Which Dighton workers made the most in 2023? Here are the top 10 highest earners
DIGHTON — Which municipal employees made the most in Dighton in 2023? The Gazette analyzed salary data from the town of Dighton to get the answer.
The town had 218 employees on its payroll for 2023, including full-time, part-time, and temporary workers.
With the exception of the town administrator, all of the top 10 is made up of police and fire department employees.
Overtime pay remains a noticeable chunk of the total for many of the highest earning employees.
Treasurer/Collector Paul Reynolds III informed the Gazette, that, with the exception of overtime, Town of Dighton’s payroll system doesn’t allow a complete separation of types of non-regular compensation, like paid details, unused vacation time, travel reimbursements. They can only lump it all together as “additional” pay, separate from the base salary.
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Top 10 highest paid Dighton workers
Gregory P. Steele, police officer -- $164,406 total, including $16,894 overtime and $73,857 additional pay.
Alexander D. Greene, fire lieutenant -- $152,206 total, including $55,625 overtime
Nicholas A. Barros, police sergeant -- $147,039 total, including $39,112 overtime and $33,831 additional pay
Todd E. Kuczewski, police officer -- $146,550 total, including $18,683 overtime and $66,487 additional pay.
George L. Nichols, Jr., current police chief, but was police administrative sergeant and acting police chief in 2023 -- $143,231 total, including $22,205 overtime and $21,087 additional pay.
John P. Gauthier, fire lieutenant -- $139,694 total, including $39,649 overtime
Eric R. Gagnon, fire captain -- $134,746 total, including $26,125 overtime
Christopher Maguy, fire chief -- $129,003 total
Michael P. Mullen, town administrator -- $127,594 total
Jason McGovern, police sergeant -- $127,422 total, including $28,087 overtime and $26,979 additional pay
Other notable entry
Former Police Chief Shawn Cronin was number 14 on the list with $118,576, $107,867 of which being his base salary. Cronin was placed on administrative leave in June 2023 after being charged by the FBI for insider trading. He officially resigned as chief in September 2023 and plead guilty to one count of securities fraud in January 2024.
This article originally appeared on The Taunton Daily Gazette: Highest paid employees in Dighton 2023 includes many from police, fire
