Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 43 people
How much does a systems administrator make in Massachusetts?
$122,234typical pay for a systems administrator in 2025
$99,185 – $131,872what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where systems administrators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Executive Office for Administration and Finance15 people$122,014
- Executive Office of Technology Services and Security12 people$128,363
- Trial Court5 people$134,490
- University of Massachusetts System3 people$91,350
- Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission1 person$131,504
- Eastern District Attorney1 person$75,779
- Executive Office of Education1 person$101,545
- Northern Essex Community College1 person$88,095
- Executive Office of Health and Human Services1 person$149,674
- Cannabis Control Commission1 person$94,804
- Executive Office of Environmental Affairs1 person$107,454
- State Auditor's Office1 person$95,901
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Systems Administrator11 people$94,804
- Systems Administrator II31 people$125,261
Highest-paid systems administrators, 2025
- 1Gerald CashmanSystems Administrator II · Executive Office for Administration and Finance$200,513
- 2Ramu KanchaSystems Administrator II · Executive Office of Health and Human Services$149,674
- 3David CallananSystems Administrator II · Executive Office for Administration and Finance$144,696
- 4Osaro IgiedeSystems Administrator II · Executive Office of Technology Services and Security$139,534
- 5Joel HerdaSystems Administrator · Trial Court$138,890
Common questions
How much does a systems administrator make in Massachusetts?
The typical systems administrator was paid $122,234 in 2025; most earned between $99,185 and $131,872. This counts all 43 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.5% of all pay for systems administrators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Systems Administrator, at any level (for example "Systems Administrator"). 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