Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 63 people
How much does a technical specialist make in Massachusetts?
$71,366typical pay for a technical specialist in 2025
$58,003 – $90,059what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 1.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗✓ Official data from City of Boston · Matches the agency's latest release · boston.gov ↗
Where technical specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of Massachusetts System36 people$69,673
- Springfield Technical Community College7 people$71,366
- Cape Cod Community College5 people$54,030
- Boston5 people$120,768
- Bridgewater State University4 people$67,481
- Worcester State University1 person$73,630
- Massachusetts Bay Community College1 person$75,953
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design1 person$101,476
- Westfield State University1 person$89,695
- Massasoit Community College1 person$75,941
- Salem State University1 person$78,131
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Technical Specialist I27 people$66,626
- Technical Specialist II27 people$78,131
- Technical Specialist9 people$118,361
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 Specialist (this page)$71,366 (everyone)
- Senior Technical Specialist$103,368 (everyone)
Highest-paid technical specialists, 2025
- 1Joseph LaneTechnical Specialist II · University of Massachusetts System$165,125
- 2Rajesh RathiTechnical Specialist · Boston$135,143
- 3James EganTechnical Specialist I · University of Massachusetts System$122,329
- 4Edward CarneyTechnical Specialist II · University of Massachusetts System$122,285
- 5Tesfaye G. DebelaTechnical Specialist · Boston$121,525
Common questions
How much does a technical specialist make in Massachusetts?
The typical technical specialist was paid $71,366 in 2025; most earned between $58,003 and $90,059. This counts all 63 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 7.8% of all pay for technical specialists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Technical Specialist, at any level (for example "Technical Specialist 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