Department Conservation and Recreation (Dcr)

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

The Department Conservation and Recreation (Dcr) protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 41 employees with median total compensation of $48,620; the highest distinct record was $221,768.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $2.7M
Employees: 41
Median total: $48,620
Highest record: $221,768

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$4,907$136,779+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 41 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($48,620) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $56,692 (86%)
Overtime — $8,105 (12%)
Other — $822 (1%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$13,476

$29,043

$48,620

$95,908

$117,624

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $117,624 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $13,476. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Field Operations Team Leader

4 · $107,030

State Firefighter IV

4 · $93,527

Laborer I

4 · $27,996

Laborer II

4 · $23,524

Forest and Park Supervisor III

2 · $91,545

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$2.7M —	48 —	$44,379 —
2025	$2.7M ▲ 0.3%	41 ▼ 14.6%	$48,620 ▲ 9.6%

Record list

Employees

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Kelley Freda

Region Director Wach Sudbury Waters/Department Conservation and Recreation (Dcr)

2025 total comp

$125,550

Base pay: $125,550
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,550
Employment type: Full Time Employee
Union / bargaining unit: Managers (EXE)

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate: $127,269
Bargaining Group Number: M99
Department Code: DCR
Department ZIP Code: 015831199
Service End Date: Dec 13, 2025
Transaction Number: 14326390
Year-to-Date Pay: $125,550

At Department Conservation and Recreation (Dcr), Kelley Freda serves as a Region Director Wach Sudbury Waters. They work full time employee. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,550. They are represented by Managers (EXE).