How much does a Massachusetts state trooper make?

931 people held the title State Police Trooper in the state payroll file (calendar year 2025). Their annual rate ran from $52,000 to $100,486.10, and the middle one was $93,188.68.

How much do Massachusetts state troopers make with overtime?

For the 396 troopers who worked all of 2025, the middle total pay was $134,676: middle base pay $94,077.17, middle overtime $13,248.63 and middle other pay $22,872. Each middle figure is taken on its own, so they do not add up to the total.

Massachusetts state trooper salary: pay by rank, from the state payroll

What the Department of State Police pays at each rank, counted from 3,109 positions with a police rank title in the state's own payroll file. Calendar year 2025.

Middle annual rate for the title State Police Trooper

$93,188.68

931 people hold the title. Lowest $52,000, highest $100,486.10.

Annual rate by rank

The middle annual rate at each rank: half are paid more, half less. This is the pay rate, without overtime. Bar labels are to the nearest dollar. Exact figures are in the list below.

State Police Trooper$93,189

State Police Trooper,1st Class$110,851

State Police Sergeant$122,777

Lieutenant$186,122

Detective Lieutenant$199,430

First Lieutenant$199,430

Captain$213,948

Detectives Captain$229,759

Major$246,991

Lieutenant Colonel$265,786

Total pay by rank, 2025

Middle total pay in 2025 for people whose base pay was at least 90% of their annual rate, which we count as working the full year: base pay, overtime and other pay together. Hover a bar for each part. Bar labels are to the nearest dollar.

State Police Trooper$134,676

State Police Trooper,1st Class$155,295

State Police Sergeant$189,854

Lieutenant$239,632

Detective Lieutenant$249,952

First Lieutenant$254,845

Captain$260,089

Major$233,122

Lowest and highest at each rank

State Police Trooper: 931 people: Annual rate $52,000 to $100,486.10, middle $93,188.68. Middle overtime paid in 2025: $13,248.63.
State Police Trooper,1st Class: 1,292 people: Annual rate $98,053.28 to $138,563.62, middle $110,851. Middle overtime paid in 2025: $22,435.
State Police Sergeant: 423 people: Annual rate $108,487.60 to $167,590.28, middle $122,776.94. Middle overtime paid in 2025: $39,139.01.
Lieutenant: 266 people: Annual rate $141,807.12 to $186,122.04, middle $186,122.04. Middle overtime paid in 2025: $38,052.98.
Detective Lieutenant: 69 people: Annual rate $159,543.80 to $199,429.88, middle $199,429.88. Middle overtime paid in 2025: $43,198.50.
First Lieutenant: 31 people: Annual rate $159,543.80 to $199,429.88, middle $199,429.88. Middle overtime paid in 2025: $53,790.33.
Captain: 52 people: Annual rate $171,158.52 to $213,948.02, middle $213,948.02. Middle overtime paid in 2025: $34,121.95.
Detectives Captain: 9 people: Annual rate $229,758.88 to $229,758.88, middle $229,758.88.
Major: 28 people: Annual rate $235,229.28 to $246,990.64, middle $246,990.64. Middle overtime paid in 2025: $0.
Lieutenant Colonel: 8 people: Annual rate $255,154.90 to $265,786.30, middle $265,786.30.

Cadets and trainees

State Police, Trainee: 54 people: Annual rate $52,000.
State Police Cadet: 91 people: Annual rate $40,000.

What the file does not have

No hire date and no years of service, so pay cannot be shown by seniority.

No hours, so overtime is dollars only.

"Other pay" is one figure. The file does not split it into details, education pay, shift pay and so on.

No employee number is requested, so a person who changed title during the year may appear as two rows, one per title.

Common questions

How much does a Massachusetts state trooper make?: 931 people held the title State Police Trooper in the state payroll file (calendar year 2025). Their annual rate ran from $52,000 to $100,486.10, and the middle one was $93,188.68.
How much do Massachusetts state troopers make with overtime?: For the 396 troopers who worked all of 2025, the middle total pay was $134,676: middle base pay $94,077.17, middle overtime $13,248.63 and middle other pay $22,872. Each middle figure is taken on its own, so they do not add up to the total.

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Source: Office of the Comptroller of the Commonwealth, CTHRU statewide payroll ("Commonwealth Of Massachusetts Payroll v4"). Read Nov 15, 2026. Names in the source file are not used. Titles held by fewer than 5 people are left out.