City of Boston / Higginson Inclusion K0-2 / Paraprofessional
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
18 employees hold this title in Higginson Inclusion K0-2. Median total compensation for the role is $43,715, below the department median of $63,689.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 18 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 26,350 people — is $40,930. Higginson Inclusion K0-2 pays a median base salary of $50,077 for this role, 22% above that figure — about the 75th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary across every employer in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Higginson Inclusion K0-2’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 1,420,350 people — is $36,780. Higginson Inclusion K0-2’s median base salary is 36% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 12 of 18 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Higginson Inclusion K0-2 is $43,715, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Paraprofessional is held in 98 City of Boston departments. In Higginson Inclusion K0-2, the median of $43,715 ranks #91 of 98.
Median total compensation for the Paraprofessional role in other City of Bostondepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of Boston, the median of $54,696 ranks #1 of 2. See Paraprofessional across all of City of Boston →
Median total compensation for comparable Paraprofessionalroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Paraprofessional/Higginson Inclusion K0-2
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At Higginson Inclusion K0-2, Victoria Jordan serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $65,190.
Paraprofessional/Higginson Inclusion K0-2
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Rebecca Crawford works as a Paraprofessional for Higginson Inclusion K0-2. Rebecca earned $62,189 in 2024.
Paraprofessional/Higginson Inclusion K0-2
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At Higginson Inclusion K0-2, Rhonda Marsan serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $61,856.
Paraprofessional/Higginson Inclusion K0-2
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At Higginson Inclusion K0-2, Alanna Oates serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $60,434.
Paraprofessional/Higginson Inclusion K0-2
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Guivara Romelus holds the role of Paraprofessional at Higginson Inclusion K0-2. In 2024, their total compensation was $58,494.
Paraprofessional/Higginson Inclusion K0-2
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Marielis Caban holds the role of Paraprofessional at Higginson Inclusion K0-2. In 2024, their total compensation was $56,527.
Paraprofessional/Higginson Inclusion K0-2
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Dayla Achille is a Paraprofessional at Higginson Inclusion K0-2. 2024 total compensation came to $56,008.
Paraprofessional/Higginson Inclusion K0-2
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Selena Notice holds the role of Paraprofessional at Higginson Inclusion K0-2. In 2024, their total compensation was $52,113.
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Angel Thomas works as a Paraprofessional for Higginson Inclusion K0-2. Angel earned $45,320 in 2024.
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Samantha Debrosse is a Paraprofessional at Higginson Inclusion K0-2. 2024 total compensation came to $42,109.
Paraprofessional/Higginson Inclusion K0-2
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Jessica Astacio works as a Paraprofessional for Higginson Inclusion K0-2. Jessica earned $40,186 in 2024.
Paraprofessional/Higginson Inclusion K0-2
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Theresa Mahon Kuzin holds the role of Paraprofessional at Higginson Inclusion K0-2. In 2024, their total compensation was $38,413.
Paraprofessional/Higginson Inclusion K0-2
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Danayia Jones is a Paraprofessional at Higginson Inclusion K0-2. 2024 total compensation came to $26,909.
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Destiny Rodriguez works as a Paraprofessional for Higginson Inclusion K0-2. Destiny earned $25,041 in 2024.
Paraprofessional/Higginson Inclusion K0-2
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Gwendolyn Teutsch holds the role of Paraprofessional at Higginson Inclusion K0-2. In 2024, their total compensation was $23,365.
Paraprofessional/Higginson Inclusion K0-2
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Yesenia Brea Bautista is a Paraprofessional at Higginson Inclusion K0-2. 2024 total compensation came to $17,357.
Paraprofessional/Higginson Inclusion K0-2
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Martina Alvarado Torres is a Paraprofessional at Higginson Inclusion K0-2. 2024 total compensation came to $12,326.
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Miles Giordano is a Paraprofessional at Higginson Inclusion K0-2. 2024 total compensation came to $4,906.