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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2026 | Worcester Business Journal 77 Highest-paid state employees Ranked by total earnings in 2025 ((11)) Employee Total earnings 2025/ 2024 Salary 2025/ 2024 Title/ employer 1 Francisco (Frank) Martin $2,175,592 $1,825,072 $1,250,592 $1,168,822 Head coach of men's basketball University of Massachusetts Athletics 2 Michael F. Collins (2) $1,571,543 $1,598,903 $1,035,173 $980,385 Former chancellor & senior vice president of health sciences University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School 3 Joseph Harasymiak (3) $1,406,377 $33,846 $1,146,377 $33,846 Head football coach University of Massachusetts Athletics 4 Terence R. Flotte $1,177,623 $1,149,743 $908,057 $886,752 Dean, provost & executive deputy chancellor University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School 5 Partha Chakrabarti $1,007,057 $868,297 $690,129 $673,297 Executive vice chancellor for innovation and business development University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School 6 Ryan Bamford $912,226 $726,375 $712,226 $606,375 Director of athletics University of Massachusetts Athletics 7 Martin T. Meehan $879,454 $837,707 $735,621 $700,723 President University of Massachusetts 8 Lisa Colombo $821,872 $665,504 $641,872 $516,157 Executive vice chancellor, ForHealth Consulting University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School 9 Javier Reyes $731,684 $658,918 $624,852 $572,178 Chancellor University of Massachusetts Amherst 10 Donald Brown (4) $705,440 $950,444 $0 $829,056 Former head football coach University of Massachusetts Athletics 11 Gregory Carvel $701,048 $642,003 $666,048 $605,503 Head coach of men's ice hockey University of Massachusetts Athletics 12 Marcelo Suárez-Orozco $699,908 $657,331 $582,540 $544,877 Chancellor University of Massachusetts Boston 13 John Lindstedt $699,175 $678,814 $539,129 $526,480 Executive vice chancellor of administration and finance University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School 14 Kenneth L. Rock $692,780 $612,758 (5) $626,080 $612,758 (5) Chair & professor of pathology University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School 15 Katherine Fitzgerald $676,959 $587,151 (5) $552,551 $539,074 (5) Vice chair of research, professor & director, Division of Innate Immunity University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School 16 Gregory Volturo $644,380 (6) $187,438 (5) $558,072 (6) $187,438 (5) Chair & professor of emergency medicine University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School 17 Mark A. Fuller $626,750 $572,311 $545,000 $514,954 Chancellor University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 18 Anne P. Massey $599,242 $563,072 $599,242 $563,072 Dean, Isenberg School of Management University of Massachusetts Amherst 19 Peter H. Reinhart $574,265 $549,403 $574,265 $549,403 Director, Institute for Applied Life Sciences University of Massachusetts Amherst 20 Julie Chen $549,614 $495,000 $489,289 $495,000 Chancellor University of Massachusetts Lowell Source: Massachusetts Office of the Comptroller (1) Pay-through dates were Dec. 13 for 2025 and Dec. 14 for 2024. (2) Retired in June 2026; succeeded by David D. McManus (3) Succeeded Shane Montgomery in December 2024; Montgomery served as interim coach from November to December 2024. (4) Stepped down in November 2024 (5) For three paid positions (6) For two paid positions -Compiled by Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com G E N E R A L I N T E R E S T F O C U S UMass Chan's new chancellor When he was announced as in- coming chancellor of UMass Chan Medical School in April, Dr. David McManus instantly became one of the most important figures in the Central Massachusetts economy. A clinical and research cardiologist by trade, McManus will be the first UMass Chan alum to serve as its chancellor, beating out a field of top national candidates for the job leading the region's fifth-largest employer. On June 29, McManus officially stepped into the chancellor role. Following the 19-year tenure of former chancellor Dr. Michael Collins, McManus is entrusted with guiding the state's only public medical school through headwinds including declining federal funding, a nationwide physician shortage, and an industry being reshaped by AI. He has been tasked with mending fences with the region's largest employer, the UMass Me- morial Health system, as the two advance their longtime symbiotic partnership. McManus is the founding director of UMass Chan's Program in Digital Medicine, which launched the school's AI Assurance Lab as an effort to deploy AI in health care in a responsible manner. His long list of credentials includes an MBA from MIT's Sloan School of Management. – Story by Eric Casey Dr. David McManus