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This is less than the public employee average of $33,048.
The highest-paid public employee in Massachusetts is Matthew McCall, who earned $602,866 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 Senate in 2021
| Rank | Employee | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cynthia Friedman | $148,660 |
| 2 | Jennifer Miller | $99,771 |
| 3 | Karen Spilka | $95,904 |
| 4 | Michael Rodrigues | $92,967 |
| 5 | Cynthia Creem | $92,845 |
| 6 | Michael Barrett | $86,727 |
| 6 | Sal DiDomenico | $86,727 |
| 6 | William Brownsberger | $86,727 |
| 6 | Joan Lovely | $86,727 |
| 10 | Bruce Tarr | $83,668 |
| 11 | Patrick O Connor | $81,483 |
| 12 | Julian Cyr | $80,609 |
| 13 | Adam Hinds | $77,550 |
| 13 | Eric Lesser | $77,550 |
| 13 | Michael Rush | $77,550 |
| 16 | Mary Anne Padien | $75,263 |
| 17 | Harriette Chandler | $74,614 |
| 18 | Jason Lewis | $74,491 |
| 18 | Joseph Boncore | $74,491 |
| 20 | Michael Hurley | $74,393 |
| 21 | Mark Montigny | $71,555 |
| 22 | Brendan Crighton | $68,496 |
| 22 | Paul Feeney | $68,496 |
| 22 | Marc Pacheco | $68,496 |
| 22 | James Eldridge | $68,496 |
| 22 | Michael Moore | $68,496 |
| 27 | Ryan Fattman | $68,373 |
| 28 | Jonah Beckley | $68,173 |
| 29 | Joanne Comerford | $67,279 |
| 30 | Sarah Blodgett | $65,446 |
| 31 | Sonia Chang Diaz | $65,314 |
| 31 | Barry Finegold | $65,314 |
| 31 | Patricia Jehlen | $65,314 |
| 34 | Stacey LeMay | $65,159 |
| 35 | John Velis | $62,378 |
| 35 | Susan Moran | $62,378 |
| 37 | Andrea Crighton | $60,857 |
| 38 | Anne Gobi | $60,271 |
| 39 | Adam Gomez | $59,320 |
| 40 | Edward Kennedy | $59,319 |
| 40 | Nicholas Collins | $59,319 |
| 40 | John Keenan | $59,319 |
| 40 | Walter Timilty | $59,319 |
| 40 | Rebecca Rausch | $59,319 |
| 40 | Diana DiZoglio | $59,319 |
| 40 | Michael Brady | $59,319 |
| 47 | Colby Dillon | $58,912 |
| 48 | John Moreschi | $57,860 |
| 49 | John Cronin | $56,261 |
| 50 | Mark Dailey | $53,802 |
| 51 | Catherine Flewelling | $53,720 |
| 52 | William Rinaldi | $51,812 |
| 53 | Christopher Marino | $51,687 |
| 54 | Aaron Carty | $50,166 |
| 55 | John Regan | $49,931 |
| 56 | Richard Powell | $48,160 |
| 57 | Laura Paladino | $47,607 |
| 57 | Bryan Barash | $47,607 |
| 59 | Zachary Crowley | $47,274 |
| 59 | Christie Young | $47,274 |
| 61 | Diana Kasule | $46,358 |
| 62 | Jacob Blanton | $45,396 |
| 63 | David Swanson | $44,940 |
| 64 | Karen Almeida | $44,722 |
| 64 | Beth Zodda | $44,722 |
| 64 | Jeremy Spittle | $44,722 |
| 67 | Attilio Paglia | $44,711 |
| 68 | Johanna Wakelin | $44,285 |
| 69 | Adam Mandell | $44,000 |
| 70 | Antonio Caban | $43,631 |
| 70 | James Zambrano | $43,631 |
| 72 | Michael Carr | $43,254 |
| 72 | Mary Wasylyk | $43,254 |
| 74 | Hirak Shah | $42,804 |
| 75 | Andrew Bettinelli | $42,355 |
| 76 | Christopher Woods | $41,588 |
| 77 | Shelly MacNeill | $40,969 |
| 78 | Stephen Maher | $40,904 |
| 78 | Joseph Hurvitz | $40,904 |
| 78 | Matthew Hartman | $40,904 |
| 81 | Benjamin Hubbart | $40,727 |
| 81 | Keri Buckley | $40,727 |
| 83 | Debra Woodman | $40,358 |
| 84 | Stephanie Swanson | $40,288 |
| 85 | Anne Ziaja | $40,081 |
| 86 | WStuart Loosemore | $39,862 |
| 86 | Michael Moynihan | $39,862 |
| 88 | Catherine Cavey | $39,810 |
| 89 | Brendan Berger | $39,635 |
| 90 | Puja Mehta | $39,572 |
| 91 | Gregory Denton | $39,423 |
| 92 | Caroline Sherrard | $39,359 |
| 93 | Nathanael Shea | $39,322 |
| 93 | Donna Loconte | $39,322 |
| 93 | Hannah Buntich | $39,322 |
| 93 | Alfred DeGirolamo | $39,322 |
| 97 | Jennifer McCullough | $39,138 |
| 98 | Monica Lyden Mullin | $38,791 |
| 99 | Mark Sternman | $38,644 |
| 100 | Ashley Powers | $38,311 |
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