Brookline’s top earners: Town employees who made the most money in 2020
Wicked Local
The Brookline Police Department accounted for nine of the town’s top 10 highest-paid employees in 2020, taking home a combined total of more than $2.5 million, according to town payroll data.
As in previous years, much of those officers’ compensation comes from overtime and detail work, which can essentially amount to a second job for officers willing to put in the hours. Officer Robert Mayer, for example, added $140,100 the most of any officer last year in paid detail work on top of his base salary of $72,621.93.
In fact, all but one of the top 25 highest earners came from the police department. The sole exception, Town Administrator Mel Kleckner, came in at No. 6 with a gross pay of $248,338.51.