Boston’s highest paid city employees earn approx. $300,000

The city of Boston's highest paid employees earn on average about $314,000 and are overwhelmingly made up of mid-level officers in the police department, according to data provided by the mayor's office. But the highest paid was a teacher, Emilio Cabanas. His actual salary was just $36,154 but a $353,673 legal settlement propelled him to the top of the list, according to media reports.

The city of Boston's highest paid employees earn on average about $314,000 and are overwhelmingly made up of mid-level officers in the police department, according to data provided by the mayor's office. But the highest paid was a teacher, Emilio Cabanas. His actual salary was just $36,154 but a $353,673 legal settlement propelled him to the top of the list, according to media reports.…