Wayland Municipal Salaries: Who Makes The Most Money?

WAYLAND, MA—Readers have asked, "What do our town workers make for salaries?" In our "You Ask, Patch Answers" column, Wayland Patch answers just that.

Since Wayland has dozens of people on the payroll, we're breaking it down into installments.

Below are the top 29 salaries (gross) paid to the town's workers. Why 29, you ask? Wayland Patch limited it to those making $80,000 or more.

1. Nanette Balmer, town administrator, $158,000
2. David Houghton, fire chief, $127,264.86
3. Patrick Swanick, police chief, $126,230.34
4. Brian Keveny, finance director, $122,239.86
5. Jorge Pazos, IT director, $122,239.86
6. John Senchyshyn, assistant town administrator/HR director, $122,239.86
7. Thomas Holder, DPW director, $122,239.86
8. Kenneth Keefe, public buildings director, $111,019.86
9. Sean Gibbons, police sergeant, $100,975.03
10. Sandra Raymond, library director, $96,060.54
11. Jeffrey Larsen, building commissioner, $95,533.36
12. Julia Junghanns, director of health department, $95,533.36
13. Ellen Brideau, board of assessors director, $95,533.36
14. Don Millette, water superintendent, $95,533.36
15. Neil McPherson, assistant fire chief, $94,174.56
16. Gwendolyn Sams-Lynch, IT manager, $87,699.14
17. Sarkis Sarkisian, town planner, $87,669.14
18. Paul Brinkman, town engineer, $86,210.40
19. Joseph Doucette, DPW senor foreman, $85,749.30
20. Julie Secord, director of the Council on Aging, $84,058.00
21. Andrew Holland, deputy chief, fire department, $83,507.95
22. Zoe Pierce, treasurer and collector, $81,780.92
23. Linda Hansen, conservation administrator, $81,046.42
24. Jorgjeta Sherifi, IT business systems, $81,046.42
25. William Smith, police sergeant, $80,654.96
26. Brendan Decker, GIS coordinator, $80,447.90
27. Dossie Kahn, youth and human services director, $80,447.90
28. Charles Akins, police sergeant, $80,278.18
29. Jamie Berger, police detective sergeant, $80,278.18

Find the top earners in the public schools system in an upcoming article.