Your Tax Dollars At Work

Crime & Public Safety |
Massachusetts prison guard $100K-plus OT earners jumps 66%

January 10, 2023 at 5:04 a.m.

Thirty-five state prison officers locked up $100,000 or more in overtime in 2022 -- a...

January 10, 2023 at 12:02 a.m.

Here is the 2022 Department of Correction payroll database with overtime included.

January 7, 2023 at 7:17 p.m.

The UMass system has the highest-paid public employees in Massachusetts, with three top earners all...

January 5, 2023 at 4:09 a.m.

The state's flagship university system is home to the highest-paid public employees in Massachusetts, with...

January 5, 2023 at 12:02 p.m.

Next up, the UMass system that's home to three $1 million-plus earners.

January 4, 2023 at 4:06 p.m.

The Herald's "Your Tax Dollars at Work" report was first posted in 2007 and we...

January 5, 2023 at 10:34 a.m.

The books are closed on 2022 and the state's overtime budget pushed some past the...

January 3, 2023 at 10:33 p.m.

Here is the 2022 MBTA payroll -- with overtime added as a row.

August 25, 2023 at 9:03 a.m.

Since 2007, the Herald's "Your Tax Dollars at Work" crew has been digging up data...

September 17, 2022 at 3:54 p.m.

Overtime in state government — and not just on the runaway MBTA — is becoming...