Politics & Government
Top 5 Wage Earners in 2011 Were Policemen
A look at the top 50 highest paid employees in town last year.

Finance Director Paul Micali says it isn't unusual for police officers to be among the highest paid employees in town each year thanks to details they earn being present at events for the contractors who pay them for their services. Detail pay does not come from the town.
Typically, Micali said, the Town Manager ranks right up there at the top with them but finding Eileen Cabanel in the number 48 spot from 2011 is because of her start date with the town back in May. Her salary was prorated for the time she has been in town. Next year, she'll appear at or near the top.
Below is a chart of the wages earned by the top 50 earners in 2011. The "Other" column represents money paid to employees for the health insurance incentive for not participating in the health insurance program, sick leave buy back and life insurance.
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Of the top earners 40 are current or former members of the police and fire departments, 26 and 14 respectively.
The chart is ordered by gross pay not salaries.
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Name
Position Salary Overtime Details Other** Gross 1 Theodore Dillon Police Sergeant 69,458.47 9,568.32 27,137.42 1,358.72 107,522.93 2 Edward Pane Police Sergeant 69,104.74 6,237.46 28,839.97 1,358.72 105,540.89 3 Dennis Foley Police Sergeant 71,065.11 4,809.88 26,797.79 1,358.72 104,031.50 4 Dean Killkelley Police Lieutenant 75,504.00 3,593.80 23,631.47
102,729.27 5 Daniel Edmonds Police Lieutenant 74,061.52 4,029.38 24,312.08
102,402.98 6 Paul Micali Finance Director 93,886.40
7,661.15 101,547.55 7 Mark Doyle Police Chief 94,597.70
4,760.22 894.23 100,252.15 8 Paul Trepaney Police Lieutenant 75,732.80 6,362.76 11,016.99 5,920.26 99,032.81 9 Matthew Tarleton Police Lieutenant 75,647.28 2,880.67 19,254.20
97,782.15 10 Michael Currier Fire Chief 94,993.60
1,404.79 96,398.39 11 Gregory Walters Police Master Patrolman 60,441.36 12,270.67 23,383.62
96,095.65 12 Richard Seymour Public Works Director 94,244.80
325.99 94,570.79 13 Michael Dudash Police Captain 85,134.40 2,148.85 6,814.85
94,098.10 14 Robert Kelleher Police Community Services Officer 65,774.67 1,638.33 24,118.52 1,294.73 92,826.25 15 Christopher Dowling Police Detective 66,662.71 9,350.43 15,399.76 319.00 91,731.90 16 Brian Levesque Police Sergeant 69,772.64 5,159.98 15,225.97 1,358.72 91,517.31 17 Michael Milligan Retired Police Chief 89,760.14
290.76
90,050.90 18 Scott Simpson Fire Captain 68,729.44 20,811.76
89,541.20 19 Shawn Allison Fire Captain 68,810.94 20,353.62
89,164.56 20 Richard Gagne Fire Lieutenant 62,403.57 24,175.84 307.59
86,887.00 21 Sean Mcguire Police Officer 58,445.72 7,605.83 20,579.21
86,630.76 22 Peter Albert Police Captain 85,134.40 552.57 859.53
86,546.50 23 Brian Dubreuil Fire Captain 68,992.56 16,495.53 479.11
85,967.20 24 Janet Angus Library Director 84,136.00
1,315.55 85,451.55 25 Kyle Fox Public Works Deputy Director 82,908.80
1,635.59 84,544.39 26 Leo Gaudette Public Works Chief Operator 71,321.60 5,577.01
7,127.41 84,026.02 27 Richard Pierson Assistant Fire Chief 81,993.60
859.77 82,853.37 28 James Taylor Assistant Public Works Director 80,496.00
1,595.11 82,091.11 29 Joseph Goodridge Police Sergeant 70,725.14 5,472.61 4,499.69 1,358.72 82,056.16 30 Anthony Stowers
Former Assistant Fire Chief
81,993.6057.60 82,051.20 31 Richard Barrows Fire Lieutenant 62,020.42 19,501.48
81,521.90 32 William Pelrine
Firefighter/
paramedic
79,317.47 33 Brian Borneman Fire Captain 68,531.76 10,238.70 274.86
79,045.32 34 Eric Marquis Police Sergeant 66,578.40 4,152.14 6,961.21 1,329.71 79,021.46 35 Denise Roy Police Lieutenant 75,192.00 463.09 3,332.71
78,987.80 36 Michael Murray Police Officer 67,693.11 3,363.22 5,286.39 1,567.34 77,910.06 37 Daniel Newman Firefighter 53,063.18 18,469.25 452.39 5,920.26 77,905.08 38 Christopher Spillane Police Officer 57,934.24 6,002.90 13,070.04
77,007.18 39 Matthew Duke Firefighter 60,476.08 15,953.08 246.06
76,675.22 40 Shawn Kimball Firefighter 56,532.32 12,891.23
5,920.26 75,343.81 41 Scott Park Police Detective 67,231.86 2,603.37 3,429.01 1,489.80 74,754.04 42 Nancy Larson Planning and Zoning Administrator 69,443.52
5,106.85 74,550.37 43 James Sullivan Police Detective 61,867.74 8,005.27 4,573.38
74,446.39 44 Stephen Wallin Police Officer 54,073.04 9,057.32 10,867.28
73,997.64 45 Shawn Brechtel Firefighter/
paramedic 58,440.00 15,442.46
73,882.46 46 Ryan Milligan Police Officer 53,755.76 4,871.86 15,037.56
73,665.18 47 Adam Jacobs Public Works Operations Manager 73,485.86
23.28 73,509.14 48 Eileen Cabanel Town Manager 72,770.93
114.31 72,885.24 49 Fred Kelley Building Official 72,508.80
182.16 72,690.96 50 John Dudash Police Officer 62,491.49 4,297.65 4,564.86 1,233.73 72,587.73
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