WORCESTER – The City of Worcester issued its report on compensation earned by every individual who earned wages from the city in 2021. There are 7,316 wage earners listed in the report, with total compensation of over $452 million.
The 474 employees within the Worcester Police Department account nearly $61 million in compensation.
The top wage earner among city employees in 2021 is a police lieutenant who earned $302,858 in gross pay, including $123,420 in detail pay and $37,495 in overtime pay.
Nearly 60 public employees in Worcester earned over $200,000. Just three of those are outside the police department: City Manager Ed Augustus, Superintendent of Worcester Public Schools Maureen Binienda, and Assistant City Manager Kathleen Johnson.
The top wage earner in the Worcester Fire Department, Chief Michael Lavoie, who retired just after the end of 2022, earned $193,651. He was the 64th highest paid wage earning public employee in Worcester in 2021.
Below is a searchable list of all 7,316 wage earners. Both name and position are searchable.
