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Massachusetts employee compensation

Source file: Massachusetts Comptroller — CTHRU Statewide Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

In 2025, Massachusetts reported 23,159 employees across 100 departments. The highest-paid distinct record was Francisco Martin (University of Massachusetts System (Ums)) at $2,175,592.

Latest year
2025
Departments
100
Employees
23,159
Top record
$2,175,592

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DepartmentEmployeesMedian total
University of Massachusetts System (Ums)21,761$60,894
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (Dot)482$107,582
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Mbt)177$116,675
Department of Children and Families (Dss)74$100,215
Department of Developmental Services (Dmr)59$82,542
Trial Court (Trc)46$101,568
Department of Public Health (Dph)44$76,894
Department of Mental Health (Dmh)42$92,415
Department Conservation and Recreation (Dcr)41$48,620
Bunker Hill Community College (Bhc)31$5,064
Department of Correction (Doc)30$126,100
Executive Office of Health and Human Services (Ehs)26$94,936
Department of Environmental Protection (Eqe)23$134,227
Department of State Police (Pol)21$123,832
Department of Revenue (Dor)21$100,731
Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (Eol)15$84,348
Mass Rehabilitation Commission (Mrc)13$81,568
Sheriff Department Hampden (Sdh)12$82,746
Department of Youth Services (Dys)11$86,690
Department of Fire Services (Dfs)11$26,484
Department of Fish and Game (Fwe)10$112,491
Department of Transitional Assistance (Wel)9$96,858
Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (Env)9$111,498
Capital Asset Management and Maintenance Division (Dcp)9$100,888
Holyoke Community College (Hcc)9$8,000
Teachers Retirement Board (Trb)7$117,954
Human Resources Division (Hrd)7$83,492
Executive Office for Administration and Finance (Anf)7$110,318
Sheriff Department Essex (Sde)6$107,077
Salem State University (Ssa)6$11,033
Lottery and Gaming Commission (Lot)6$117,378
North Shore Community College (Nsc)6$33,712
Division of Insurance (Doi)5$127,378
Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (Ocd)5$121,882
Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (Doe)4$113,413
Division of Banks (Dob)4$155,393
Quinsigamond Community College (Qcc)4$23,391
Office of the State Treasurer (Tre)4$135,593
Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (Itd)4$111,692
Veterans' Home in Holyoke (Hly)3$67,682
Office of the Comptroller (Osc)3$125,031
Municipal Police Training Committee (Cjt)3$3,210
Attorney General Office (Ago)3$29,933
Worcester State University (Wor)3$8,492
Sheriff Department Worcester (Sdw)3$93,778
Department of Agricultural Resources (Agr)3$64,778
Military Division (Mil)3$5,000
Veterans' Home in Chelsea (Che)3$51,679
Bristol Community College (Brc)3$45,576
Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Mcd)2$79,296
Appellate Tax Board (Atb)2$78,586
Commission Against Discrimination (Cad)2$134,104
Committee for Public Counsel Services (Cpc)2$78,794
Disabled Persons Protection Commission (Dac)2$50,444
Division of Operational Services (Osd)2$31,424
Emergency Management Agency (Cda)2$59,106
Executive Office of Veterans' Services (Vet)2$84,136
Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Mca)2$7,470
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (Nac)2$7,528
Massasoit Community College (Mas)2$14,559
Roxbury Community College (Rcc)2$21,597
Secretary of State (Sec)2$47,538
Sheriff Department Barnstable (Sdc)2$77,430
Sheriff Department Franklin (Sdf)2$56,570
Sheriff Department Plymouth (Sdp)2$51,787
Supplier Diversity Office (Sdo)2$76,154
Greenfield Community College (Gcc)1$5,874
MT Wachusett Community College (Mwc)1$14,749
Governors Council (Gcn)1$36,025
Framingham State University (Frc)1$10,802
Northern Essex Community College (Nec)1$102,964
Northwestern District Attorney (Nwd)1$18,495
Office for Refugees and Immigrants (Ori)1$111,498
Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (Sca)1$47,124
Fitchburg State University (Fsc)1$76,336
Executive Office of Education (Edu)1$100,888
Parole Board (Par)1$69,839
Plymouth District Attorney (Ply)1$29,369
Division of Occupational Licensure (Reg)1$128,213
Center for Health Information & Analysis (Hcf)1$132,395
Department of Telecommunication and Cable (Tac)1$99,297
Bristol District Attorney (Bri)1$37,950
Sex Offender Registry (Sor)1$111,498
Bridgewater State University (Bsc)1$348
Department of Public Utilities (Dpu)1$139,612
Board of Bar Examiners (Bbe)1$25,731
Department of Early Education & Care (Eec)1$128,819
Worcester (Middle) District Attorney (Mid)1$4,195
Criminal Justice Information Services Department (Chs)1$24,399
Springfield Technician Community College (Stc)1$983
State Ethics Commission (Eth)1$112,072
Joint Legislative Expenditures (Leg)1$63,575
House of Representatives (Hou)1$59,471
Suffolk District Attorney (Suf)1$119,238
Berkshire Community College (Bcc)1$16,530
Hampden District Attorney (Wes)1$24,387
Massachusetts Office on Disability (Oha)1$111,498
Massachusetts School Building Authority (Sba)1$211,749
-9 (Dmr)1$88,163
Middlesex Community College (Mcc)1$4,755