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Top 50 Earners in North Reading in 2012

NRFD Deputy Barry Galvin and NRPD Patrol Lieutenant Mark Zimmerman top the list.

Curious about who makes what? Here is a list of the top 50 earners from last year.

North Reading Fire Department Deputy Barry Galvin tops the chart with a gross income of $171,255. However, he worked 1,124 hours of overtime to push his gross salary up, which is the case with most firefighters and police officers.

North Reading Police Department Patrol Lieutenant Mark Zimmerman and Superintendent Kathleen Willis are next on the chart with gross salaries of $168,030 and $159,290, respectively.

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Other top earners include Sergeant Larry Tremblay and Chief Michael Murphy from the police department and Town Administrator Greg Balukonis.

Name Dept. Regular Pay  Annual Hours & Ovetime (OT) Overtime pay  Paid by Town  Special Details   Employee Gross  Barry Galvin Fire  $102,832 2184/OT 1124  $67,933  $170,765  $490  $171,255 Mark Zimmerman Police  $93,129 2080/OT 838  $53,861  $146,990  $21,039  $168,030 Kathleen Willis School  $159,290 2080    $159,290    $159,290 Lawrence Tremblay Police  $96,695 2080/OT 328  $24,422  $121,117  $32,400  $153,517 Joseph Marotta Fire  $83,145 2184/OT 1194  $62,844  $145,989  $2,760  $148,749 Michael Murphy Police  $147,220 2080/OT 20  $1,511  $148,731    $148,731 Eric Pepper Fire  $84,781 2184/OT 1088  $59,329  $144,110  $612  $144,722 Kevin Brennan Police  $102,273 2080/OT 619  $41,183  $143,456    $143,456 Donald Stats Fire  $83,124 2184/OT 917  $48,419  $131,543  $8,202  $139,746 Thomas Romeo Police  $85,155 2080/OT 586  $35,193  $120,348  $18,734  $139,082 William Warnock Fire  $136,375 1820    $136,375    $136,375 Edward Nolan Police  $133,422 2080    $133,422    $133,422 Greg Balukonis Admin.  $132,261 1820    $132,261    $132,261 Carl Nelson School  $131,118 2080    $131,118    $131,118 Keith Lamont Police  $77,033 2080/OT 692  $37,781  $114,814  $14,489  $129,303 Jon Bernard School  $127,755 2080    $127,755    $127,755 Michael Tannian Fire  $73,998 2184/OT 1159  $52,541  $126,539  $417  $126,955 Richard Nash Fire  $84,908 2184/OT 685  $37,345  $122,254  $882  $123,135 Thomas Encarnacao Police  $81,285 2080/OT 709  $39,846  $121,131  $1,824  $122,955 Thomas Harris Fire  $69,819 2184/OT 986  $50,947  $120,766  $198  $120,964 Paul Dorsey Police  $77,519 2080/OT 708  $39,036  $116,556  $925  $117,480 Anthony Morlani Police  $83,390 2080/OT 483  $28,090  $111,481  $3,125  $114,606 Sean Killeen School  $112,784 2080    $112,784    $112,784 Jonathan Burt Fire  $65,873 2184/OT 832  $34,928  $100,802  $10,804  $111,606 Christopher Hadley Fire  $55,625 2184/OT 1502  $52,616  $108,241  $2,756  $110,998 Michael LeBlanc Police  $73,268 2080/OT 571  $29,708  $102,976  $8,004  $110,980 David Lee Fire  $68,437 2184/OT 968  $41,903  $110,340    $110,340 Michael McAuliffe Police  $79,842 2080/OT 415  $23,068  $102,909  $7,236  $110,145 Glen McKay School  $109,672 2080    $109,672    $109,672 James McCormack Police  $64,181 2080/OT 685  $30,770  $94,951  $13,678  $108,629 Richard Carnevale Public Works  $108,381 1820    $108,381    $108,381 Scott Tilton Police  $63,216 2080/OT 622  $27,223  $90,439  $17,447  $107,886 Kevin Donle Police  $69,843 2080/OT 469  $23,421  $93,264  $13,828  $107,092 Patrick Daly School  $106,817 2080    $106,817    $106,817 Patricia Bullard School  $106,250 2080    $106,250    $106,250 Cathy O'Connell School  $106,023 2080    $106,023    $106,023 Sean O'Leary Police  $73,314 2080/OT 565  $29,689  $103,003  $1,732  $104,735 Herbert Batchelder Fire  $69,112 2184/OT 770  $34,192  $103,304  $777  $104,081 Martin Fair Health  $102,328 1820    $102,328    $102,328 Wayne Hardacker School  $100,766 2080    $100,766    $100,766 Joseph Thibodeau Police  $84,768 2080/OT 256  $15,432  $100,200  $488  $100,688 Vincent Zarella Fire  $61,321 2184/OT 974  $39,296  $100,617    $100,617 Christine Molle School  $100,515 2080    $100,515    $100,515 Jason Connolly Police  $71,985 2080/OT 507  $25,806  $97,791  $1,369  $99,159 Derek Howe Police  $80,071 2080/OT 311  $17,069  $97,141  $1,694  $98,834 David DiFraia Police  $67,015 2080/OT 588  $28,038  $95,054  $2,888  $97,942 Joseph Encarnacao Police  $77,187 2080/OT 256  $14,267  $91,455  $6,408  $97,863 Matthew Carroll Fire  $63,153 2184/OT 750  $30,688  $93,841  $1,363  $95,204 Stephen Beninati Public Works  $65,695 2080/OT 675  $29,099  $94,795    $94,795 Mark Clark Water  $94,750 1820    $94,750    $94,750

*Special details are paid by non-town funds. Regular Pay includes base pay, education incentives, longevity, night differential, specialty incentives, EMT incentive and buy backs.

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