Department of Youth Services (Dys)

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

The Department of Youth Services (Dys) is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 11 employees with median total compensation of $86,690; the highest distinct record was $143,433.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $851.7K
Employees: 11
Median total: $86,690
Highest record: $143,433

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$23,580$143,433+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 11 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($86,690) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $69,101 (89%)
Overtime — $6,441 (8%)
Other — $1,886 (2%)
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

$24,471

$35,713

$86,690

$105,193

$120,470

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $120,470 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $24,471. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Placement Administrator

1 · $143,433

Juvenile Just Youth Development Specialist III

1 · $120,470

Investigator

1 · $105,193

Program Administrator

1 · $99,928

Office Support Specialist II

1 · $86,734

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	$855.6K —	14 —	$58,095 —
2025	$851.7K ▼ 0.5%	11 ▼ 21.4%	$86,690 ▲ 49.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Barbara Richards

Regional Director of Community Services/Department of Youth Services (Dys)

2025 total comp

$81,113

Base pay: $69,534
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,580
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,113
Employment type: Full Time Employee
Union / bargaining unit: Managers (EXE)

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate: $128,750
Bargaining Group Number: M99
Department Code: DYS
Department ZIP Code: 01949
Service End Date: Jul 26, 2025
Transaction Number: 14301131
Year-to-Date Pay: $24,471

Barbara Richards is a Regional Director of Community Services at Department of Youth Services (Dys). They work full time employee. 2025 total compensation came to $81,113. They are represented by Managers (EXE).