Massachusetts · 2024–2025 pay · 14,383 people
How much are state social services employees paid in Massachusetts?
$79,318typical pay for state social services employees, 2024–2025
$57,849 – $99,912what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, at the 12 employers listed below. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025).
✓ 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.
- Department of Developmental Services7,165 people$69,289
- Department of Children and Families4,661 people$91,278
- Department of Transitional Assistance1,913 people$91,591
- Massachusetts Commission for the Blind149 people$89,964
- Disabled Persons Protection Commission127 people$81,383
- Commission for the Protection of Persons With Disabilities126 people$86,456
- Department of Elder Affairs82 people$108,777
- Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing65 people$93,684
- Office of the Child Advocate42 people$86,279
- Office for Refugees and Immigrants35 people$91,278
- Massachusetts Office on Disability17 people$68,808
- Commission on the Status of Persons With Disabilities1 person$89,106
No employers match.
Other types of employer in Massachusetts
- State government88,776 people$89,862
- Colleges and universities48,103 people$53,483
- 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 police and public safety6,572 people$92,911
- 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: Social services. 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