Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 39 people
How much does a technical assistant make in Massachusetts?
$57,473typical pay for a technical assistant in 2025
$21,825 – $76,787what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 3.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where technical assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Worcester State University9 people$35,672
- Secretary of State5 people$127,500
- University of Massachusetts System5 people$64,226
- Bristol Community College4 people$16,384
- Bridgewater State University3 people$55,497
- Massachusetts Bay Community College3 people$7,650
- MassHousing2 people$87,963
- Berkshire Community College2 people$61,880
- Bunker Hill Community College1 person$72,966
- Fitchburg State University1 person$39,657
- Cape Cod Community College1 person$51,219
- Springfield Technical Community College1 person$87,495
- Northern Essex Community College1 person$75,238
- Holyoke Community College1 person$77,357
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Technical Assistant I6 people$25,234
- Technical Assistant II14 people$54,987
- Technical Assistant III9 people$70,642
- Technical Assistant7 people$127,500
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).
- Technical Associate$49,940 (everyone)
- Technical Assistant (this page)$57,473 (everyone)
Highest-paid technical assistants, 2025
- 1Laura CharisTechnical Assistant · Secretary of State$136,302
- 2Carmel CasassaTechnical Assistant · Secretary of State$127,500
- 3Kim ArenaTechnical Assistant · Secretary of State$127,500
- 4Peter GentileTechnical Assistant · Secretary of State$127,500
- 5Annette Y Lemmo-ChasteenTechnical Assistant · MassHousing$92,075
Common questions
How much does a technical assistant make in Massachusetts?
The typical technical assistant was paid $57,473 in 2025; most earned between $21,825 and $76,787. This counts all 39 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.7% of all pay for technical assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Technical Assistant, at any level (for example "Technical Assistant I"). 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