Canton, MA Government Employment and Payroll
2012
30.8 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$1,954.7 Annual Municipal Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 601 | $3,267,339 | $65,238 | 230 | $244,702 | 664 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 330 | $1,812,540 | $65,911 | 105 | $153,678 | 358 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total | 65 | $316,952 | $58,514 | 37 | $37,820 | 75 |
| Financial Administration | 11 | $53,750 | $58,636 | 5 | $1,113 | 11 |
| Firefighters | 26 | $140,134 | $64,677 | 0 | $0 | 26 |
| Fire - Other | 1 | $4,717 | $56,604 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Other Government Administration | 7 | $39,352 | $67,461 | 6 | $808 | 7 |
| Health | 31 | $161,309 | $62,442 | 8 | $7,174 | 34 |
| Streets & Highways | 14 | $76,635 | $65,687 | 0 | $0 | 14 |
| Housing & Community Development | 5 | $22,725 | $54,540 | 1 | $1,382 | 5 |
| Local Libraries | 15 | $63,171 | $50,537 | 2 | $1,160 | 16 |
| Natural Resources | 2 | $11,498 | $68,988 | 0 | $0 | 2 |
| Parks & Recreation | 11 | $37,965 | $41,416 | 7 | $5,558 | 13 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 42 | $324,367 | $92,676 | 0 | $0 | 42 |
| Police-Other | 1 | $2,622 | $31,464 | 9 | $9,043 | 4 |
| Welfare | 5 | $17,419 | $41,806 | 5 | $5,412 | 7 |
| Sewerage | 5 | $26,689 | $64,054 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| Solid Waste Management | 4 | $17,260 | $51,780 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| Other & Unallocable | 14 | $73,854 | $63,303 | 45 | $21,554 | 28 |
| Water Supply | 12 | $64,380 | $64,380 | 0 | $0 | 12 |
2007
28.8 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$1,707.1 Annual Municipal Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 575 | $3,008,540 | $62,787 | 126 | $109,169 | 631 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 294 | $1,515,720 | $61,866 | 22 | $23,800 | 309 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total | 74 | $281,945 | $45,721 | 37 | $30,739 | 93 |
| Financial Administration | 19 | $64,907 | $40,994 | 0 | $0 | 19 |
| Firefighters | 51 | $298,537 | $70,244 | 0 | $0 | 51 |
| Fire - Other | 1 | $6,068 | $72,816 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Other Government Administration | 5 | $26,450 | $63,480 | 5 | $2,657 | 6 |
| Health | 3 | $15,076 | $60,304 | 7 | $6,754 | 6 |
| Streets & Highways | 21 | $205,120 | $117,211 | 0 | $0 | 21 |
| Local Libraries | 15 | $57,728 | $46,182 | 3 | $1,510 | 16 |
| Natural Resources | 5 | $27,079 | $64,990 | 1 | $766 | 5 |
| Parks & Recreation | 7 | $33,492 | $57,415 | 14 | $9,509 | 11 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 42 | $281,751 | $80,500 | 0 | $0 | 42 |
| Police-Other | 1 | $2,919 | $35,028 | 18 | $11,192 | 5 |
| Welfare | 2 | $9,584 | $57,504 | 7 | $9,172 | 6 |
| Sewerage | 6 | $27,548 | $55,096 | 1 | $576 | 6 |
| Other & Unallocable | 18 | $84,350 | $56,233 | 11 | $12,494 | 23 |
| Water Supply | 11 | $70,266 | $76,654 | 0 | $0 | 11 |
2002
27.1 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$1,091.6 Annual Municipal Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 544 | $1,876,301 | $41,389 | 82 | $65,101 | 579 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 235 | $774,617 | $39,555 | 19 | $19,512 | 246 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total | 77 | $162,284 | $25,291 | 37 | $25,884 | 91 |
| Financial Administration | 11 | $52,909 | $57,719 | 3 | $2,223 | 12 |
| Firefighters | 52 | $253,038 | $58,393 | 0 | $0 | 52 |
| Fire - Other | 2 | $6,085 | $36,510 | 0 | $0 | 2 |
| Judical & Legal | 1 | $5,705 | $68,460 | 0 | $0 | 1 |
| Other Government Administration | 9 | $39,073 | $52,097 | 2 | $2,542 | 10 |
| Health | 5 | $16,073 | $38,575 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| Streets & Highways | 23 | $97,314 | $50,773 | 0 | $0 | 23 |
| Local Libraries | 12 | $40,087 | $40,087 | 7 | $7,295 | 15 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 45 | $240,601 | $64,160 | 0 | $0 | 45 |
| Police-Other | 2 | $6,422 | $38,532 | 14 | $7,644 | 6 |
| Sewerage | 4 | $17,880 | $53,640 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| Other & Unallocable | 54 | $114,959 | $25,546 | 0 | $0 | 54 |
| Water Supply | 12 | $49,255 | $49,255 | 0 | $0 | 12 |
1997
27.2 Municipal Government Employees per Thousand Residents.
$1,138.5 Annual Municipal Government Payroll Burden per Resident.
| Full-Time Employees | Monthly Full-Time Payroll | Equivalent Average Annual Wage | Part-Time Employees | Monthly Part-Time Payroll | Full-Time Equivalent Employees | |
| Totals for Government | 507 | $1,825,274 | $43,202 | 83 | $101,962 | 553 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction | 267 | $1,015,533 | $45,642 | 19 | $38,748 | 278 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total | 62 | $164,242 | $31,789 | 28 | $29,585 | 81 |
| Financial Administration | 12 | $38,515 | $38,515 | 1 | $1,314 | 13 |
| Firefighters | 44 | $154,131 | $42,036 | 0 | $0 | 44 |
| Fire - Other | 2 | $5,696 | $34,176 | 0 | $0 | 2 |
| Judical & Legal | 0 | $0 | N/A | 1 | $1,057 | 0 |
| Other Government Administration | 6 | $18,368 | $36,736 | 2 | $2,375 | 7 |
| Health | 2 | $6,967 | $41,802 | 1 | $1,744 | 3 |
| Streets & Highways | 20 | $66,316 | $39,790 | 0 | $0 | 20 |
| Local Libraries | 11 | $30,859 | $33,664 | 6 | $3,801 | 13 |
| Parks & Recreation | 7 | $22,055 | $37,809 | 16 | $8,929 | 13 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 45 | $205,651 | $54,840 | 0 | $0 | 45 |
| Police-Other | 2 | $5,039 | $30,234 | 0 | $0 | 2 |
| Welfare | 2 | $4,898 | $29,388 | 5 | $3,890 | 4 |
| Sewerage | 4 | $14,901 | $44,703 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| Other & Unallocable | 10 | $32,495 | $38,994 | 4 | $10,519 | 13 |
| Water Supply | 11 | $39,608 | $43,209 | 0 | $0 | 11 |
The information on this page is based on the government database from the U.S. Census.