Department of State Police (Pol)

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

The Department of State Police (Pol) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2025, this agency had 21 employees with median total compensation of $123,832; the highest distinct record was $273,149.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $2.7M
Employees: 21
Median total: $123,832
Highest record: $273,149

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$3,003$273,149+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 21 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($123,832) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $91,761 (72%)
Overtime — $11,362 (9%)
Other — $24,182 (19%)
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

$44,114

$65,015

$123,832

$173,480

$233,122

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $233,122 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $44,114. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

State Police Sergeant

3 · $178,690

State Police Trooper,1St Class

3 · $148,499

Lieutenant

2 · $215,274

Major

2 · $189,775

Post Retiree

2 · $54,564

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	$3M —	20 —	$133,097 —
2025	$2.7M ▼ 9.6%	21 ▲ 5.0%	$123,832 ▼ 7.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Robert Keville

Public Safety Dispatcher III/Department of State Police (Pol)

2025 total comp

$107,460

Base pay: $107,450
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,460
Employment type: Full Time Employee
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU local 888

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate: $110,197
Bargaining Group Number: 02A
Department Code: POL
Department ZIP Code: 015201889
Other Pay (Actual): $10
Pay Code A07: $10
Service End Date: Dec 13, 2025
Transaction Number: 14306656

Robert Keville holds the role of Public Safety Dispatcher III at Department of State Police (Pol). Their status is full time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $107,460. They are represented by SEIU local 888.