Department of Fish and Game (Fwe)

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

The Department of Fish and Game (Fwe) is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 10 employees with median total compensation of $112,491; the highest distinct record was $147,316.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $961.7K
Employees: 10
Median total: $112,491
Highest record: $147,316

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$7,301$147,316+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 10 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($112,491) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $89,987 (94%)
Overtime — $74 (0%)
Other — $6,111 (6%)
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

$49,160

$76,612

$112,491

$120,513

$135,561

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $135,561 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $49,160. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Program Coordinator III

2 · $94,055

Environmental Analyst VI

1 · $147,316

Dpty Director Ecological Restoratio

1 · $135,561

Conservation Biologist IV

1 · $120,513

Aquatic Biologist IV

1 · $120,208

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	$947K —	11 —	$107,679 —
2025	$961.7K ▲ 1.6%	10 ▼ 9.1%	$112,491 ▲ 4.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Mark Coughlin

Fish Culturist II/Department of Fish and Game (Fwe)

2025 total comp

$80,069

Base pay: $79,837
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $232
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,069
Employment type: Full Time Employee
Union / bargaining unit: MOSES - Engineers/Scientists

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate: $80,089
Bargaining Group Number: 09
Department Code: FWE
Department ZIP Code: 010070000
Other Pay (Actual): $232
Pay Code A07: $232
Service End Date: Dec 13, 2025
Transaction Number: 13002022306

Mark Coughlin is a Fish Culturist II at Department of Fish and Game (Fwe). They work full time employee. 2025 total compensation came to $80,069. They are represented by MOSES - Engineers/Scientists.