Massachusetts / Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (Ocd)

Agency file

Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (Ocd)

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

The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (Ocd) supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2025, this agency had 5 employees with median total compensation of $121,882; the highest distinct record was $196,171.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $609.2K
Employees: 5
Median total: $121,882
Highest record: $196,171

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$47,698$196,171+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 5 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($121,882) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $121,847 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
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

$47,698

$61,884

$121,882

$181,599

$196,171

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $196,171 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $47,698. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Deputy Secretary

1 · $196,171

Undersec Administrative & Senior Adv to Ds

1 · $181,599

Housing Program Specialist IV

1 · $121,882

Administrative Assistant I

1 · $61,884

Post Retiree

1 · $47,698

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	$598.4K —	6 —	$88,736 —
2025	$609.2K ▲ 1.8%	5 ▼ 16.7%	$121,882 ▲ 37.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Karen Bresnahan

Undersec Administrative & Senior Adv to Ds/Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (Ocd)

2025 total comp

$181,599

Base pay: $181,599
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,599
Employment type: Full Time Employee
Union / bargaining unit: Managers (EXE)

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate: $184,085
Bargaining Group Number: M99
Department Code: OCD
Department ZIP Code: 021142524
Service End Date: Dec 13, 2025
Transaction Number: 14325311
Year-to-Date Pay: $181,599

At Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (Ocd), Karen Bresnahan serves as a Undersec Administrative & Senior Adv to Ds. They work full time employee. Their 2025 pay totaled $181,599. Their bargaining unit is Managers (EXE).

Phillip Demartino

Housing Program Specialist IV/Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (Ocd)

2025 total comp

$121,882

Base pay: $121,882
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,882
Employment type: Full Time Employee
Union / bargaining unit: NAGE - Professional Admin.

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate: $123,551
Bargaining Group Number: 06
Department Code: OCD
Department ZIP Code: 021142524
Service End Date: Dec 13, 2025
Transaction Number: 14325233
Year-to-Date Pay: $121,882

Phillip Demartino holds the role of Housing Program Specialist IV at Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (Ocd). Their status is full time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $121,882. Union affiliation: NAGE - Professional Admin..