Cops on top: 50 highest-paid municipal employees in 2012

Here are the top 50 wages paid to Fairfield municipal (non-education) employees in 2012. Outside duty pay, paid by private contractors, is in parentheses:

Police Lt. Christopher Tursi $191,404.21, ($50,104.38)

Police Lt. Thomas Mrozek $168,888.11, ($19,314.78)

Police Lt. John Bucherati $166,737.28, ($14,588.2)

Assistant Fire Chief Christopher Tracy, $165,760.44

Police Officer Seth Jenkins, $163,862.34 ($26,450)

Police Lt. Jeffrey Block, $163,611.68 ($2,031.32)

Police Lt. Keith Broderick, $163,324.60 ($20,340.53)

Police Officer Gary Wikman, $161,335.83 ($43,867.95)

Police Officer Keith Perham, $158,841.70 ($57,291.83)

Police Officer Kevin Wells, $156,573.28 ($31,404.64)

Assistant Fire Chief George Gomola, $156,121.56 ($1,529.31)

Police Lt. Michael Gagner, $155,062.78

Police Chief Gary MacNamara, $154,976.09

Asst. Fire Chief Scott Bisson, $154,146.31 ($1,042.91)

Fire Chief Richard Felner, $153,817.95

Police Officer Gregory Gunter, $151,540.22 ($10,236.05)

Detective Jason Takacs, $148,309.04 ($45,234.98)

Public Works Director Richard White, $148,024.46

Police Officer Jeremy Zdru, $147,239.91 ($42,650.39)

Police Sgt. Robert Kalamara, $146,985.76 ($3,256.90)

Fire Lt. Lee Corbo, $144,324.18 ($985.76)

Fire Lt. Roger Caisse, $144,070.54 ($746.81)

Police Captain Donald Smith, $142,602.12 ($20,696)

Fire Lt. Joseph Buoni, $142,311.06 ($231.56)

Police Officer Frank Deangelis, $141,778.27 ($39,307.83)

Police Officer Scott Sudora, $141,678.96 ($36,989.19)

Fire Lt. Alan Menillo, $141,565.76

Detective Daniel Hallama, $139,144.41 ($20,698.52)

Fire Lt. A.D. Schuyler Sherwood, $138,189.58 ($641.42)

Fiscal Officer Paul Hiller, $138,066.40

Fire Lt. Mark Harry, $137,648.14 ($583.8)

Detective Frederick Caruso, $137,348.32 ($4,762.9)

Firefighter Francis Ference, $137,225.91 ($1,433.36)

Deputy Police Chief Christopher Lyddy, $136,665.50

Fire Lt. Patrick Barry, $136,178.09 ($1,200.09)

Assistant Fire Chief Douglas Chavenello, $135,191.44 ($277.83)

Police Sgt. Daniel Vanderheyden, $134,975.43 ($7,368.96)

Fire Lt.Raymond Bullard, $134,864.45

Detective Bernard Kelley, $134,255.08 ($42,457.95)

Fire Lt. Erik Kalapir, $134,033.83 ($405.34)

Fire Lt. Darrick Lundeen, $131,837.09 ($474.66)

Detective Frederick Hine, $131,710.58 ($6,645.5)

Asst. Fire Chief Stephen Curry, $131,588.50

Police Capt. Joshua Zabin, $131,491.62 ($8,488)

Fire Lt. William Tuttle, $130,717.84 ($161.76)

Planning and Zoning Director Joseph Devonshuk, $130,245.35

Fire Lt. Michael Sullivan, $129,376.94 ($604.81)

First Selectman Michael Tetreau, $129,090.71

Public Works Supt. Scott Bartlett, $127,508.82

Deputy Fire Chief Arthur Reid, $127,476.95