The Top 20 Highest-Paid Worcester Employees In 2020

WORCESTER, MA — Worcester police officers across all ranks were among the highest earners in city government in 2020, according to annual list released to the City Council.

City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. topped the list as the city's highest paid employee in 2020, earning close to $280,000 between his salary and benefits. But Augustus was alone on the list of the mostly highly paid employees inside City Hall.

There were 36 city employees who earned more than $200,000 in 2020 — Augustus and Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Maureen Binienda were the only two non-police employees among those 36.

Out of the top 200 earners in the city in 2020, about 160 were police department employees. Those six-figure salaries were boosted by hefty overtime and detail pay. For example, Worcester police Sgt. Anthony Petrone, the No. 4 earner in 2020, earned a base salary of $107,595. He more than doubled that base pay to $236,372 with over $35,000 from overtime, nearly $82,000 in detail pay and over $11,000 in retroactive payments.

The lowest paid employee in 2020 was a crossing guard who netted just $32. About 172 city employees earned less than $1,000 in 2020, and almost all were WPS employees — although the data does not say how long each employee worked in 2020.

Here's the list of the top 20 highest-paid Worcester employees in 2020. These amounts include overtime, detail pay, retroactive pay and benefits.

1. City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. — $279,770
2. Police Chief Steven Sargent — $239,130
3. Deputy Police Chief Sean Fleming — $237,284
4. Police Sgt. Anthony Petrone — $236,372
5. Deputy Police Chief Edward McGinn — $236,041
6. Worcester Schools Superintendent Maureen Binienda — $235,906
7. Police Capt. Jeremiah O'Rourke — $234,316
8. Police Lt. Mark Sawyer — $233,397
9. Police Capt. Matthew D'Andrea — $232,960
10. Police Officer Joseph Vigliotti — $232,814
11. Deputy Police Chief Mark Roche — $228,870
12. Police Lt. Joseph Scampini — $228,620
13. Police Lt. Timothy Walsh — $227,779
14. Deputy Police Chief Paul Saucier — $227,274
15. Police Lt. Daniel Fallon — $225,454
16. Police Sgt. Donald Larange — $224,083
17. Police Capt. Aaron Theodoss — $221,143
18. Police Officer William Auger — $219,223
19. Police Officer Paul Keyes — $218,905
20. Police Capt. Carl Supernor — $217,419

You can see the full list of how much ever Worcester employee earned in 2020 here.