City of Boston / Murphy K-8 / Paraprofessional
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
33 employees hold this title in Murphy K-8. Median total compensation for the role is $55,190, below the department median of $123,613.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 33 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. Murphy K-8 pays a median base salary of $52,924 for this role, 29% above that figure — about the 79th 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 Murphy 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. Murphy K-8’s median base salary is 44% 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 27 of 33 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 Murphy K-8 is $55,190, 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 Murphy K-8, the median of $55,190 ranks #42 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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Melissa Brown works as a Paraprofessional for Murphy K-8. Melissa earned $81,633 in 2024.
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At Murphy K-8, Nadine Donovan serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $70,887.
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Arlete Garcia-Rocha holds the role of Paraprofessional at Murphy K-8. In 2024, their total compensation was $69,735.
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At Murphy K-8, Carmene Laguerre-Charles serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $69,419.
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At Murphy K-8, Mark O'Malley serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $67,273.
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At Murphy K-8, Hugues Joseph serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $65,902.
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Edna Williams is a Paraprofessional at Murphy K-8. 2024 total compensation came to $64,909.
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Mislyne Augustin is a Paraprofessional at Murphy K-8. 2024 total compensation came to $62,129.
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Zakia Camillo is a Paraprofessional at Murphy K-8. 2024 total compensation came to $61,897.
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Chester Lang is a Paraprofessional at Murphy K-8. 2024 total compensation came to $61,771.
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Melanie Santos holds the role of Paraprofessional at Murphy K-8. In 2024, their total compensation was $61,690.
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At Murphy K-8, Jacob Mastrogiacomo serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $60,299.
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Madeline Cahill works as a Paraprofessional for Murphy K-8. Madeline earned $60,169 in 2024.
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At Murphy K-8, Sydney Costa serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $58,683.
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Anurika Umelo is a Paraprofessional at Murphy K-8. 2024 total compensation came to $57,886.
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Mai Huynh works as a Paraprofessional for Murphy K-8. Mai earned $56,226 in 2024.
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Lekei Jacobs holds the role of Paraprofessional at Murphy K-8. In 2024, their total compensation was $55,190.
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Robert Herbison works as a Paraprofessional for Murphy K-8. Robert earned $54,466 in 2024.
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William Robles works as a Paraprofessional for Murphy K-8. William earned $53,861 in 2024.
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Kathleen Flynn holds the role of Paraprofessional at Murphy K-8. In 2024, their total compensation was $50,159.
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Ashtris Zapata holds the role of Paraprofessional at Murphy K-8. In 2024, their total compensation was $49,964.
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Lorraine Power works as a Paraprofessional for Murphy K-8. Lorraine earned $49,658 in 2024.
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Irene Rodriguez works as a Paraprofessional for Murphy K-8. Irene earned $48,821 in 2024.
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Janetis Cardona works as a Paraprofessional for Murphy K-8. Janetis earned $44,424 in 2024.
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Masiah Jones is a Paraprofessional at Murphy K-8. 2024 total compensation came to $43,089.
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Anthony Dosouto holds the role of Paraprofessional at Murphy K-8. In 2024, their total compensation was $41,226.
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Victoria Nweke is a Paraprofessional at Murphy K-8. 2024 total compensation came to $40,594.
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Boutaina Ouariki holds the role of Paraprofessional at Murphy K-8. In 2024, their total compensation was $25,491.
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Nickenson Francois holds the role of Paraprofessional at Murphy K-8. In 2024, their total compensation was $20,024.
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Joseph Esposito Jr. is a Paraprofessional at Murphy K-8. 2024 total compensation came to $12,349.
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At Murphy K-8, Josefina Herasme serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $10,855.
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Emerson Silva holds the role of Paraprofessional at Murphy K-8. In 2024, their total compensation was $7,164.
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At Murphy K-8, Jania Blidgen serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $4,358.