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This is more than the public employee average of $52,254.
The highest-paid public employee in Massachusetts is Matthew McCall, who earned $850,750 as the Head Basketball Coach at the University of Massachusetts.
The national median hourly wage is $19.14, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the OECD, the average yearly wage in the US is more than $60,000.
The Top 100 Highest Earners at Department of Public Utilities in 2020
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Ritzinger | $171,137 |
| 2 | Richard Enright | $170,000 |
| 3 | Matthew Nelson | $138,817 |
| 4 | Cecile Fraser | $122,400 |
| 5 | Michael Judge | $119,161 |
| 6 | Meng You | $117,435 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Leupold | $116,771 |
| 8 | Shane Early | $116,214 |
| 9 | Andrew Greene | $115,240 |
| 10 | George Yiankos | $114,850 |
| 11 | Theresa Kelly | $112,853 |
| 12 | Yvette Begue | $112,748 |
| 13 | Paul Roman | $112,699 |
| 14 | John Young | $112,158 |
| 15 | Barbara Shapiro | $112,023 |
| 16 | Michael Donlan | $111,158 |
| 17 | Jeanne Voveris | $109,796 |
| 18 | Alycia Goody | $109,796 |
| 19 | Sandra Merrick | $109,796 |
| 20 | John Cope Flanagan | $109,796 |
| 21 | Phillip Denton | $109,563 |
| 22 | Joan Evans | $109,235 |
| 23 | William Downs | $108,917 |
| 24 | Dyann Prouty | $108,277 |
| 25 | Emily Luksha | $108,000 |
| 26 | Matthew Cyr | $107,788 |
| 27 | Tina Chin | $105,540 |
| 27 | Marc Tassone | $105,540 |
| 29 | Carol Pieper | $105,540 |
| 30 | Andrea Saia | $105,540 |
| 30 | Jennifer Cargill | $105,540 |
| 30 | Laurie Weisman | $105,540 |
| 33 | Angela Motley | $105,454 |
| 34 | Terrence Townsend | $104,148 |
| 35 | Ghebre Daniel | $103,439 |
| 36 | Elizabeth Leaman | $102,934 |
| 37 | James Hoyt | $102,407 |
| 38 | Sarah Smegal | $102,230 |
| 39 | Michael Brock | $101,579 |
| 40 | Kevin Callahan | $101,554 |
| 41 | Donald Nelson | $101,554 |
| 42 | Kerri Phillips | $101,512 |
| 43 | Michael Conkey | $101,007 |
| 44 | Andreas Thanos | $100,986 |
| 45 | Barry Perlmutter | $100,986 |
| 46 | John Slocum | $99,978 |
| 47 | Cara Mottola | $99,978 |
| 48 | Justin Evans | $99,152 |
| 49 | Wayne Lawson | $98,937 |
| 50 | Michael Daoust | $98,878 |
| 51 | Jie Wu | $98,708 |
| 52 | Caroline O Brien | $98,504 |
| 53 | Lauren Morris | $97,526 |
| 54 | Keith Barclay | $96,866 |
| 55 | Christopher Duduch | $96,462 |
| 56 | Amy Niederberger | $96,141 |
| 57 | William Barry | $95,934 |
| 58 | Sarah Spruce | $95,464 |
| 59 | Mauricio Diaz | $94,857 |
| 60 | Pamela Hall | $93,344 |
| 61 | Greggory Wade | $92,563 |
| 62 | Enid Kumin | $92,382 |
| 62 | Alexander Taylor | $92,382 |
| 62 | Marilyn Ross | $92,382 |
| 65 | Mark Barrett | $92,382 |
| 66 | Nathaniel Maddox | $92,382 |
| 67 | Sharon Ballard | $92,382 |
| 67 | Cynthia Bradbury | $92,382 |
| 67 | Daniel Strout | $92,382 |
| 70 | Li Jung Chuang | $92,285 |
| 71 | Susan Hibbert | $91,409 |
| 72 | Paul Fournier | $91,346 |
| 73 | Michael Schroeder | $90,905 |
| 74 | Mary Davey | $90,405 |
| 75 | Shirley Barosy | $89,767 |
| 76 | Mark Marini | $88,253 |
| 77 | Francine Melanson | $87,830 |
| 78 | Ingar Moir | $87,724 |
| 79 | Kevin Crane | $87,592 |
| 80 | Jonathan Pinto | $86,053 |
| 81 | Marcos Pareto | $85,674 |
| 82 | Jeffrey Scales | $85,639 |
| 83 | David Degon | $84,220 |
| 83 | Anthony Fiumara | $84,220 |
| 85 | Peter Maurer | $83,983 |
| 86 | Michael Pineau | $83,019 |
| 87 | Jessica Ellis | $82,902 |
| 88 | Christopher Henry | $81,635 |
| 89 | Rachel Cottle | $81,234 |
| 90 | Sheila Keane | $80,405 |
| 91 | Taff Tschamler | $80,120 |
| 92 | Kimberly Tran | $79,401 |
| 93 | John Keenan | $78,429 |
| 94 | Scott Seigal | $78,113 |
| 95 | Karen Ross | $78,105 |
| 96 | Pamela Modugno | $77,909 |
| 97 | Peter Miezejeski | $77,889 |
| 98 | Katie Zilgme | $77,549 |
| 99 | Cherylann Gard | $77,194 |
| 100 | Lavinia LaBonte | $76,961 |
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