City of Boston / Mckay K-8 / Paraprofessional
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
4 employees hold this title in Mckay K-8. Median total compensation for the role is $57,290, below the department median of $124,217.
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. Mckay K-8 pays a median base salary of $51,257 for this role, 25% above that figure — about the 77th 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 Mckay K-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. Mckay K-8’s median base salary is 39% 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.
Median total compensation for this role at Mckay K-8 is $57,290, 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 Mckay K-8, the median of $57,290 ranks #31 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/Mckay K-8
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Tanya Henriquez holds the role of Paraprofessional at Mckay K-8. In 2024, their total compensation was $59,808.
Paraprofessional/Mckay K-8
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Damon Phillips works as a Paraprofessional for Mckay K-8. Damon earned $58,560 in 2024.
Paraprofessional/Mckay K-8
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Diana Restrepo Cardenas holds the role of Paraprofessional at Mckay K-8. In 2024, their total compensation was $56,020.
Paraprofessional/Mckay K-8
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Jenny Curran works as a Paraprofessional for Mckay K-8. Jenny earned $52,077 in 2024.