Selected Town Salaries by position FY15 (actual) to FY18 (adjusted budget)

Town of Topsfield - Salary by Selected Position. (note: salary does not include all compensation.)

FY15 FY16 Fy17 Average Annual

FY18 adjusted
Position expended - expended - expended - % change
budget
actual actual actual FY16-FY18

Town Administrator 112,200 114,444 124,641 127,500 5.7%

Town Administrator car allowance 3,000 3,000 4,200 4,200 20.0%
Purchasing and development 68,632 63,537 0
Executive secretary 49,819 48,148 60,523 63,378 15.8%
Executive assistant 50,019 54,101
*Town accountant 71,816 72,184 89,587 93,892 15.0%
Assistant town accountant 32,605 42,179 43,931 45,986 4.5%
*Principal Assessor 73,565 74,864 78,969 78,000 2.1%
Assessor assistant 40,108 34,611 42,278 45,266 15.4%
Town clerk 58,332 63,047 66,707 61,672 -1.1%
*Treasurer/collector 69,382 72,978 93,128 97,471 16.8%
Assistant treasurer 42,363 33,891 42,703 44,766 16.0%
Payroll coordinator 35,647 42,203 44,142 51,396 10.9%
Stormwater coordinator 5,000 5,100 5,202 5,306 2.0%
*Police chief 110,837 113,054 115,315 115,965 1.3%
*Police admin 46,412 48,735 50,159 51,406 2.7%
Fire chief 102,775 115,385 104,461 117,692 1.0%
Fire chief car allowance 2,500 0
Building inspector 52,671 56,937 59,445 62,042 4.5%
Tree Warden 3,096 3,158 3,222 3,287 2.0%
*Highway Superintendent 83,615 91,309 96,691 100,883 5.2%
*Parks/Cemetery superintendent 70,090 77,289 80,613 86,270 5.8%
*Board of Health 68,632 72,228 73,182 75,318 2.1%
COA director 43,754 42,514 47,607 61,672 22.5%
Library director 70,835 75,539 78,863 82,348 4.5%
Children's Library 46,644 45,273 47,254 49,374 4.5%
Reference library 47,983 51,856 54,144 56,550 4.5%
*Conservation Commission 69,382 72,978 64,222 61,672 -7.7%

Notes:
*longevity payments included in total
Some positions have been reshuffled, others reflect retirements/new hires during this time period
Sources:
https://www.topsfield-ma.gov/sites/topsfieldma/files/pages/fy2018_expenditure_report_july_2017_-
_december_2017.pdf
https://www.topsfield-ma.gov/sites/topsfieldma/files/uploads/fy2018_topsfield_omnibus.pdf
https://www.topsfield-ma.gov/sites/topsfieldma/files/pages/fy2017_expenditure_report.pdf