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128 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2019 | wbjournal.com F O C U S G E N E R A L I N T E R E S T Highest-paid state employees Ranked by total earnings calendar year 2018 Name Previous year's rank Total earnings Salary Title 1 Michael F. Collins, MD 1 $1,069,752 $742,777 Chancellor & senior vice president of health sciences University of Massachusetts Medical School 2 Terence R. Flotte, MD 2 $946,537 $722,495 Dean, provost & executive deputy chancellor University of Massachusetts Medical School 3 James Glasheen NR $671,268 $477,327 Executive vice chancellor for innovation and business development University of Massachusetts Medical School 4 Martin T. Meehan 5 $659,168 $571,856 President University of Massachusetts * 5 Mark Steven Joel Klempner, MD 3 $640,263 $512,956 Executive vice chancellor for MassBiologics University of Massachusetts Medical School 6 Derek R. Lovley 6 $630,749 $630,467 Associate dean College of Natural Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst 7 Kumble R. Subbaswamy 9 $579,302 $475,244 Chancellor University of Massachusetts Amherst 8 Kenneth L. Rock, MD 8 $551,800 $524,190 Chair & professor of pathology University of Massachusetts Medical School 9 Matthew McCall NR $537,000 $250,000 Men's head basketball coach University of Massachusetts Amherst 10 Mark J. Whipple 12 $503,220 $303,220 Head football coach University of Massachusetts Amherst 11 Charles J. Pagnam 15 $480,814 $480,814 Vice chancellor University of Massachusetts Medical School 12 Jacqueline Moloney 20 $479,848 $428,038 Chancellor University of Massachusetts Lowell 13 Andrew Kachites McCallum 16 $467,973 $305,204 Professor of computer science University of Massachusetts Amherst 14 Peter Herbert Reinhart 17 $467,578 $467,578 Founding director of the Institute for Applied Life Sciences University of Massachusetts Amherst 15 Robert Johnson NR $466,731 $354,231 Chancellor University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 16 Normand Bazin 18 $464,539 $454,039 Head ice hockey coach University of Massachusetts Lowell 17 John Lindstedt NR $442,750 $353,500 Executive vice chancellor of administration and finance University of Massachusetts Medical School 18 Joyce A. Murphy ** 4 $429,955 $305,746 Former executive vice chancellor for Commonwealth Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical School 19 Charles Matthews NR $417,624 $417,624 Chair & professor for biochemistry and molecular pharmacology University of Massachusetts Medical School 20 Greg Wolf 22 $412,634 $329,601 Chief information officer University of Massachusetts Medical School 21 Jeffrey Geller 13 $407,760 $245,221 Professor of psychiatry University of Massachusetts Medical School 22 Catarina Kiefe NR $400,221 $400,221 Chair & professor for population and quantitative health sciences University of Massachusetts Medical School Source: State Comptroller's Office Note: NR = not ranked on previous year's list * Five-campus system ** Total compensation through Aug. 18, 2018; succeeded by Lisa Colombo, former senior vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer at UMass Memorial Medical Center. - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com Source: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Highest-paid state agencies The University of Massachusetts system is the largest beneficiary of state salaries, with $1.41 billion in total salaries in 2018. Agency 2018 salary University of Massachusetts system $1.41B Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority $554.24M Trial Court $516.87M Department of Correction $423.03M Department of State Police $355.53M