There is no bigger expense for a town than salaries, and Andover is no exception: the town paid $122.5 million in salaries in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, including $5.9 million in overtime and $9.5 million in other pay.
Near the top of the list in highest paid Andover workers was Town Manager Andrew Flanagan, who earned $239,751 last year, and Andover Public Schools Superintendent Magda Parvey, who earned $216,000 last year, her first as head of the district.
There were actually five employees who earned more than Flanagan in Fiscal Year 2022:
- A police lieutenant who earned $261,939 in total compensation.
- A police sergeant who earned $261,466 in total compensation.
- A police sergeant who earned $258,357 in total compensation.
- A deputy fire chief who earned $255,906 in total compensation.
- A police lieutenant who earned $247,767 in total compensation.
Unnamed employees are not included in the list below, which shows the 25 highest-paid employees, excluding the unnamed police and fire department employees in the data reviewed by Andover News. The overall rank column shows where the employee ranked out of the town and school district’s more than 360 employees.
| Overall Rank | Employee | Title | Base Pay | Overtime | Other Pay | Total |
| 6 | Andrew Flanagan | Town Manager | $220,403 | $0 | $19,349 | $239,751 |
| 10 | Magda Parvey | APS Superintendent | $210,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $216,000 |
| 13 | Janet Wright | PT Accountant | $125,524 | $0 | $74,291 | $199,815 |
| 26 | Paul Hinds | Water Treatment Facility Operator | $76,130 | $95,669 | $7,730 | $179,530 |
| 28 | Sara Stetson | APS Assistant Superintendent | $164,650 | $0 | $12,584 | $177,234 |
| 32 | Dorothy Delorenzoo | Temporary Secretary | $92,151 | $702 | $75,917 | $168,770 |
| 33 | Paul Szymanski | APS Assistant Superintendent | $162,951 | $0 | $4,858 | $167,809 |
| 34 | Caitlin Brown | AHS Principal | $158,195 | $0 | $9,031 | $167,225 |
| 37 | Christopher Cronin | DPW Director | $156,712 | $0 | $5,916 | $162,628 |
| 41 | Patrick Bucco | Wood Hill Middle School Principal | $151,380 | $0 | $9,173 | $160,554 |
| 45 | Kurt Kefferstan | Water Treatment Facility Operator | $75,764 | $81,957 | $1,800 | $159,521 |
| 47 | William Martin | APS Athletic Director | $133,205 | $0 | $24,213 | $157,418 |
| 48 | Kwesi Moody | AHS Assistant Principal | $140,305 | $0 | $16,296 | $157,231 |
| 50 | Pamela Lathrop | High Plain Elementary Principal | $148,016 | $0 | $8,420 | $156,435 |
| 52 | Michelle Costa | Bancroft Elementary Principal | $148,016 | $0 | $7,532 | $155,547 |
| 53 | Paul Puzzanghera | Chief Information Officer | $154,452 | $0 | $0 | $154,452 |
| 54 | Donna Walsh | Finance Director | $154,281 | $0 | $12 | $154,293 |
| 56 | Robin Wilson | Doherty Middle School Principal | $151,380 | $0 | $1,512 | $152,892 |
| 57 | Timothy Corkery | West Middle School Principal | $151,380 | $0 | $1,512 | $152,892 |
| 59 | Timothy Legrow | Water Treatment Facility Operator | $75,032 | $75,719 | $880 | $151,632 |
| 63 | Jason DiCarlo | APS Director of Elementary Instructional Operations | $147,747 | $0 | $3,092 | $150,839 |
| 65 | Aixa Hilario De Kelley | APS Guidance Director | $134,994 | $0 | $14,560 | $149,554 |
| 66 | Brenda Lee | South Elementary Principal | $148,016 | $0 | $1,496 | $149,512 |
| 67 | Jennifer Hunt | West Elementary Principal | $148,016 | $0 | $1,496 | $149,512 |
| 68 | Jessica Porter | Human Resources Director | $147,510 | $0 | $1,889 | $149,399 |
You can explore all salaries for town and school department employees, as well as other financial data, on the town’s Open Finance Website.
School Salaries Biggest Line Item In Andover Budget
Overall, Andover Public Schools had the highest payroll with $81.1 million paid out in compensation last year. That represented 66.2 percent of the town’s total payroll of $122.5 million. Total public safety payroll was $19.4 million, followed by general government at $6.9 million and public works at $3.9 million.
Andover teachers earned an average of $91,748 last year, above the 2022 average of $60,790 for public school teachers in Massachusetts.
But there was a wide range in teachers’ individual salaries, depending on experience, grade level and subjects taught. West Elementary School teachers, for example, earned $106,407, on average, while social studies teachers at Doherty Middle School earned an average of $107,572 last year.
Science teachers were among the highest paid teachers at Andover High School, earning between $101,111 and $114,048. Phys ed, art and music teachers were among the lowest paid educators at the high school, with average salaries of $84,995, $77,196 and $88,167, respectively.