Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 43 people
How much does a security specialist make in Massachusetts?
$57,744typical pay for a security specialist in 2025
$29,068 – $72,235what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 124.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where security specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid security specialists, 2025
- 1Yves Pierre-LouisSecurity Specialist I · Department of Mental Health$119,230
- 2Nicholas BonczykSecurity Specialist II · University of Massachusetts System$119,210
- 3Ronald PipkinSecurity Specialist I · Department of Public Health$107,643
- 4Shaquan BerrySecurity Specialist I · Department of Mental Health$98,131
- 5James NeedhamSecurity Specialist I · Department of Public Health$81,878
Common questions
How much does a security specialist make in Massachusetts?
The typical security specialist was paid $57,744 in 2025; most earned between $29,068 and $72,235. This counts all 43 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 16.4% of all pay for security specialists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Security Specialist, at any level (for example "Security 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