Local Government
16.5% of employees at Suffolk County Sheriff's Department made more than $100,000 in 2022
Published 08/16/23
Most employees at Suffolk County Sheriff's Department made between $50,000-$75,000.
The national median hourly wage is $19.14, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the OECD, the average yearly wage in the US is more than $60,000.
Michael Collins had the highest salary among public employees in the state. They earned $1,289,996 for the year.
Top 100 Public Employee Salaries in Massachusetts
| Rank | Individual | Department | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Collins | University of Massachusetts | $1,289,996 |
| 2 | Marie Telfort-Nicolas | Department of Mental Health | $478,172 |
| 3 | Thomas Mccarthy | Department of State Police | $431,159 |
| 4 | Janice Grivetti | Chief Medical Examiner | $421,237 |
| 5 | Steven Poftak | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | $417,730 |
| 6 | George Sorescu | Department of Public Health | $372,783 |
| 7 | Camille Colangelo | Department of Correction | $315,412 |
| 8 | Jeremy Spencer | Framingham State University | $299,526 |
| 8 | Jeremy Spencer | Framingham State University | $299,526 |
| 10 | Andrew DiLernia | Soldiers Home in Massachusetts | $296,136 |
| 11 | James Birge | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | $287,380 |
| 12 | Barry Maloney | Worcester State University | $285,508 |
| 13 | Richard Lapidus | Fitchburg State University | $284,091 |
| 14 | Mary Grant | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | $281,070 |
| 15 | Frederick Clark | Bridgewater State University | $275,973 |
| 16 | Joseph Smoot | Suffolk County Sheriff's Department | $266,113 |
| 17 | Jeffrey Riley | Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | $265,812 |
| 18 | Linda Thompson | Westfield State University | $265,428 |
| 19 | Francis Mc Donald | Massachusetts Maritime Academy | $264,173 |
| 20 | John Keenan | Salem State University | $256,093 |
| 21 | Lane Glenn | Northern Essex Community College | $255,378 |
| 22 | Michael Kelleher | Massachusetts Department of Transportation | $248,490 |
| 23 | Pammy Eddinger | Bunker Hill Community College | $248,408 |
| 24 | Ruth Potee | Franklin County Sheriff's Department | $241,575 |
| 25 | Hector Torres | Department of Youth Services | $240,624 |
| 26 | James Gahan | Department of Developmental Services | $239,113 |
| 27 | Laurence Pierce | Trial Court | $235,455 |
| 28 | Kenneth Rivera | Department of Children and Families | $235,423 |
| 29 | Diane Dietzen | Soldiers Home in Holyoke | $232,846 |
| 30 | Eric Baldwin | Executive Office of Environmental Affairs | $229,481 |
| 31 | Brie Insalaco | Mass Rehabilitation Commission | $226,847 |
| 32 | John Cox | Cape Cod Community College | $226,116 |
| 33 | Michael Souza | Middlesex County Sheriff's Department | $222,902 |
| 34 | Greg Turner | Essex County Sheriff's Department | $222,581 |
| 34 | Greg Turner | Essex County Sheriff's Department | $222,581 |
| 36 | Ross Alper | Barnstable County Sheriff's Department | $222,315 |
| 37 | Ellen Kennedy | Berkshire Community College | $222,135 |
| 38 | David Podell | Massachusetts Bay Community College | $221,594 |
| 39 | Karen Wells | Massachusetts Gaming Commission | $221,338 |
| 40 | Daniel Callahan | Plymouth County Sheriff's Department | $218,798 |
| 40 | Daniel Callahan | Plymouth County Sheriff's Department | $218,798 |
| 42 | Michael Jones Cocchi | Center for Health Information and Analysis | $218,669 |
| 43 | James Vander Hooven | Mount Wachusett Community College | $218,409 |
| 44 | Laura Douglas | Bristol Community College | $218,365 |
| 45 | Kimberly Budd | Supreme Judicial Court | $218,275 |
| 46 | Philip Sisson | Middlesex Community College | $214,456 |
| 47 | Donald Chamberlain | Executive Office of Technology Services and Security | $214,395 |
| 48 | James MacDonald | Office of the State Treasurer | $214,250 |
| 49 | Luis Pedraja | Quinsigamond Community College | $214,083 |
| 50 | Raymond DiPasquale | Massasoit Community College | $213,215 |
| 51 | Christina Royal | Holyoke Community College | $212,770 |
| 52 | John Cook | Springfield Technical Community College | $212,215 |
| 53 | Carlos Santiago | Department of Higher Education | $210,924 |
| 53 | Carlos Santiago | Department of Higher Education | $210,924 |
| 53 | Carlos Santiago | Department of Higher Education | $210,924 |
| 56 | Gary Keefe | Military Division | $210,509 |
| 57 | William Heineman | North Shore Community College | $206,892 |
| 58 | Mark Green | Appeals Court | $206,759 |
| 59 | Theodore Bien-Aime | Department Conservation and Recreation | $206,084 |
| 60 | Daane Crook | Department of Fish and Game | $205,220 |
| 60 | Daane Crook | Department of Fish and Game | $205,220 |
| 62 | Ann Reale | Executive Office of Education | $204,436 |
| 63 | Lynn Beland | Norfolk District Attorney | $203,000 |
| 64 | Daniel Sheridan | Berkshire County Sheriff's Department | $202,641 |
| 65 | Shawn Collins | Cannabis Control Commission | $201,880 |
| 66 | Michael Trudeau | Cape and Islands District Attorney | $199,908 |
| 67 | John McCarthy | Massachusetts School Building Authority | $199,768 |
| 68 | Valerie Roberson | Roxbury Community College | $199,664 |
| 68 | Valerie Roberson | Roxbury Community College | $199,664 |
| 70 | Terrence Reidy | Executive Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security | $197,976 |
| 71 | Michael Heffernan | Executive Office for Administration and Finance | $197,976 |
| 71 | Mary Sudders | Executive Office of Health and Human Services | $197,976 |
| 71 | Michael Kennealy | Executive Office of Economic Development | $197,976 |
| 74 | Rosalin Acosta | Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development | $197,976 |
| 75 | Carol Gladstone | Capital Asset Management and Maintenance Division | $197,532 |
| 75 | Gary Lambert | Division of Operational Services | $197,532 |
| 77 | Geoffrey Snyder | Department of Revenue | $197,505 |
| 78 | Richard Enright | Department of Public Utilities | $197,505 |
| 79 | Erika Glaster | Teachers Retirement Board | $194,163 |
| 80 | Jeffrey Travers | Worcester (middle) District Attorney | $192,000 |
| 81 | Stephen Loughlin | Middlesex (northern) District Attorney | $191,950 |
| 82 | Samantha Ferriter | Hampden County Sheriff's Department | $191,850 |
| 83 | Anthony Benedetti | Committee for Public Counsel Services | $191,000 |
| 84 | Anthony Gulluni | Hampden District Attorney | $191,000 |
| 85 | Timothy Cruz | Plymouth District Attorney | $191,000 |
| 86 | Thomas Quinn | Bristol District Attorney | $191,000 |
| 86 | Jonathan Blodgett | Eastern District Attorney | $191,000 |
| 86 | David Sullivan | Northwestern District Attorney | $191,000 |
| 86 | Andrea Harrington | Berkshire District Attorney | $191,000 |
| 90 | Suzanne Bump | State Auditors Office | $190,989 |
| 91 | John Foley Jr | Worcester County Sheriff's Department | $190,516 |
| 92 | Enrique Zuniga | $190,000 | |
| 93 | Maura Healey | Attorney General Office | $185,377 |
| 94 | Charles Baker | Governors Office | $185,000 |
| 95 | William McNamara | Office of the Comptroller | $184,661 |
| 96 | Phillip Kassel | Mental Health Legal Advisors | $183,988 |
| 97 | Howard Neff | Commission on Judicial Conduct | $183,988 |
| 98 | John Parsons | Public Employee Retirement Administration | $183,844 |
| 99 | Lawrence Oliveira | Bristol County Sheriff's Department | $182,635 |
| 100 | Martin Suuberg | Department of Environmental Protection | $182,533 |
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