Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 6,572 people
How much are state public safety employees paid in Massachusetts?
$92,911typical pay for state public safety employees, 2025
$16,038 – $144,184what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, at the 9 employers listed below.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Pay by employer
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each employer's latest year. Short, seasonal roles (typical pay under $5,000) are listed last.
- Department of State Police3,554 people$135,885
- Department of Fire Services802 people$16,168
- Municipal Police Training Committee619 people$6,660
- Executive Office of Public Safety & Homeland Security279 people$100,748
- Emergency Management Agency128 people$95,009
- Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training68 people$93,468
- Sex Offender Registry59 people$101,075
- Criminal Justice Information Services Department55 people$87,858
- Military Division1,008 people$1,000
Other types of employer in Massachusetts
- State government88,776 people$89,862
- Colleges and universities48,103 people$53,483
- State social services agencies14,383 people$79,318
- State prisons and corrections13,224 people$98,070
- State courts and legal offices11,270 people$82,773
- State health agencies10,792 people$91,648
- State environment and natural resources agencies5,219 people$64,439
- State revenue and finance agencies3,173 people$97,375
- State education agencies1,744 people$99,700
- State administration and technology agencies1,409 people$106,003
- State regulation and licensing agencies1,342 people$94,988
- State legislature1,177 people$68,969
- State veterans agencies976 people$68,181
- State economic development and housing agencies731 people$97,474
- Governor's and statewide elected offices646 people$54,016
- Housing and community development501 people$123,622
Each employer is placed in one type, following the US Census Bureau's types of government; state agencies are also grouped by what they do. This page: State agencies: Public safety. Employers we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this