Direct support professional salary in Massachusetts
Open direct support professional jobs in Massachusetts post a median of $19 an hour, the middle half $18.75–$20.75 (about $39,500 a year full time), the same as the national posted median. From 124 jobs at 5 employers that state their pay.
The jobs themselves: Direct support professional jobs in Massachusetts · Direct support professional pay nationwide
What direct support professionals are paid in Massachusetts
Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).
Posted on open jobs in Massachusetts
Middle half of 11 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $19. 95% of the 131 open direct support professional jobs in Massachusetts state an hourly rate.
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Direct support professional pay by town in Massachusetts
Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.
| Town | Median posted | Posted range | Jobs (employers) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southbridge | $19.25 | $17.50–$21 | 14 (1) |
| Webster | $18.25 | $17.50–$19 | 14 (1) |
| Dudley | $18.25 | $17.50–$19 | 10 (1) |
| Spencer | $18.25 | $17.50–$19 | 10 (1) |
| Gardner | $18.25 | $17.50–$19 | 9 (1) |
| Franklin | $18.50 | $17.50–$19 | 6 (2) |
| Sturbridge | $18.25 | $17.50–$19 | 6 (1) |
| Fitchburg | $19.25 | $17.50–$21 | 5 (1) |
| Boston | $18.75 | $18.50–$19 | 4 (1) |
| Framingham | $18.75 | $18.50–$19 | 4 (1) |
| Fiskdale | $18.25 | $17.50–$19 | 4 (1) |
| Rutland | $18.25 | $17.50–$19 | 4 (1) |
| Swansea | $18.75 | $18.50–$19 | 3 (1) |
| Holden | $18.25 | $17.50–$19 | 3 (1) |
Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.
Direct support professional pay by employer in Massachusetts
What each employer posts for direct support professionals here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.
Median of each employer's jobs in Massachusetts (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for direct support professionals nationwide when it has such a page.
Best-paid open direct support professional jobs in Massachusetts
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.
Direct Support Professional - Female DBT Programs
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health · Massachusetts· 3d ago
$21.12–$24.58/hrDirect Support Professional - Fentress House
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health · Massachusetts· 3d ago
$21.12–$24.58/hr
Flexible Direct Care Staff (20 Hours) - Ives House Youth Group Care
Open Sky Community Services · Worcester, MA· 1mo ago
$20.00–$22.48/hr
129-09 Direct Support Professional
Venture Community Services · Southbridge, MA· 1w ago
$19.5–$21/hr129-11 Direct Support Professional
Venture Community Services · Southbridge, MA· 2d ago
$19.5–$21/hrDirect Care Staff - Brain Injury Services
Advocates · Woburn, Rockport and 2 more, MA· 5d ago
$18.50–$20/hrAdvocates · North Reading, Lexington and 1 more, MA· 1d ago
$18.50–$20/hrDirect Support Professional Part-time Brockton Floater position
All Care Homecare · Brockton, MA· 1y+ ago
$18–$20/hrDirect Support Professional - KINGSTON, MA
All Care Homecare · Kingston, MA· 2mo ago
$17–$19/hr
What BLS measures in Massachusetts
What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.
BLS median by metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$19.67/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, opens in a new tab)
- Springfield, MA$19.65/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Springfield, MA, opens in a new tab)
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$19.66/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, opens in a new tab)
- Worcester, MA$19.65/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Worcester, MA, opens in a new tab)
- Pittsfield, MA$19.31/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Pittsfield, MA, opens in a new tab)
- Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$20.05/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA, opens in a new tab)
- Barnstable Town, MA$20.44/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Barnstable Town, MA, opens in a new tab)
Direct support professional salary in Massachusetts: common questions
How much does a direct support professional make in Massachusetts?
Open direct support professional jobs in Massachusetts that state an hourly rate post a median of $19, the middle half $18.75–$20.75 (124 jobs from 5 employers). Full time that is about $39,500 a year. BLS measured a median of $19.67/hr ($40,910 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Massachusetts (May 2025).
Where in Massachusetts do direct support professionals earn the most?
By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Southbridge ($19.25), Webster ($18.25), Dudley ($18.25) and Spencer ($18.25). The town table lists 14.
Which employers in Massachusetts pay direct support professionals the most?
Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health ($22.75), Advocates ($18.50) and Venture Community Services ($18.25).
How does Massachusetts compare with the rest of the country?
The posted median in Massachusetts ($19) is the same as the national posted median of $19. In the BLS survey Massachusetts ranks 6 of 52 by median wage.
Where do these figures come from?
From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 124 of 131 open direct support professional jobs in Massachusetts (95%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides (SOC 31-1120), every state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides, national, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Home Health and Personal Care Aides by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Direct support professional salary in Massachusetts. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/direct-support-professional/massachusetts