Department of Mental Health (Dmh)

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

The Department of Mental Health (Dmh) oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 42 employees with median total compensation of $92,415; the highest distinct record was $200,699.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $3.8M
Employees: 42
Median total: $92,415
Highest record: $200,699

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$453$168,985+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 42 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($92,415) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $83,063 (91%)
Overtime — $4,347 (5%)
Other — $4,074 (4%)
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

$41,148

$71,698

$92,415

$112,205

$125,430

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $125,430 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $41,148. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Human Services Coordinator I

7 · $91,245

Clinical Social Worker (D)

3 · $119,707

Human Services Coordinator II

3 · $101,952

Mental Health Worker II

3 · $64,027

Registered Nurse II

2 · $156,452

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	$4M —	51 —	$85,504 —
2025	$3.8M ▼ 3.2%	42 ▼ 17.6%	$92,415 ▲ 8.1%

Record list

Employees

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James Dunn

Post Retiree/Department of Mental Health (Dmh)

2024 total comp

$7,741

Base pay: $7,741
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,741
Employment type: Part Time Employee
Union / bargaining unit: Post Retiree

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate: $21,291
Bargaining Group Number: PRT
Department Code: DMH
Department ZIP Code: 023022988
Service End Date: Nov 2, 2024
Transaction Number: 14326026
Year-to-Date Pay: $7,741

At Department of Mental Health (Dmh), James Dunn serves as a Post Retiree. They work part time employee. Their 2024 pay totaled $7,741. Their bargaining unit is Post Retiree.