City of Boston / Shaw-Taylor Elementary School / Paraprofessional
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
17 employees hold this title in Shaw-Taylor Elementary School. Median total compensation for the role is $54,423, below the department median of $84,198.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 17 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. Shaw-Taylor Elementary School pays a median base salary of $49,583 for this role, 21% 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 Shaw-Taylor Elementary School’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. Shaw-Taylor Elementary School’s median base salary is 35% above that national figure, about the 89th 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 14 of 17 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 Shaw-Taylor Elementary School is $54,423, 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 Shaw-Taylor Elementary School, the median of $54,423 ranks #48 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/Shaw-Taylor Elementary School
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Michelle Chapman is a Paraprofessional at Shaw-Taylor Elementary School. 2024 total compensation came to $68,018.
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At Shaw-Taylor Elementary School, Edore Ohimor serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $64,686.
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Carla Johnson holds the role of Paraprofessional at Shaw-Taylor Elementary School. In 2024, their total compensation was $64,028.
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At Shaw-Taylor Elementary School, Micah Huntley serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $57,499.
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At Shaw-Taylor Elementary School, Mildred Plaza serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $56,645.
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Bethsaida Antoine is a Paraprofessional at Shaw-Taylor Elementary School. 2024 total compensation came to $55,813.
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Jaleesa Dennis works as a Paraprofessional for Shaw-Taylor Elementary School. Jaleesa earned $55,720 in 2024.
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At Shaw-Taylor Elementary School, Linda Forestale serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $54,819.
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At Shaw-Taylor Elementary School, Sonia Benjamin serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $54,423.
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Samantha Jonassaint is a Paraprofessional at Shaw-Taylor Elementary School. 2024 total compensation came to $53,471.
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Beyonka Henry works as a Paraprofessional for Shaw-Taylor Elementary School. Beyonka earned $52,556 in 2024.
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Abu Askia holds the role of Paraprofessional at Shaw-Taylor Elementary School. In 2024, their total compensation was $50,607.
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Esther Neptune works as a Paraprofessional for Shaw-Taylor Elementary School. Esther earned $48,730 in 2024.
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Onasia Hairston is a Paraprofessional at Shaw-Taylor Elementary School. 2024 total compensation came to $47,529.
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Marie Cadet is a Paraprofessional at Shaw-Taylor Elementary School. 2024 total compensation came to $9,181.
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At Shaw-Taylor Elementary School, Marriella Sto Domingo serves as a Paraprofessional. Their 2024 pay totaled $7,445.
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Donicely Zapata holds the role of Paraprofessional at Shaw-Taylor Elementary School. In 2024, their total compensation was $120.