Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 749 people
How much does a staff assistant make in Massachusetts?
$59,612typical pay for a staff assistant in 2025
$29,759 – $73,324what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 0.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from 3 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sourcesHide sources
- Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · macomptroller.org ↗
- City of Boston · boston.gov ↗
- City of Worcester HR · worcesterma.gov ↗
Where staff assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Bridgewater State University116 people$63,538
- Boston88 people$64,597
- University of Massachusetts System83 people$12,744
- Westfield State University71 people$60,571
- Salem State University70 people$58,061
- Framingham State University60 people$57,167
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts39 people$49,350
- Worcester35 people$66,466
- Holyoke Community College34 people$72,101
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy31 people$66,916
- Worcester State University20 people$59,612
- Quinsigamond Community College17 people$67,239
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority14 people$89,601
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design12 people$62,530
- Cape Cod Community College11 people$67,002
- Northern Essex Community College9 people$46,923
- Mount Wachusett Community College9 people$13,486
- Middlesex Community College8 people$70,034
- Fitchburg State University7 people$77,373
- Springfield Technical Community College4 people$45,609
- North Shore Community College3 people$67,053
- Bunker Hill Community College3 people$90,799
- Massasoit Community College2 people$55,105
- Office of the Child Advocate1 person$16,975
- Greenfield Community College1 person$61,438
- State Auditor's Office1 person$30,541
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Staff Assistant (Part-Time)16 people$5,005
- Staff Assistant 114 people$47,234
- Staff Assistant I11 people$58,563
- Staff Assistant644 people$59,401
- Staff Assistant 212 people$71,487
- Staff Assistant 39 people$77,663
- Staff Assistant II15 people$79,358
- Staff Assistant III14 people$88,528
- Staff Assistant IV12 people$89,626
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).
- Assistant Staff$5,229 (everyone)
- Senior Staff Assistant$58,244 (everyone)
- Staff Assistant (this page)$59,612 (everyone)
- Staff Associate$74,962 (everyone)
- Head Staff Assistant$82,902 (everyone)
- Principal Staff Assistant$84,661 (everyone)
Highest-paid staff assistants, 2025
- 1Joseph KeenStaff Assistant · Bridgewater State University$137,077
- 2Ronald JabaraStaff Assistant · Bridgewater State University$136,780
- 3Reza HassanzadehStaff Assistant · Salem State University$136,098
- 4William Reyes-CubidesStaff Assistant · Holyoke Community College$134,733
- 5Bruce KelloggStaff Assistant · Holyoke Community College$134,384
Common questions
How much does a staff assistant make in Massachusetts?
The typical staff assistant was paid $59,612 in 2025; most earned between $29,759 and $73,324. This counts all 749 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.4% of all pay for staff assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Staff Assistant, at any level (for example "Staff Assistant (Part-Time)"). 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