Sheriff Department Essex (Sde)

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

The Sheriff Department Essex (Sde) provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2025, this agency had 6 employees with median total compensation of $107,077; the highest distinct record was $135,919.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $646K
Employees: 6
Median total: $107,077
Highest record: $135,919

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$81,001$135,919+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 6 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($107,077) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $92,174 (86%)
Overtime — $8,631 (8%)
Other — $6,856 (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

$81,001

$95,344

$107,077

$119,549

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $119,549 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $81,001. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Correction Officer II

2 · $100,275

Senior Co - Captain

1 · $135,919

Senior Co - Lieutenant

1 · $114,172

Correction Officer IV

1 · $99,981

Reproduction Services Coordinator

1 · $95,344

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	$515.5K —	8 —	$85,219 —
2025	$646K ▲ 25.3%	6 ▼ 25.0%	$107,077 ▲ 25.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Eric Taylor

Correction Officer IV/Sheriff Department Essex (Sde)

2025 total comp

$99,981

Base pay: $83,108
Overtime: $1,443
Other pay: $15,430
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,981
Employment type: Full Time Employee
Union / bargaining unit: Essex County Correc Off Assoc

Source-specific fields

Annual Rate: $85,575
Bargaining Group Number: SE2
Department Code: SDE
Department ZIP Code: 019492806
Other Pay (Actual): $15,430
Pay Code A07: $6,907
Pay Code A09: $3,233
Pay Code A14: $750

Eric Taylor is a Correction Officer IV at Sheriff Department Essex (Sde). They work full time employee. 2025 total compensation came to $99,981. Their bargaining unit is Essex County Correc Off Assoc.