| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2021 |
Department of Mental Health |
Hoffman David |
Psychiatrist Specialist |
$245,676.11 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2017 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Lesser Alan |
Professor U Of M |
$245,675.67 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2024 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Freeman David |
Asst Professor |
$245,666.12 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2020 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Brooks Dennis |
Detective Lieutenant |
$245,658.91 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2022 |
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
Riley Jeffrey |
Commissioner Of Education |
$245,646.52 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2025 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Driscoll Scott |
Lieutenant |
$245,638.71 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2021 |
Department of Public Health |
Devita James |
Physician Specialist |
$245,636.09 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2021 |
Department of Mental Health |
Simpson Elizabeth |
Psychiatrist Specialist |
$245,636.10 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2021 |
Department of Mental Health |
Arikan Rasim |
Psychiatrist Specialist |
$245,636.03 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2021 |
Department of Mental Health |
Sanders Kathy |
Psychiatrist Specialist |
$245,636.01 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2023 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Telford Erik |
Detective Lieutenant |
$245,622.00 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2025 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Degroot Don |
Professor U Of M |
$245,617.98 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2022 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Baker John |
Dep Evc, Facilities Management |
$245,614.29 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2020 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Calzetti Daniela |
Head Of Department |
$245,611.01 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2022 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Niezrecki Christopher |
Professor (Director) |
$245,589.92 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2024 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Willocq Stephane |
Professor U Of M |
$245,568.68 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2023 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Lin Honghuang |
Professor |
$245,555.28 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2017 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Bentley Jeremiah |
Asst Professor U Of M |
$245,552.63 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2020 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Copponi Paul |
State Police Trooper,1St Class |
$245,540.66 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2025 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Lord Steven |
Lieutenant |
$245,537.15 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2023 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Priyanka Mili |
Asst Professor |
$245,507.25 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2020 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Niezrecki Christopher |
Professor (Chair) |
$245,501.81 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2023 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Sutherland Michelle |
Lieutenant |
$245,479.95 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2018 |
Bunker Hill Community College |
Hart William |
Executive Officer |
$245,447.63 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2018 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Mcclements David |
Distinguished Univ Prof,Uma |
$245,441.17 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2021 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Fink Janet |
Assoc Dean, School Of Mgmt |
$245,427.34 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2018 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Baker John |
Assoc Vc,Facilities Mgmt |
$245,422.58 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2024 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Hannon Mark |
Lieutenant |
$245,421.16 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2025 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Korostelev Andrei |
Professor Tenured/Tenure Track |
$245,414.80 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2020 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Sheehan Corey |
State Police Trooper |
$245,411.36 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2025 |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
O'hara Mary Ann |
Chief Financial Officer |
$245,410.83 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2022 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Gounis Matthew |
Professor |
$245,405.61 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2020 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Kneeland Michael |
Assoc. Dean For Allied Health |
$245,405.44 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2025 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Lambert Jason |
State Police Sergeant |
$245,405.16 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2023 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Rollins Rebecca |
Vc For University Relations |
$245,384.92 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2019 |
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts |
Birge James |
President |
$245,381.38 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2020 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Quinn Matthew |
State Police Sergeant |
$245,379.16 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2023 |
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
Villar Jeffrey |
Receiver, Dese |
$245,366.30 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2025 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Kerwood Kevin |
Administrative Officer V |
$245,357.25 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2018 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Tenney Kevin |
State Police Sergeant |
$245,343.70 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2024 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Zakhary Emad |
Lieutenant |
$245,337.65 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2018 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Doherty Ernest |
Detective Lieutenant |
$245,333.41 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2021 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Berger Joseph |
Provost & Vc Academic Affairs |
$245,312.50 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2023 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Phan Hieu |
Associate Professor |
$245,289.18 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2020 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Mitchell Kenneth |
Asst Professor |
$245,288.74 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2022 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Gao Fen-Biao |
Professor |
$245,262.23 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2021 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Vitello-Cicciu Joan |
Dean, Grad School Of Nursing |
$245,258.72 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2025 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Brena Sergio |
Head Of Department |
$245,240.94 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2022 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Kumar Jayant |
Professor |
$245,220.75 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2019 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Baker John |
Assoc Vc,Facilities Mgmt |
$245,187.86 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2018 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Maguire Scott |
State Police Trooper,1St Class |
$245,186.17 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2024 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Reddie Khalilah |
Assoc Teach Prof (Assoc Chair) |
$245,181.83 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2025 |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
Levy Danny |
Chief Cust & Emp Exp Officer |
$245,179.90 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2019 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Hess Traci |
Professor U Of M |
$245,172.80 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2020 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Render Tina |
Asst Professor |
$245,168.76 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2024 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Miarecki Amy |
Assoc Vc, Grants Contracts Adm |
$245,166.90 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2022 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Stokes Geoffrey |
State Police Sergeant |
$245,162.12 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2024 |
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
Villar Jeffrey |
Receiver, Dese |
$245,158.68 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2025 |
Department of Mental Health |
Njoroge George |
Registered Nurse Iv |
$245,144.62 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2025 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Brancato Paul |
Lieutenant |
$245,107.77 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2023 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Gamelli Anthony |
State Police Trooper,1St Class |
$245,083.42 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2023 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Chen Edward |
Professor |
$245,073.98 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2020 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Gladu Brian |
Captain |
$245,073.88 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2023 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Butler Nicholas |
State Police Trooper,1St Class |
$245,070.50 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2023 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Lundquist Jennifer |
Assoc Dean,Coll Social&Beh Sci |
$245,066.79 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2023 |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
Dogra Vikram |
Chief Fare Transform Officer |
$245,053.81 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2020 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Breslin Daniel |
Asst Professor |
$244,948.72 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2017 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Kelley Thomas |
State Police Sergeant |
$244,943.05 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2018 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Hennigan Steven |
Detective Lieutenant |
$244,932.99 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2025 |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
Chung Quyen |
Engineer |
$244,910.94 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2024 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Jackson Carlton |
Detective Lieutenant |
$244,907.10 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2024 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Cohen Marc |
Director & Clinical Professor |
$244,896.00 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2024 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Cuevas Jose |
State Police Trooper,1St Class |
$244,892.25 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2018 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Lawrence Jeanne |
Professor |
$244,889.54 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2019 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Duquette Patrick |
Head Coach - Men's Basketball |
$244,881.59 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2025 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Bergmann Andreas |
Professor Tenured/Tenure Track |
$244,876.39 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2021 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Walhout Albertha |
Professor |
$244,868.28 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2025 |
Department of Corrections |
Charleson Matthew |
Correction Officer Iii |
$244,857.17 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2024 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Macomber Jason |
State Police Sergeant |
$244,826.46 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2025 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Shi Zhengzhong |
Professor |
$244,811.28 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2020 |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
Devlin John |
Foreperson,Wireperson |
$244,801.82 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2022 |
Westfield State University |
Thompson Linda |
President |
$244,792.31 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2019 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Bentley Jeremiah |
Asst Professor U Of M |
$244,772.80 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2017 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Wajdi Habibullah |
Staff Associate |
$244,769.88 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2021 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Moore Simas Tiffany |
Physician (Dual) |
$244,765.14 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2020 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Bakey Thomas |
Lieutenant |
$244,755.66 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2025 |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
Primas Graling |
Wireperson |
$244,755.39 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2025 |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
Ho Tailee |
Officer,Police |
$244,744.36 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2025 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Dissanayake Indika |
Assoc Professor U Of M |
$244,735.92 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2024 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Lane Michael |
State Police Trooper,1St Class |
$244,729.57 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2025 |
Quinsigamond Community College |
Pedraja Luis |
President |
$244,722.85 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2020 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Paulo Joseph |
State Police Sergeant |
$244,707.59 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2019 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Mcdermott Emily |
Interim Provost |
$244,698.41 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2022 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Wang Xingwei |
Professor |
$244,694.88 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2021 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Grupen Roderic |
Professor U Of M |
$244,682.93 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2017 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Cederquist William |
Lieutenant |
$244,666.18 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2025 |
Massachusetts State Police |
Purtell Daniel |
State Police Sergeant |
$244,614.82 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| 2020 |
University of Massachusetts System |
Roche James |
Vice Provost Enrollment Mgmt |
$244,613.82 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2020 |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
Driscoll James |
Foreperson,Wireperson |
$244,602.20 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |
| 2020 |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
Panagore David |
Chief Administrative Officer |
$244,596.21 |
Comptroller of the Commonwealth |