Southtowns Record

2024 Town of Boston - Budget Presentation

Government
Town of Boston
Posted by publisher
Oct 1, 2026
Kind
Budget
Topics
Budget and taxes, Water, sewer and drainage, Public safety, Zoning and land use, Parks and recreation, Roads and traffic, Audits and oversight, Housing

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Reason for 5% Wage Increase – Small Increase in Cost
  Each 1% raise is roughly $8,500 split among 40 positions…
  Note: Last year this bottom
  that raises biweekly payroll by roughly $305 and monthly  category was 18 employees…
  payrolls by roughly $410 per each 1% raise  now we are at 24

  Change to Employee’s  5% Raise  4% Raise  3% Raise
  Paycheck ($) – biweekly or monthly
  Less than $30  13 employees  19 employees  24 employees
  $30 ‐ $50  11 employees  6 employees  8 employees
  $50 ‐ $75  2 employees  9 employees  7 employees
  $75 ‐ $100  9 employees  5 employees  1 employee
  $100 ‐ $125  4 employees  1 employee
  Over $125  1 employee

For more than half the employees, a 5% raise still means less than
$50 more in their paycheck (paid bi‐weekly or monthly depending
on position). However, this is slightly better for the employee than
a 3% raise where more than half the employees would receive  or
less than $30 more per paycheck (paid bi‐weekly or monthly… so
looking at less than $15/week more if a 3% is given).  x3
Consider this: What does $15 get you at the grocery store now?  44