Grants Specialist / Manager in Massachusetts

$60,662 – $106,402

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$93,270

median pay in MA, all employers

17,910

workers in MA (SOC 13-1199)

Sources: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Human Resources Division (HRD), Massachusetts Executive Branch Bargaining Unit Job Codes and Salary Charts; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Massachusetts state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 12, 2026. These are the ranges Massachusetts sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and grade	Published rate
Grants Management Spec I Class E08R05 Grade 08	$2,333.16 – $3,332.99 a two weeks $60,662 – $86,658 a year 14 steps Step 1: $2,333.16 a two weeks Step 2: $2,403.45 a two weeks Step 3: $2,476.01 a two weeks Step 4: $2,551.03 a two weeks Step 5: $2,628.42 a two weeks Step 6: $2,708.24 a two weeks Step 7: $2,790.85 a two weeks Step 8: $2,876.02 a two weeks Step 9: $2,964.11 a two weeks Step 10: $3,054.97 a two weeks Step 11: $3,113.02 a two weeks Step 12: $3,173.46 a two weeks Step 13: $3,236.52 a two weeks Step 14: $3,332.99 a two weeks
Grants Management Spec II Class E10R10 Grade 10	$2,572.70 – $3,702.54 a two weeks $66,890 – $96,266 a year 14 steps Step 1: $2,572.70 a two weeks Step 2: $2,650.66 a two weeks Step 3: $2,731.16 a two weeks Step 4: $2,814.38 a two weeks Step 5: $2,900.32 a two weeks Step 6: $2,989.06 a two weeks Step 7: $3,080.62 a two weeks Step 8: $3,177.63 a two weeks Step 9: $3,281.02 a two weeks Step 10: $3,387.95 a two weeks Step 11: $3,455.83 a two weeks Step 12: $3,524.88 a two weeks Step 13: $3,595.37 a two weeks Step 14: $3,702.54 a two weeks
Grants Management Spec III Class E12R09 Grade 12	$2,831.38 – $4,092.37 a two weeks $73,616 – $106,402 a year 14 steps Step 1: $2,831.38 a two weeks Step 2: $2,917.09 a two weeks Step 3: $3,005.53 a two weeks Step 4: $3,096.94 a two weeks Step 5: $3,194.17 a two weeks Step 6: $3,297.43 a two weeks Step 7: $3,403.90 a two weeks Step 8: $3,513.97 a two weeks Step 9: $3,627.50 a two weeks Step 10: $3,744.76 a two weeks Step 11: $3,819.62 a two weeks Step 12: $3,895.99 a two weeks Step 13: $3,973.92 a two weeks Step 14: $4,092.37 a two weeks

Schedule: Unit 6 NAGE salary plans 06A/B (salary chart effective 2026-07-12). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Human Resources Division (HRD), Massachusetts Executive Branch Bargaining Unit Job Codes and Salary Charts. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Massachusetts, all employers Sourced

Business Operations Specialists, All Other (SOC 13-1199) in Massachusetts, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	MA
Workers	17,910
10th percentile	$55,550
Median	$93,270
90th percentile	$147,200
National median, government employers	$91,060

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

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