It might be known as Beantown, but someone might want to count the beans a little more closely in Boston.
Auditors at OpenTheBooks.com found that 8,451 City of Boston employees earned over $100,000 in 2020. Our findings published at Forbes:
- 7,718 made between $100,000 and $200,000;
- 698 made between $200,000 and $300,000; and
- 35 made over $300,000.
In 2020, the Boston Fire Department (BFD) employed 1,692 people, at a cost of $264 million. More than 91 percent of its force earned over $100,000 (1,535 out of 1,692). The same year, the Boston Police Department paid $416.3 million to 3,142 people.
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