QUINCY, MASS. (WHDH) - Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch is one step closer to getting a big pay raise.
Monday night the city’s finance committee approved a pay increase for Koch, currently in his seventh term.
His current salary is $159,000; a consulting firm he hired proposed a salary raise to $370,000, which would have made him the highest paid mayor in the country.
The committee approved a salary of $285,000. This would surpass New York City mayor Eric Adams’ salary, currently $258,000 and Boston mayor Michelle Wu’s salary, $207,000.
The salary is set to be finalized by the Quincy City Council next week.
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