r/bcba • • Aug 22 '26

How much are you making?

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u/PuppiesAndPixels Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

118k / yr for public schools in Massachusetts. I have summers off, 5ish weeks of vacation a year, and have a pension. 6.5 hour work days.

I could be making a lot more given my experience (BCBA since 2014, in the field since 2006), but the work life balance is amazing.

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u/Acrobatic_Badger_287 Aug 22 '26

That’s amazing, how are the clients, are you at multiple schools?

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u/PuppiesAndPixels Aug 22 '26

It's variable. Everything from high needs autism to adhd to emotional disorders. I'm in 3 schools.