Southtowns Record

2023 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

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Reason for 5% Wage Increase – Small Increase in Cost
  $ 11,500 FT Code Officer hired in 2022 for $30/hr when budget specified $25/hr
  $ 9,960 PT Cleaner Added (10 hrs/week)
  $ 43,775 Attributable to the 5% wage increase
  $ 65,235 Proposed change over 2022 wages (as shown on prior slide)

  Each 1% raise is roughly $8,800 split among all 34 employees

  Change to Employee’s  5% Raise  4% Raise  3% Raise
  Paycheck ($) – biweekly or monthly
  Less than $30  8 employees  13 employees  18 employees
  $30 ‐ $50  10 employees  6 employees  8 employees
  $50 ‐ $75  5 employees  10 employees  7 employees
  $75 ‐ $100  8 employees  4 employees  1 employee
  $100 ‐ $125  2 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 less than $30 more per paycheck (paid bi‐
weekly or monthly so looking at less than $15/week more if a 3% is given).  37