By Seth Daniel
The Top 100 highest paid employees from 2015 in the City of Revere were unveiled recently by the City Finance Department – with former Supt. Paul Dakin breaking all barriers in his last year with a total of $366,497 in compensation.
No one aside from former Police Chief Terence Reardon has made more than $300,000, and that situation a few years ago had to do with a contract buyout and was also buoyed by extensive police detail pay.
“That salary is built on a number of components this time,†said Dakin, who is now retired from the schools and no longer on the payroll. “I was actually on the payroll as superintendent emeritus to help with the transition of the new leadership team and to mentor Dianne Kelly. A chunk of my pay from July, August, September, October, November and December is from that. It was similar work and a transition…It wouldn’t have been such a large salary if we hadn’t gone forward with that mentoring piece. It would have been eye-popping still, but not this much…It costs money to do that, but the transition is a lot smoother…I think it is worth it to make sure the district doesn’t take one step back in the transition before moving forward.â€
Other pieces of his final Revere salary included sick day buyback, longevity and other similar pieces related to his final year in the district.
Dakin retired officially and was removed form the payroll on Dec. 23, 2015.
Beyond Dakin, Chief Joe Cafarelli came in at second with $213,664 in pay, which includes no police details. Most every police officer salary does include detail work that is hours worked over and above the normal shifts. That money is largely paid by private companies and not by the City.
Cafarelli’s salary this year was just slightly less than his 2014 pay, which was $218,431. Since his first year on the job, though, Cafarelli’s pay is up by nearly $50,000.
He said he is the face of the department and strives every day to make sure he earns that pay and represents the department and the City well.
“It’s humbling to look at that salary and to think, ‘Am I worth it?’†he said. “I am the face of the department and strive to represent well the men and women on the department. It is a high salary and it makes me really want to make sure I am representing the men and women on the department to the best of my ability and keeping the residents safe every day.â€
Third on the list was former Chief Terence Reardon, now a captain. Reardon made $200,297 in 2015, with $67,704 in details.
The top five was rounded out by more police, including Executive Officer James Guido ($197,276) and Lt. David Callahan ($185,771).
In fact, of the Top 100 highest paid employees, some 43 were police officers.
There were 34 people in the Top 100 list from the schools, the second highest group – which meant the list of highest paid City employees was once again dominated by police and school employees.
Other highlights include:
- Former Mayor Dan Rizzo came in at #32 with $135,307.
- Current Supt. Dianne Kelly was at #8 with $171,963.
- The king of details once again was Officer Louis LaRosa, who made $96,570 in details within his $170,729 total salary.
- The highest paid City Hall employee was Director of Finance George Anzuoni, who came in at #14 with $152,853.
- There were 170 employees that made more than $100,000 in the year. Last year there were 168 making more than $100,000. The first person to earn more than $200,000 came in 2011, while the first person to earn more than $100,000 came in 2001.
Top 100 Highest Paid Employees Gross Wages 2015
Name                           Position             Total Pay      Detail
- Dakin, Paul Supt. $366,497.64
- Cafarelli, Joseph Police Chief $213,663.75
- Reardon, Terence Police Captain $200,296.50Â Â 67,704.00
- Guido, James Police Exec. $197,275.60Â Â 50,530.20
- Callahan, David Police Lt. $185,770.54Â Â 43,451.50
- Malley, Glen Police Lt. $183,237,02Â Â 58,842.00
- Doherty, Eugene Fire Chief $181,299.99
- Kelly, Dianne Superintendent $171,963.47
- Larosa, Louis Police Officer $170,729.46Â Â 96,569.60
10.Internicola, Jos.       Police Officer     $164,070.60  70,233.20
11.Callahan, Charles    Police Officer     $160,114.77  49,943.22
12.Goodwin, Jeremiah Police Sgt.          $154,145.70  31,800.20
13.Randall, Sean          Police Lt.           $153,127.20  32,386.20
14.Anzuoni, George     Treas/Chief        $152,853.09
15.Ruggiero, Carl         Police Exec.       $152,553.50  24,324,20
16.Malone, Chris          Asst. Supt.        $152,393.97
17.Collyer, Dennis       Police Capt.       $151,982.05  13,876.80
18.Nelson, John           Police Sgt.          $151,834.90  57,099.00
19.Argenzio, Paul         Gen. Foreman    $151,026.31
20.Covino, Joseph       Police Sgt.          $150,685.15  23,551.90
21.Maglione, Jos.         Gen. Foreman    $150,383.98
22.Bright, Chris           Fire Sr. Chief     $148,386.64  5,524.00
23.Colannino, Kevin    Police Sgt.          $147,367.59  33,200.00
24.Garcia, Lourenco     Principal            $144,092.25
25.Mokaba-Bernardo D.                         Asst. Supt.    $142,744.51
26.Misci, Thomas         Principal            $141,191.32
27.Kruse, Matthew       School Bus. Ad. $139,375.70
28.Rosenthal, Daniel    Police Officer     $138,584.84  57,963.30
29.Willett, Joanne        Principal            $138,190.16
30.Kelly, Barbara         Principal            $136,708.89
31.Tammaro, Gregory  Police Officer     $136,205.28  45,596.40
32.Rizzo, Daniel           Mayor                $135,307.17
33.Macaskill, Leo         Police Officer     $134,354.99  57,083.60
34.Meier, Samantha     Principal            $134,006.44
35.Carey, Patricia         Police Sgt.          $133,992.76  13,410.60
36.Vadala, Joshua        Asst. Principal   $133,322.91
37.Jesoraldo,Vincent    Fire Captain      $132,900.10  10,649.50
38.Moccia, Edward      Principal            $132,337.06
39.Rich, Glen               Fire Dep. Chief  $132,108.94  8,879.50
40.Malone, Thomas     Police Sgt.          $131,497.55  24,701.80
41.Mitchell,Jonathan    Asst. Principal   $129,930.64
42.Flynn, Jamie            Principal            $129,930.64
43.Gennodie, Jodi        Principal            $129,161.64
44.Gallucci, Richard     Principal            $128,356.57
45.Nancy Martel          Asst. Principal   $127,299.03
46.Viviano, Michael     Fire Dep. Chief  $125,969.41
47.Porter, Christina      Director             $125,292.54
48.Cafarelli, John         Police Officer     $124,962.31  19,887.00
49.Herrera, Chase        Police Officer     $124,862.73  64,292.30
Name                           Position             Total Pay      Detail
50.Impemba, Robert    Police Sgt.          $124,792.28  168.00
51.Lauria, Andrew       Police Officer     $124,662.93  36,220.80
52.Ferrara, Jonathan    Bldg. Technolgy $124,050.61
53.Giampietro,Anthony                          Fire Dep. Chief   $123,567.52
54.Svendsen, Carl        Dir.Plant/Main.  $123,522.44
55.Sicuso, James          Year Round Dir. $123,110.67
56.Halcovich, Angela   Police Officer     $122,870.80  46,432.10
57.Goodwin, John        Police Lt.           $122,778.26
58.Cullen, James          Fire Dep. Chief  $122,741.96  3,548.25
59.Bruzzese, Stacey      Police Sgt.          $122,646.22  13,456.00
60.McLaughlin,Michael Police Lt.           $122,615.83
61.Fortuna, Robert       Fire Captain      $122,141.92  10,522.25
62.Zingali, Douglas      Police Officer     $121,610.44  33,033.00
63.Malfitano, Marc      Asst. Principal   $121,545.40
64.Morrissey, Robert   Fire Dep. Chief  $121,375.16
65.Costa, Matthew       Director             $121,024.14
66.Bruker, Kenneth      Police Officer     $120,906.44  27,514.20
67.Cella, Pamela           Asst. Principal   $118,923.71
68.Lessner, Keith         Police Officer     $118,868.14  45,726.20
69.Parsons, Steven       Fire Captain      $118,808.69  8,739.25
70.Napier, Percy          Principal            $118,361.60
71.Prizio, Thomas        Fire Captain      $118,260.43  5,869.75
72.Ford, Steven            Police Lt.           $118,066.66  2,368.80
73.Mogavero, Albert    Director             $117,908.97
74.Rose, James             Police Sgt.          $117,761.76  13,188.00
75.Lasala, Domenic      Fire Captain      $117,590.99
76.Trifkovic, Vedran    Police Officer     $117,441.77  44,584.20
77.Goodwin, Donald    Public Work Supt   $116,885.12
78.Mason, Michael       Police Sgt.          $115,704,90  6,022.80
79.Mannara, Franco     Police Officer     $115,462.27  23,209.10
80.Matthews, Sean       Police Officer     $114,561.12  38,907.50
81.Todisco, Thomas     Fire Captain      $114,394.91  1,232.00
82.Ferrante, Steven      Fire Captain      $114,389.30  164.00
83.Festa, John              Econ. Dev. Dir.  $113,420.43
84.Picardi, James         Police Sgt.          $113,278.54  2,037.00
85.Placeet, Joseph        Fire Lt.               $113,120.35  12,531.50
86.Crevoiserat, Paul     Police Officer     $113,029.29  22,209.60
87.Livote, Stacey          Dept. Head        $112,897.62
88.O’Hara, Amy          Police Lt.           $112,397.43  1,911.00
89.Millerick, Kevin       Police Lt.           $112,026.71
90.Magno, Steven        Dept. Head        $112,026.71
91.Caponigro, Lisa       Teacher              $111,964.62
92.Rockwood, Lena     Asst. Principal   $111,458.94
93.Pisano, Steven         Detective Coor.  $111,433.35
94.Theriault, Jessica     Director             $111,399.56  5,460.00
95.Mangino, Michelle   Police Lt.           $110,625.49
96.Fleming, John          Fire Captain      $110,581.06  1,232.00
97.Joaquim, Chris        Social Worker    $110,093.89
98.Ash, William           Deputy Director $109,722.02
99.Delaney, Beth          Teacher              $109,643.90
100.Picariello,Gerald    Fire Captain      $109,617.58
