,551 in 2025; most earned between $51,908 and $70,166. This counts all 32 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for security paras in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Security Para, at any level (for example "Security Para"). 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