Massachusetts payroll database: See the highest-paid state employees in 2024

BOSTON — Massachusetts’ statewide payroll climbed again in 2024, with many of the top earners hailing from the University of Massachusetts education system.

The statewide payroll for 2024 totaled $10.26 billion, an increase from $9.33 billion in 2023 and $8.95 billion in 2022, new data showed.

Francisco Martin, the head coach of UMass Men’s Basketball, maintained his position as the highest-paid state employee in 2024 for the second year in a row.

Martin collected a total salary of $1.83 million last year. UMass Chancellor Michael Collins was the second-highest-paid state employee, earning a salary of $1.6 million.

In addition to Martin and Collins, other UMass workers accounted for 14 of the top 15 earners in the state. As a state department, 28,088 University of Massachusetts employees raked in a combined $1.76 billion.

The only non-UMass state employee who ranked inside the top 15 highest earners was Massachusetts State Police Detectives Captain Thomas McCarthy, who made a salary of $548,072 with $349,815 in overtime pay.

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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority was the second-highest-earning state department behind the UMass, with 9,908 employees collecting a combined $879.58 million.

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The MBTA also ranked as the state’s top overtime-earning department in 2024 at $126.38 million. Massachusetts State Police ranked second at $77.25 million.

Overtime pay broken down by department:

From an individual standpoint, law enforcement officials ranked among the state’s top overtime earners in 2024: