City of Boston / Higginson-Lewis 3-8 / Paraprofessional
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
19 employees hold this title in Higginson-Lewis 3-8. Median total compensation for the role is $53,342, below the department median of $83,354.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 19 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-Lewis 3-8 pays a median base salary of $48,694 for this role, 19% above that figure — about the 72nd 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-Lewis 3-8’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-Lewis 3-8’s median base salary is 32% above that national figure, about the 86th 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 17 of 19 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-Lewis 3-8 is $53,342, 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-Lewis 3-8, the median of $53,342 ranks #58 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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Leah Thomas is a Paraprofessional at Higginson-Lewis 3-8. 2024 total compensation came to $83,167.
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Pamala Delaney is a Paraprofessional at Higginson-Lewis 3-8. 2024 total compensation came to $74,168.
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Marlayna Mcduffie holds the role of Paraprofessional at Higginson-Lewis 3-8. In 2024, their total compensation was $73,220.
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Kara Luciano works as a Paraprofessional for Higginson-Lewis 3-8. Kara earned $66,123 in 2024.
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At Higginson-Lewis 3-8, Darlene Thompson serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $66,013.
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Tariah Badwah holds the role of Paraprofessional at Higginson-Lewis 3-8. In 2024, their total compensation was $59,524.
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Joshua Ifebhor holds the role of Paraprofessional at Higginson-Lewis 3-8. In 2024, their total compensation was $57,560.
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At Higginson-Lewis 3-8, Mia Lambert serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $54,783.
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Lorena Lapaz works as a Paraprofessional for Higginson-Lewis 3-8. Lorena earned $54,588 in 2024.
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Duerte Tavares is a Paraprofessional at Higginson-Lewis 3-8. 2024 total compensation came to $53,342.
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Emma Roca holds the role of Paraprofessional at Higginson-Lewis 3-8. In 2024, their total compensation was $50,445.
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Rachael Willis is a Paraprofessional at Higginson-Lewis 3-8. 2024 total compensation came to $49,757.
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Dana Ruff works as a Paraprofessional for Higginson-Lewis 3-8. Dana earned $49,020 in 2024.
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Jonathan Ruff works as a Paraprofessional for Higginson-Lewis 3-8. Jonathan earned $45,918 in 2024.
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Trisha Daley is a Paraprofessional at Higginson-Lewis 3-8. 2024 total compensation came to $39,437.
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Bethlehem Ghidey works as a Paraprofessional for Higginson-Lewis 3-8. Bethlehem earned $38,713 in 2024.
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Nikkia Andrade is a Paraprofessional at Higginson-Lewis 3-8. 2024 total compensation came to $32,446.
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Erica Correia holds the role of Paraprofessional at Higginson-Lewis 3-8. In 2024, their total compensation was $14,941.
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At Higginson-Lewis 3-8, Nakia Marchando serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $10,907.