Southborough's highest-paid workers in 2025 include police, fire
Southborough's highest paid municipal employees in 2025 were largely police and fire officials, according to records obtained by the Daily News. The salaries were obtained through a public records request seeking payroll records for the Town of Southborough. The Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough employees are not included in this report. This information is for calendar year 2025. Firefighter and EMT Travis Pacific was Southborough's highest paid municipal employee last year, earning $219,456. His total earnings were significantly boosted by $69,598 in overtime pay, $71,088 in detail pay and $20,750 in other compensation. Other compensation consists of holiday pay, longevity, sick pay, vacation time and other earnings not including overtime, detail pay and base salary. Town Administrator Mark Purple was second on the list, earning $218,080 in 2025. Other non-public safety officials to be included on the list are DPW Superintendent William Cundiff ($146,044), Operations Supervisor Christopher Leroy ($142,572), Treasurer/Collector Brian Ballantine ($126,186) and Water Supervisor Paul Harding ($124,096). Overtime and detail pay significantly boosted several other town employees' total earnings. Detective Owen O'Brien earned $49,854 in overtime, $43,594 in detail and $42,683 in other pay for a total of $209,164 (third). Firefighter Justin McCallum earned $49,453 in overtime
