Somerset, MA Government Employment and Payroll
2012
24.1 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$1,156.5 Annual Municipal Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 397 | $1,627,301 | $49,188 | 135 | $123,421 | 437 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 209 | $784,354 | $45,035 | 32 | $30,327 | 214 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total | 46 | $149,770 | $39,070 | 44 | $34,691 | 58 |
| Financial Administration | 9 | $41,501 | $55,335 | 5 | $6,710 | 11 |
| Firefighters | 28 | $147,584 | $63,250 | 0 | $0 | 28 |
| Fire - Other | 1 | $4,734 | $56,808 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Other Government Administration | 5 | $25,879 | $62,110 | 5 | $10,509 | 8 |
| Health | 2 | $8,337 | $50,022 | 2 | $1,840 | 3 |
| Streets & Highways | 19 | $77,808 | $49,142 | 0 | $0 | 19 |
| Local Libraries | 8 | $26,107 | $39,161 | 9 | $6,026 | 11 |
| Parks & Recreation | 1 | $2,542 | $30,504 | 9 | $5,292 | 4 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 28 | $187,011 | $80,148 | 5 | $5,017 | 29 |
| Police-Other | 7 | $24,070 | $41,263 | 8 | $4,877 | 9 |
| Welfare | 1 | $3,880 | $46,560 | 8 | $8,253 | 6 |
| Sewerage | 15 | $66,013 | $52,810 | 0 | $0 | 15 |
| Other & Unallocable | 4 | $15,253 | $45,759 | 3 | $3,080 | 5 |
| Water Supply | 14 | $62,458 | $53,535 | 5 | $6,799 | 16 |
2007
30.7 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$1,452.2 Annual Municipal Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 522 | $2,106,820 | $48,433 | 100 | $103,873 | 560 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 307 | $1,265,371 | $49,461 | 39 | $48,550 | 321 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total | 65 | $208,440 | $38,481 | 24 | $20,472 | 75 |
| Financial Administration | 10 | $37,899 | $45,479 | 3 | $4,004 | 11 |
| Firefighters | 30 | $134,774 | $53,910 | 0 | $0 | 30 |
| Fire - Other | 1 | $4,323 | $51,876 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Other Government Administration | 5 | $23,633 | $56,719 | 3 | $6,271 | 7 |
| Health | 2 | $7,613 | $45,678 | 1 | $1,098 | 2 |
| Streets & Highways | 20 | $71,054 | $42,632 | 0 | $0 | 20 |
| Local Libraries | 8 | $23,841 | $35,762 | 6 | $3,596 | 10 |
| Parks & Recreation | 1 | $2,321 | $27,852 | 6 | $3,158 | 3 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 30 | $170,778 | $68,311 | 3 | $2,994 | 31 |
| Police-Other | 7 | $21,981 | $37,682 | 5 | $2,910 | 8 |
| Welfare | 1 | $3,543 | $42,516 | 5 | $4,925 | 4 |
| Sewerage | 16 | $60,283 | $45,212 | 0 | $0 | 16 |
| Other & Unallocable | 4 | $13,929 | $41,787 | 2 | $1,838 | 5 |
| Water Supply | 15 | $57,037 | $45,630 | 3 | $4,057 | 16 |
2002
36.9 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$1,428.2 Annual Municipal Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 653 | $2,144,750 | $39,413 | 123 | $75,391 | 689 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 374 | $1,321,940 | $42,415 | 0 | $0 | 374 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total | 137 | $300,498 | $26,321 | 84 | $40,805 | 162 |
| Financial Administration | 11 | $32,620 | $35,585 | 3 | $3,122 | 13 |
| Firefighters | 36 | $133,977 | $44,659 | 6 | $2,334 | 38 |
| Fire - Other | 1 | $3,158 | $37,896 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Other Government Administration | 5 | $20,635 | $49,524 | 3 | $1,209 | 6 |
| Health | 0 | $0 | N/A | 4 | $7,060 | 2 |
| Streets & Highways | 19 | $54,751 | $34,580 | 0 | $0 | 19 |
| Local Libraries | 7 | $24,320 | $41,691 | 9 | $3,636 | 9 |
| Natural Resources | 0 | $0 | N/A | 1 | $1,599 | 0 |
| Parks & Recreation | 0 | $0 | N/A | 2 | $1,798 | 1 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 32 | $152,194 | $57,073 | 0 | $0 | 32 |
| Police-Other | 1 | $2,028 | $24,336 | 2 | $248 | 1 |
| Welfare | 1 | $3,171 | $38,052 | 3 | $3,494 | 3 |
| Sewerage | 14 | $44,817 | $38,415 | 0 | $0 | 14 |
| Other & Unallocable | 3 | $8,234 | $32,936 | 2 | $4,642 | 4 |
| Water Supply | 12 | $42,408 | $42,408 | 4 | $5,443 | 13 |
1997
32.7 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$1,115.3 Annual Municipal Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 550 | $1,603,812 | $34,992 | 99 | $43,019 | 580 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 297 | $949,779 | $38,375 | 0 | $0 | 297 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total | 109 | $215,900 | $23,769 | 60 | $18,917 | 124 |
| Financial Administration | 10 | $27,119 | $32,543 | 4 | $2,768 | 11 |
| Firefighters | 36 | $104,555 | $34,852 | 3 | $2,192 | 38 |
| Fire - Other | 1 | $2,719 | $32,628 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Other Government Administration | 5 | $12,162 | $29,189 | 3 | $1,209 | 6 |
| Health | 0 | $0 | N/A | 5 | $3,326 | 2 |
| Streets & Highways | 20 | $62,666 | $37,600 | 0 | $0 | 20 |
| Local Libraries | 8 | $20,289 | $30,434 | 7 | $5,705 | 11 |
| Natural Resources | 0 | $0 | N/A | 1 | $713 | 1 |
| Parks & Recreation | 0 | $0 | N/A | 1 | $1,811 | 1 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 30 | $118,037 | $47,215 | 4 | $766 | 31 |
| Police-Other | 1 | $2,281 | $27,372 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Welfare | 1 | $664 | $7,968 | 1 | $1,271 | 2 |
| Sewerage | 15 | $44,255 | $35,404 | 3 | $461 | 15 |
| Other & Unallocable | 5 | $10,222 | $24,533 | 4 | $3,419 | 7 |
| Water Supply | 12 | $33,164 | $33,164 | 3 | $461 | 12 |
The information on this page is based on the government database from the U.S. Census.