Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 220 people
How much does a support staff make in Massachusetts?
$16,030typical pay for a support staff in 2025
$8,288 – $28,652what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 2.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where support staffs work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid support staffs, 2025
- 1Paula KostyunSupport Staff · Berkshire District Attorney$87,000
- 2Timothy FarrarSupport Staff · Department of Fire Services$85,066
- 3Michael PetersSupport Staff · Department of Fire Services$78,947
- 4Mark DalySupport Staff · Department of Fire Services$76,324
- 5Michelle ZaccariaSupport Staff · Berkshire District Attorney$67,000
Common questions
How much does a support staff make in Massachusetts?
The typical support staff was paid $16,030 in 2025; most earned between $8,288 and $28,652. This counts all 220 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for support staffs in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Support Staff, at any level (for example "Support Staff"). 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