Hudson Light & Power employees and police top 25 highest paid employee list: Here's a list
HUDSON — The town of Hudson is an oddity among MetroWest communities when it comes to the highest-paid municipal employees.
In many communities, the majority of the highest-paid employees are typically members of the local police department. But of the top 25 highest-paid town employees in Hudson, roughly one-third are employees of the Hudson Light & Power Department.
The Daily News, through a public records request, obtained the salaries of all town and School Department employees in Hudson from 2022. Totals include base pay, bonuses and overtime.
Brian Choquette, general manager of Hudson Light & Power, a municipally owned electric company, earned a salary of $283,157.82. The next highest paid town employee was Police Lt. Michael Vroom at $192,643.51, which includes his base salary as well as overtime and details. Vroom was one of six Police Department employees who made the top 25 list.
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Other departments with multiple employees on the list include the Fire Department and the School Department.
Hudson's highest-paid employees (total pay)
Hudson Light & Power General Manager Brian Choquette, $283,157.92
Police Lt. Michael Vroom, $192,643.51
Superintendent of Schools Marco Rodrigues (now retired), $189,154.74
Police Sgt. John Yates, $180,203.93
Hudson Light & Power Operations Manager Xiaofeng Yan, $177,798.67
Executive Assistant Thomas Gregory, $177,338.49
Hudson Light & Power Linesman Douglas Farrar, $170,958.40
Fire Chief Bryan Johannes, $166,807.14
Police Chief Richard DiPersio, $166,248.93
Hudson Light & Power Linesman Richard Constantine, $160,408.60
Hudson Light & Power Linesman Jonathan Gould, $153,980.77
Hudson Light & Power Distribution Superintendent Derek Scott, $151,013.53
Fire Lt. Brian Harrington, $150,313.18
Deputy Fire Chief Brian Sleeper, $147.471.64
Police Sgt. Jesse Hayden, $146,765.49.
Department of Public Work's Director Eric Ryder, $144,738.56
Police Sgt. Roger Downing, $143,292.02
Director of Student Services Catherine Kilcoyne, $138,954.67
Hudson Light & Power Linesman Jason Valera, $139,098.08
School Department Director of Finance and Operations Daniel Gale, $139,055.28
Hudson High School Principal Jason Medeiros, $137,536.23
Fire Lt. Marc Exarhopoulos, $137,000.59
Police Lt. Thomas Crippen, $135,564
Hudson Light & Power Linesman Andrew McCarthy, $135,487.62
Town Finance Director Patricia Fay, $134,995.35
This article originally appeared on MetroWest Daily News: Hudson employee salaries: Highest-paid include town's power company
