The ever-popular list of the city's top municipal wage earners is in the paper today. You can find it online here.
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February 8, 2010
Top paid city workers not quite so well off this year
For the first time in many years, the city’s highest-earning employees saw their take home pay dip a little last year.
Among the Top 50 municipal wage earners, the average yearly tally fell a little more than 1 percent in 2009, perhaps a reflection of the belt tightening at both City Hall and the Board of Education as officials scrambled last year to hold the line on spending during a tough economy.
The top earner, school Superintendent Philip Streifer hauled in more than $5,000 less than he did a year earlier – but he still collected $186,508. It marks his second year at the top of the list. Read the story here.
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Top 50 Wage Earners for City of Bristol in 2009
CITY OF BRISTOL
2009
Fifty Highest Wage Earners
1 PHILIP STREIFER SUPERINTENDENT $186,508.42
2 EVERETT V LYONS PRINCIPAL, BEHS $179,056.90
3 ANTHONY MALAVENDA PRINCIPAL, MT VIEW ELEMENTARY $169,953.21
4 ANN BALDWIN ASSISTANT CORPORATION COUNSEL $166,443.67
5 JACK MICHAUD POLICE LIEUTENANT $154,547.12
6 DANIEL VEINS ASST. PRINCIPAL BEHS $154,534.95
7 SUSAN MOREAU ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT $150,369.90
8 JOEL ESTES POLICE LIEUTENANT $146,348.50
9 KIM HAPKEN DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL SERVICES BOE $145,921.67
10 DENISE CARABETTA DIRECTOF OF OFFICE & TEACHING & LEARNING $145,417.16
11 PAUL HINES POLICE DETECTIVE SERGEANT $138,155.93
12 MARK MOSKOWITZ POLICE LIEUTENANT $137,373.49
13 DENNIS BIEU BOE PERSONNEL DIRECTOR $137,316.80
14 MARTIN SEMMEL PRINCIPAL, BCHS $135,694.28
15 KEVIN MORRELL POLICE LIEUTENANT $134,851.00
16 CHRISTOPHER LENNON POLICE DETECTIVE SERGEANT $128,837.66
17 JOHN MCNELLIS POLICE SERGEANT $128,727.15
18 JOHN SASSU POLICE SERGEANT $126,964.96
19 ROBERT GARRY PRINCIPAL, NORTHEAST MS $126,095.48
20 CATHERINE CARBONE PRINCIPAL, CHIPPENS HILL MS $126,021.30
21 MARCIANN JONES PRINCIPAL, MEMORIAL BOULEVARD MS $125,278.62
22 JOHN DIVENERE CHIEF OF POLICE $125,059.83
23 ROSEANNE VOJTEK PRINCIPAL, IVY DRIVE ELEMENTARY $124,308.68
24 STEVEN BENT ASST PRINCIPAL, SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY $120,584.84
25 ANDREW LANGLAIS POLICE LIEUTENANT $120,429.90
26 MICHAEL AUDETTE PRINCIPAL, O’CONNELL ELEMENTARY $120,308.84
27 GARY MAYNARD PRINCIPAL, SOUTH SIDE $120,308.84
28 STEPHEN TAVARES POLICE SERGEANT $120,106.44
29 ANGELA ROSSBACH PRINCIPAL EDGEWOOD ELEMENTARY $119,972.84
30 CATHERINE CASSIN PRINCIPAL, STAFFORD ELEMENTARY $119,972.84
31 PETER GAUDET PRINCIPAL, GREENE HILLS ELEMENTARY $119,912.84
32 WALTER VESELKA III PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR $119,045.03
33 GLENN KLOCKO COMPTROLLER $119,043.11
34 JON POSE FIRE CHIEF $119,042.94
35 RICHARD BROWN POLICE LIEUTENANT $117,942.77
36 ELLEN BENHAM SUPERVISOR OF ATHLETIC OFFICE $117,940.64
37 DANIEL SONSTROM ASST. PRINCIPAL NORTHEAST MS $117,784.64
38 PETER WININGER ASST. PRINCIPAL, BCHS $116,971.40
39 EDWARD KELEHER ASST. PRINCIPAL, BEHS $116,959.40
40 MARIA GROODY SUPERVISOR OF ADULT ED/ESL $116,824.02
41 CHRISTOPHER CASSIN ASST. PRINCIPAL CHMS $115,718.80
42 MARY HAWK ASST. PRINCIPAL CHMS $115,658.80
43 DONN WATSON POLICE LIEUTENANT $115,632.08
44 RICHARD GAGLIARDI SUPERVISOR OF TECHNOLOGY CENTER $115,536.74
45 EDWARD SPYROS POLICE LIEUTENANT $115,469.14
46 MARTHA NOWOBILSKI ASST. PRINCIPAL MEMORIAL BOULEVARD $115,253.56
47 KRISTIN IRVINE SUPERVISOR OF TESTING, RESEARCH & EVALUATIONS $114,044.86
48 ERIC OSANITSCH POLICE CAPTAIN $113,719.83
49 DIANE FERGUSON CITY PERSONNEL DIRECTOR $113,326.29
50 DANIEL MCINTYRE POLICE CAPTAIN $111,652.88
Thanks to Mayra Sampson and the city comptroller's office for putting together the annual accumulator's list!
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2009
Fifty Highest Wage Earners
1 PHILIP STREIFER SUPERINTENDENT $186,508.42
2 EVERETT V LYONS PRINCIPAL, BEHS $179,056.90
3 ANTHONY MALAVENDA PRINCIPAL, MT VIEW ELEMENTARY $169,953.21
4 ANN BALDWIN ASSISTANT CORPORATION COUNSEL $166,443.67
5 JACK MICHAUD POLICE LIEUTENANT $154,547.12
6 DANIEL VEINS ASST. PRINCIPAL BEHS $154,534.95
7 SUSAN MOREAU ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT $150,369.90
8 JOEL ESTES POLICE LIEUTENANT $146,348.50
9 KIM HAPKEN DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL SERVICES BOE $145,921.67
10 DENISE CARABETTA DIRECTOF OF OFFICE & TEACHING & LEARNING $145,417.16
11 PAUL HINES POLICE DETECTIVE SERGEANT $138,155.93
12 MARK MOSKOWITZ POLICE LIEUTENANT $137,373.49
13 DENNIS BIEU BOE PERSONNEL DIRECTOR $137,316.80
14 MARTIN SEMMEL PRINCIPAL, BCHS $135,694.28
15 KEVIN MORRELL POLICE LIEUTENANT $134,851.00
16 CHRISTOPHER LENNON POLICE DETECTIVE SERGEANT $128,837.66
17 JOHN MCNELLIS POLICE SERGEANT $128,727.15
18 JOHN SASSU POLICE SERGEANT $126,964.96
19 ROBERT GARRY PRINCIPAL, NORTHEAST MS $126,095.48
20 CATHERINE CARBONE PRINCIPAL, CHIPPENS HILL MS $126,021.30
21 MARCIANN JONES PRINCIPAL, MEMORIAL BOULEVARD MS $125,278.62
22 JOHN DIVENERE CHIEF OF POLICE $125,059.83
23 ROSEANNE VOJTEK PRINCIPAL, IVY DRIVE ELEMENTARY $124,308.68
24 STEVEN BENT ASST PRINCIPAL, SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY $120,584.84
25 ANDREW LANGLAIS POLICE LIEUTENANT $120,429.90
26 MICHAEL AUDETTE PRINCIPAL, O’CONNELL ELEMENTARY $120,308.84
27 GARY MAYNARD PRINCIPAL, SOUTH SIDE $120,308.84
28 STEPHEN TAVARES POLICE SERGEANT $120,106.44
29 ANGELA ROSSBACH PRINCIPAL EDGEWOOD ELEMENTARY $119,972.84
30 CATHERINE CASSIN PRINCIPAL, STAFFORD ELEMENTARY $119,972.84
31 PETER GAUDET PRINCIPAL, GREENE HILLS ELEMENTARY $119,912.84
32 WALTER VESELKA III PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR $119,045.03
33 GLENN KLOCKO COMPTROLLER $119,043.11
34 JON POSE FIRE CHIEF $119,042.94
35 RICHARD BROWN POLICE LIEUTENANT $117,942.77
36 ELLEN BENHAM SUPERVISOR OF ATHLETIC OFFICE $117,940.64
37 DANIEL SONSTROM ASST. PRINCIPAL NORTHEAST MS $117,784.64
38 PETER WININGER ASST. PRINCIPAL, BCHS $116,971.40
39 EDWARD KELEHER ASST. PRINCIPAL, BEHS $116,959.40
40 MARIA GROODY SUPERVISOR OF ADULT ED/ESL $116,824.02
41 CHRISTOPHER CASSIN ASST. PRINCIPAL CHMS $115,718.80
42 MARY HAWK ASST. PRINCIPAL CHMS $115,658.80
43 DONN WATSON POLICE LIEUTENANT $115,632.08
44 RICHARD GAGLIARDI SUPERVISOR OF TECHNOLOGY CENTER $115,536.74
45 EDWARD SPYROS POLICE LIEUTENANT $115,469.14
46 MARTHA NOWOBILSKI ASST. PRINCIPAL MEMORIAL BOULEVARD $115,253.56
47 KRISTIN IRVINE SUPERVISOR OF TESTING, RESEARCH & EVALUATIONS $114,044.86
48 ERIC OSANITSCH POLICE CAPTAIN $113,719.83
49 DIANE FERGUSON CITY PERSONNEL DIRECTOR $113,326.29
50 DANIEL MCINTYRE POLICE CAPTAIN $111,652.88
Thanks to Mayra Sampson and the city comptroller's office for putting together the annual accumulator's list!
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Contact Steve Collins at scollins@bristolpress.com
February 16, 2009
Highest paid city workers easily outpacing inflation
Fifteen years ago, only 13 city workers earned more than $75,000 annually.
Last year, the least any of the top 13 municipal wage earners raked in was just a little less than $138,000 – a $63,000 jump since 1993.
If the city had merely matched the inflation rate during the intervening years, its 13th highest paid worker would be collecting $110,000 now.
Every one of the Top 50 wage earners working for the city hauled in more than that.
But nobody came close to the amount paid to school Superintendent Philip Streifer, who smashed the city’s record for annual pay on the way to claiming the number one spot with $192,281 in compensation, based on the city’s yearly accumulators report.
The average take-home pay for the city’s Top 50 wage earners last year was a record $130,713 – up 11 percent from 2007 – and more than double the median family income in Bristol.
The annual list, provided by the comptroller’s office, shows the top earns include 30 school administrators, 17 police officers, Fire Chief Jon Pose and two city supervisors, the comptroller and the public works director.
Five of the Top 10 are police officers who racked up considerable overtime. Last year’s top earner, Lt. Joel Estes, placed third this year, trailing both Streifer and Lt. Jack Michaud, who earned $163,471.
The big paychecks collected by many police officers are deceptive.
Those pocketing big bucks do a lot of private security jobs on the side _ particularly directing traffic during road construction _ to pull in overtime checks paid by the contractors, not the taxpayers.
The city bills the private employers for officers' time -- and adds 12 percent to the tab to cover administrative expenses -- and doesn't count the extra pay for pension or other purposes. Taxpayers only foot the bill for officers' city work and probably save because the city actually turns a small profit from the practice, officials have said.
The number of women among the Top 50 remained at last year’s tally of 14, which was five more than had ever made the list before. All of them are school principals or administrators.
Municipal benefits extend to more than just paychecks. City and school workers get generous fringe benefits, including cheap but excellent health insurance and good pensions.
Fringe benefits cost taxpayers at least another 15 percent above the wages an employee earns.
The city comptroller’s office compiles the annual list of the top 50 earners by checking its year-to-date accumulators report to indicate how much each employee takes home.
The numbers are close, but not necessarily the same, as the figures listed on the W-2 forms given employees each January. Comptroller’s office personnel said the accumulators report is a more accurate measure.
The Bristol Press has been printing the Top 50 wage earners list for many years.
City of Bristol
2008
FIFTY HIGHEST WAGE EARNERS
EMPLOYEE WAGES
1 Philip Streifer $192,280.59
Superintendent
2 Jack Michaud $163,471.36
Police Lieutenant
3 Joel Estes $161,130.55
Police Lieutenant
4 Paul Hines $158,834.42
Detective Sergeant
5 William Smyth $154,458.55
Asst. to the Superintendant of Business
6 Susan Moreau $152,018.19
Asst. Superintendent
7 Denise Carabetta $150,648.59
Director of Office of Teaching & Learning
8 Mark Moskowitz $150,414.77
Police Lieutenant
9 Kim Hapken $149,193.55
Director of Special Services
10 John McNellis $147,519.99
Police Sergeant
11 Anthony Malavenda $146,957.53
Director of Human Services
12 John Sassu $141,985.95
Police Sergeant
13 V. Everett Lyons $137,926.17
Principal, Bristol Eastern High School
14 Steven Tavares $134,699.31
Police Sergeant
15 Kevin Morrell $134,638.70
Police Lieutenant
16 Martin Semmel $134,300.85
Principal, Bristol Central High School
17 Christopher Lennon $133,781.45
Police Detective Sergeant
18 Jean Andrews $128,284.02
Principal, Hubbell Elementary School
19 Brian Gould $127,280.15
Police Lieutenant
20 Catherine Carbone $126,847.06
Principal, Chippens Hill Middle School
21 Dennis Siegmann $126,727.06
Principal, Northeast Middle School
22 John Divenere $125,477.89
Police Chief
23 Roseann Voijtek $125,248.56
Principal, Ivy Drive Elementary School
24 Gail Gilmore $125,008.56
Principal, Jennings Elementary School
25 Jon Pose $124,030.84
Fire Chief
26 Donn Watson $122,362.25
Police Lieutenant
27 Rodney Gotowala $122,346.42
Police Sergeant
28 Marcianne Jones $122,200.21
Principal, Memorial Boulevard Middle School
29 Richard Brown $122,055.76
Police Lieutenant
30 Michael Audette $121,094.88
Principal, O'Connell Elementary School
31 Steven Bent $121,094.88
Principal, Bingham Elementary School
32 Gary Maynard $121,094.88
Principal, South Side Elementary School
33 Dennis Bieu $121,094.88
Principal, Mt. View Elementary School
34 Angela Rossbach $120,758.88
Principal, Edgewood Elementary School
35 Catherine Cassin $120,758.88
Principal, Stafford Elementary School
36 Peter Gaudet $120,686.88
Principal, Green Hills Elementary School
37 Andrew Langlais $120,181.34
Police Lieutenant
38 Maria Groody $119,853.80
Director of Adult Education
39 Walter Veselka $119,518.67
Director, Public Worksl
40 Glenn Klocko $119,518.55
Comptroller
41 Daniel Viens $118,952.38
Asst. Principal, Bristol Eastern High School
42 Daniel Sonstrom $118,556.38
Asst. Principal, Bristol Central High School
43 Ellen Benham $117,879.86
Supervisor of Athletic Office
44 Edward Spyros $117,005.88
Police Lieutenant
45 Edward Keleher $116,761.18
Asst. Principal, Bristol Eastern High School
46 Christopher Cassin $116,477.02
Asst. Principal, Chippens Hill Middle School
47 Richard Gagliardi $116,456.02
Supervisor of the Technology Center
48 Anne Gobes $115,924.96
Early Childhood
49 Mary Hawk $115,572.11
Asst. Principal, Chippens Hill Middle School
50 Daniel McIntyre $114,291.89
Police Captain
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Copyright 2009. All rights reserved.
Contact Steve Collins at scollins@bristolpress.com
Last year, the least any of the top 13 municipal wage earners raked in was just a little less than $138,000 – a $63,000 jump since 1993.
If the city had merely matched the inflation rate during the intervening years, its 13th highest paid worker would be collecting $110,000 now.
Every one of the Top 50 wage earners working for the city hauled in more than that.
But nobody came close to the amount paid to school Superintendent Philip Streifer, who smashed the city’s record for annual pay on the way to claiming the number one spot with $192,281 in compensation, based on the city’s yearly accumulators report.
The average take-home pay for the city’s Top 50 wage earners last year was a record $130,713 – up 11 percent from 2007 – and more than double the median family income in Bristol.
The annual list, provided by the comptroller’s office, shows the top earns include 30 school administrators, 17 police officers, Fire Chief Jon Pose and two city supervisors, the comptroller and the public works director.
Five of the Top 10 are police officers who racked up considerable overtime. Last year’s top earner, Lt. Joel Estes, placed third this year, trailing both Streifer and Lt. Jack Michaud, who earned $163,471.
The big paychecks collected by many police officers are deceptive.
Those pocketing big bucks do a lot of private security jobs on the side _ particularly directing traffic during road construction _ to pull in overtime checks paid by the contractors, not the taxpayers.
The city bills the private employers for officers' time -- and adds 12 percent to the tab to cover administrative expenses -- and doesn't count the extra pay for pension or other purposes. Taxpayers only foot the bill for officers' city work and probably save because the city actually turns a small profit from the practice, officials have said.
The number of women among the Top 50 remained at last year’s tally of 14, which was five more than had ever made the list before. All of them are school principals or administrators.
Municipal benefits extend to more than just paychecks. City and school workers get generous fringe benefits, including cheap but excellent health insurance and good pensions.
Fringe benefits cost taxpayers at least another 15 percent above the wages an employee earns.
The city comptroller’s office compiles the annual list of the top 50 earners by checking its year-to-date accumulators report to indicate how much each employee takes home.
The numbers are close, but not necessarily the same, as the figures listed on the W-2 forms given employees each January. Comptroller’s office personnel said the accumulators report is a more accurate measure.
The Bristol Press has been printing the Top 50 wage earners list for many years.
City of Bristol
2008
FIFTY HIGHEST WAGE EARNERS
EMPLOYEE WAGES
1 Philip Streifer $192,280.59
Superintendent
2 Jack Michaud $163,471.36
Police Lieutenant
3 Joel Estes $161,130.55
Police Lieutenant
4 Paul Hines $158,834.42
Detective Sergeant
5 William Smyth $154,458.55
Asst. to the Superintendant of Business
6 Susan Moreau $152,018.19
Asst. Superintendent
7 Denise Carabetta $150,648.59
Director of Office of Teaching & Learning
8 Mark Moskowitz $150,414.77
Police Lieutenant
9 Kim Hapken $149,193.55
Director of Special Services
10 John McNellis $147,519.99
Police Sergeant
11 Anthony Malavenda $146,957.53
Director of Human Services
12 John Sassu $141,985.95
Police Sergeant
13 V. Everett Lyons $137,926.17
Principal, Bristol Eastern High School
14 Steven Tavares $134,699.31
Police Sergeant
15 Kevin Morrell $134,638.70
Police Lieutenant
16 Martin Semmel $134,300.85
Principal, Bristol Central High School
17 Christopher Lennon $133,781.45
Police Detective Sergeant
18 Jean Andrews $128,284.02
Principal, Hubbell Elementary School
19 Brian Gould $127,280.15
Police Lieutenant
20 Catherine Carbone $126,847.06
Principal, Chippens Hill Middle School
21 Dennis Siegmann $126,727.06
Principal, Northeast Middle School
22 John Divenere $125,477.89
Police Chief
23 Roseann Voijtek $125,248.56
Principal, Ivy Drive Elementary School
24 Gail Gilmore $125,008.56
Principal, Jennings Elementary School
25 Jon Pose $124,030.84
Fire Chief
26 Donn Watson $122,362.25
Police Lieutenant
27 Rodney Gotowala $122,346.42
Police Sergeant
28 Marcianne Jones $122,200.21
Principal, Memorial Boulevard Middle School
29 Richard Brown $122,055.76
Police Lieutenant
30 Michael Audette $121,094.88
Principal, O'Connell Elementary School
31 Steven Bent $121,094.88
Principal, Bingham Elementary School
32 Gary Maynard $121,094.88
Principal, South Side Elementary School
33 Dennis Bieu $121,094.88
Principal, Mt. View Elementary School
34 Angela Rossbach $120,758.88
Principal, Edgewood Elementary School
35 Catherine Cassin $120,758.88
Principal, Stafford Elementary School
36 Peter Gaudet $120,686.88
Principal, Green Hills Elementary School
37 Andrew Langlais $120,181.34
Police Lieutenant
38 Maria Groody $119,853.80
Director of Adult Education
39 Walter Veselka $119,518.67
Director, Public Worksl
40 Glenn Klocko $119,518.55
Comptroller
41 Daniel Viens $118,952.38
Asst. Principal, Bristol Eastern High School
42 Daniel Sonstrom $118,556.38
Asst. Principal, Bristol Central High School
43 Ellen Benham $117,879.86
Supervisor of Athletic Office
44 Edward Spyros $117,005.88
Police Lieutenant
45 Edward Keleher $116,761.18
Asst. Principal, Bristol Eastern High School
46 Christopher Cassin $116,477.02
Asst. Principal, Chippens Hill Middle School
47 Richard Gagliardi $116,456.02
Supervisor of the Technology Center
48 Anne Gobes $115,924.96
Early Childhood
49 Mary Hawk $115,572.11
Asst. Principal, Chippens Hill Middle School
50 Daniel McIntyre $114,291.89
Police Captain
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Watch for the Top 50 List later today
It's that time of year again.
And this year we have an all-time high holding the number one spot in the annual accounting of the most highly paid municipal workers in Bristol.
Holding down the number one spot is school Superintendent Philip Streifer, who pulled in a bit more than $192,000 last year, according to the city comptroller's office.
Down at the number 50 spot, where the yearly tally cuts off, you'll find Police Capt. Daniel McIntyre, who made $114,000 and change.
In between are a whole lot of school administrators and police officers who managed to rake in overtime. A couple of others also landed on the list, including the city's public works director and comptroller.
The details later...
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Contact Steve Collins at scollins@bristolpress.com
February 18, 2008
Top 50 Wage Earners for City of Bristol
The average take-home pay for the city’s Top 50 wage earners last year was a record $117,726, more than double the median family income in Bristol.
The annual list, provided by the comptroller’s office, shows the top earns include 29 school administrators, 17 police officers and four city supervisors.
Fourteen of the Top 50 earners were women last year, all of them employed in the school system, which is a big increase over the previous high. There have never been more than nine women on the list in the past.
The highest-paid city worker was Police Lt. Joel Estes, who raked in $149,575.
Oddly, Estes has been inching closer to the top for years, moving up one slot a year since 2003, when he was fifth on the tally. The following year, Estes placed fourth. Then in 2005, he was third. A year ago, Estes was the runner-up, coming in second.
This time around, though, Estes easily landed at the top of the heap.
Police officers who earn extra pay by pulling extra shifts and taking on private duty assignments guarding grocery stores, traffic control at construction sites and the like can vastly increase their annual pay. Thirteen of the top 20 city earners come from the ranks of the police.
But school officials generally have the highest regular pay.
William Smyth, the assistant superintendent for business, pulled in $142,129 in his last full year on the job to claim second place on the yearly tally. He’s planning to retire this summer.
Perhaps most surprising, though, is that former School Superintendent Mike Wasta managed to earn $135,554 – and secure a fifth place finish – despite retiring at the end of June.
The highest paid worker at City Hall, easily topping the mayor’s salary, was Comptroller Glenn Klocko, who pulled in $113,827, a bit more than Fire Chief Jon Pose.
Police Lt. Mark Moskowitz, who is number six on the list, has earned about $130,000 a year for the past decade by racking up overtime. That was enough to put him at the top of the tally for six years in a row, but school salaries have escalated enough to have drop from the leading slot because his pay has remained static.
Though the private duty overtime earned by police officers shows up on city wage reports, taxpayers probably save money from the practice.
The city bills the private employers for officers' time -- and adds 12 percent to the tab to cover administrative expenses -- and doesn't count the extra pay for pension or other purposes. Taxpayers only foot the bill for officers' normal city work.
The city comptroller’s office compiles the annual list of the top 50 earners by checking its year-to-date accumulators report for 2000 to indicate how much each employee takes home.
The numbers are close, but not necessarily the same, as the figures listed on the W-2 forms given employees each January. Comptroller’s office personnel said the accumulators report is a more accurate measure.
Here's this year's list:
1. Joel Estes, police lieutenant, $149,575.11
2. William Smyth, assistant to superintendent for business, $142,129.25
3. Susan Moreau, assistant superintendent, $139,760.61
4. Anthony Malavenda, school personnel director, $137,988.43
5. Michael Wasta, superintendent (retired 6/30/2007), $135,553.72
6. Mark Moskowitz, police lieutenant, $130,177.00
7. Jack Michaud, police lieutenant, $128,855.43
8. Everett V. Lyons, Eastern High principal, $127,550.57
9. John McNellis, police sergeant, $127,457.91
10. Richard Brown, police lieutenant, $126,168.07
11. John Sassu, police sergeant, $125,370.27
12. Stephen Tavares, police sergeant, $125,242.28
13. Kevin Morrell, police lieutenant, $125,029.45
14. Edward Spyros, police lieutenant, $121,860.18
15. Denise Carabetta, director, Office of Teaching & Learning, $121,678.49
16. Paul Hines, police detective sergeant, $121,638.62
17. Christopher Lennon, police detective sergeant, $120,976.63
18. Catherine Carbone, Chippens Hill principal, $119,898.40
19. John Divenere, police chief, $117,386.55
20. Rodney Gotowala, police sergeant, $116,267.05
21. Gail Gilmore, Jennings principal, $115,569.53
22. Roseanne Vojtek, Ivy Drive principal, $115,569.53
23. Martin Semmel, Central principal, $115,474.45
24. Glenn Klocko, city comptroller, $113,827.29
25. Jon Pose, fire chief, $113,724.80
26. Walter Veselka, public works director, $113,724.80
27. Peter Wininger, Central assistant principal, $113,628.33
28. Kim Hapken, director, special services for Board of Ed., $112,891.83
29. Jean Andrews, Hubbell principal, $112,559.53
30. Steven Bent, Bingham principal, $112,559.53
31. Gary Maynard, South Side principal, $112,559.53
32. Dennis Bieu, Mt. View principal, $112,559.53
33. Catherine Cassin, Stafford principal, $112,163.52
34. Peter Gaudet, Greene-Hills principal, $112,151.53
35. Michael Audette, O'Connell principal, $111,809.53
36. Carly Fortin, supervisor of Teaching & Learning for 6-12, $111,569.86
37. Angela Rossbach, Edgewood principal, $111,424.03
38. Donn Watson, police lieutenant, $111,328.90
39. Daniel Viens, Eastern assistant principal, $110,581.97
40. Daniel Sonstrom, Central assistant principal, $110,185.97
41. Marciann Jones, Memorial Boulevard principal, $109,414.62
42. Christopher Cassin, Chippens Hill assistant principal, $108,211.53
43. Teresa Debrito, Northeast assistant principal, $108,199.53
44. William Wolfe, streets superintendent, $107,784.15
45. Andrew Langlais, police lieutenant, $107,283.57
46. Daniel McIntyre, police captain, $106,709.45
47. Rochelle Schwartz, K-12 science supervisor, $106,102.41
48. Martha Nowobilski, Memorial Boulevard assistant principal, $105,655.66
49. Richard Gagliardi. technology supervisor, $105,423.53
50. Christopher Michaud, police officer, $105,110.03
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The annual list, provided by the comptroller’s office, shows the top earns include 29 school administrators, 17 police officers and four city supervisors.
Fourteen of the Top 50 earners were women last year, all of them employed in the school system, which is a big increase over the previous high. There have never been more than nine women on the list in the past.
The highest-paid city worker was Police Lt. Joel Estes, who raked in $149,575.
Oddly, Estes has been inching closer to the top for years, moving up one slot a year since 2003, when he was fifth on the tally. The following year, Estes placed fourth. Then in 2005, he was third. A year ago, Estes was the runner-up, coming in second.
This time around, though, Estes easily landed at the top of the heap.
Police officers who earn extra pay by pulling extra shifts and taking on private duty assignments guarding grocery stores, traffic control at construction sites and the like can vastly increase their annual pay. Thirteen of the top 20 city earners come from the ranks of the police.
But school officials generally have the highest regular pay.
William Smyth, the assistant superintendent for business, pulled in $142,129 in his last full year on the job to claim second place on the yearly tally. He’s planning to retire this summer.
Perhaps most surprising, though, is that former School Superintendent Mike Wasta managed to earn $135,554 – and secure a fifth place finish – despite retiring at the end of June.
The highest paid worker at City Hall, easily topping the mayor’s salary, was Comptroller Glenn Klocko, who pulled in $113,827, a bit more than Fire Chief Jon Pose.
Police Lt. Mark Moskowitz, who is number six on the list, has earned about $130,000 a year for the past decade by racking up overtime. That was enough to put him at the top of the tally for six years in a row, but school salaries have escalated enough to have drop from the leading slot because his pay has remained static.
Though the private duty overtime earned by police officers shows up on city wage reports, taxpayers probably save money from the practice.
The city bills the private employers for officers' time -- and adds 12 percent to the tab to cover administrative expenses -- and doesn't count the extra pay for pension or other purposes. Taxpayers only foot the bill for officers' normal city work.
The city comptroller’s office compiles the annual list of the top 50 earners by checking its year-to-date accumulators report for 2000 to indicate how much each employee takes home.
The numbers are close, but not necessarily the same, as the figures listed on the W-2 forms given employees each January. Comptroller’s office personnel said the accumulators report is a more accurate measure.
Here's this year's list:
1. Joel Estes, police lieutenant, $149,575.11
2. William Smyth, assistant to superintendent for business, $142,129.25
3. Susan Moreau, assistant superintendent, $139,760.61
4. Anthony Malavenda, school personnel director, $137,988.43
5. Michael Wasta, superintendent (retired 6/30/2007), $135,553.72
6. Mark Moskowitz, police lieutenant, $130,177.00
7. Jack Michaud, police lieutenant, $128,855.43
8. Everett V. Lyons, Eastern High principal, $127,550.57
9. John McNellis, police sergeant, $127,457.91
10. Richard Brown, police lieutenant, $126,168.07
11. John Sassu, police sergeant, $125,370.27
12. Stephen Tavares, police sergeant, $125,242.28
13. Kevin Morrell, police lieutenant, $125,029.45
14. Edward Spyros, police lieutenant, $121,860.18
15. Denise Carabetta, director, Office of Teaching & Learning, $121,678.49
16. Paul Hines, police detective sergeant, $121,638.62
17. Christopher Lennon, police detective sergeant, $120,976.63
18. Catherine Carbone, Chippens Hill principal, $119,898.40
19. John Divenere, police chief, $117,386.55
20. Rodney Gotowala, police sergeant, $116,267.05
21. Gail Gilmore, Jennings principal, $115,569.53
22. Roseanne Vojtek, Ivy Drive principal, $115,569.53
23. Martin Semmel, Central principal, $115,474.45
24. Glenn Klocko, city comptroller, $113,827.29
25. Jon Pose, fire chief, $113,724.80
26. Walter Veselka, public works director, $113,724.80
27. Peter Wininger, Central assistant principal, $113,628.33
28. Kim Hapken, director, special services for Board of Ed., $112,891.83
29. Jean Andrews, Hubbell principal, $112,559.53
30. Steven Bent, Bingham principal, $112,559.53
31. Gary Maynard, South Side principal, $112,559.53
32. Dennis Bieu, Mt. View principal, $112,559.53
33. Catherine Cassin, Stafford principal, $112,163.52
34. Peter Gaudet, Greene-Hills principal, $112,151.53
35. Michael Audette, O'Connell principal, $111,809.53
36. Carly Fortin, supervisor of Teaching & Learning for 6-12, $111,569.86
37. Angela Rossbach, Edgewood principal, $111,424.03
38. Donn Watson, police lieutenant, $111,328.90
39. Daniel Viens, Eastern assistant principal, $110,581.97
40. Daniel Sonstrom, Central assistant principal, $110,185.97
41. Marciann Jones, Memorial Boulevard principal, $109,414.62
42. Christopher Cassin, Chippens Hill assistant principal, $108,211.53
43. Teresa Debrito, Northeast assistant principal, $108,199.53
44. William Wolfe, streets superintendent, $107,784.15
45. Andrew Langlais, police lieutenant, $107,283.57
46. Daniel McIntyre, police captain, $106,709.45
47. Rochelle Schwartz, K-12 science supervisor, $106,102.41
48. Martha Nowobilski, Memorial Boulevard assistant principal, $105,655.66
49. Richard Gagliardi. technology supervisor, $105,423.53
50. Christopher Michaud, police officer, $105,110.03
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