Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 36 people
How much does a special assistant make in Massachusetts?
$92,088typical pay for a special assistant in 2025
$83,289 – $110,297what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from City of Boston · Matches the agency's latest release · boston.gov ↗✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
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Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
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Common questions
How much does a special assistant make in Massachusetts?
The typical special assistant was paid $92,088 in 2025; most earned between $83,289 and $110,297. This counts all 36 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.2% of all pay for special assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Special Assistant, at any level (for example "Special 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