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Boston Police Department Payroll

Boston Police Department is represented in the Boston payroll dataset from 2011-2025. Across 49,963 reported records, the department accounts for $2,749,490,087 in total gross pay and $1,147,692,406 in overtime. Use this page to review the department’s recurring titles, top-paid records, and year-by-year payroll footprint.

Total pay

$2,749,490,087

Combined gross pay in this department.

Average pay

$55,031

Average gross pay per record.

Employee names

5,482

Distinct employee-name entries reported.

Overtime

$1,147,692,406

Combined overtime in the dataset.

Year-by-year department payroll

Year Total Gross
2025 $534,478,397
2024 $577,980,986
2023 $822,445,175
2022 $405,823,060
2021 $408,762,469
2020 $0
2019 $0
2018 $0
2017 $0
2016 $0
2015 $0
2014 $0
2013 $0
2012 $0
2011 $0

Payroll records for this department

Employee Year Department Title Total Gross Overtime
Christopher M Colby 2018 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $63,144
Michael A Kane 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $39,922
Brian T. Gill 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $16,916
Joseph G Scaringello 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $440
Lanita D Cullinane 2018 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $0 $62,027
Stephanie M O'Sullivan 2018 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $30,467
Michael W. Duggan 2018 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $7,938
Arthur J. Hall-Brewster 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $46,237
James R Sheehan 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $0
John E Newman 2018 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $0 $81,649
David S Gavin 2018 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $0 $49,172
Ralph W Caulfield 2018 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $0 $4,386
Donald Wightman 2018 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $46,705
Alberto Santiago 2018 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $87,005
Keith D Dalrymple 2018 Boston Police Department Police Captain/DDC $0 $33,741
Gail I DeCoste 2018 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $18,083
Anthony Williams 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $124,782
Jake F Elwood 2018 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $0 $51,745
Richard A. Walker 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $45,980
Karyn A Vandyke 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $71,166
Michelle A Williams 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $23,592
Eric M. Merner 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $41,000
Alfred A James 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $92,138
Daphney Orion 2018 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $0 $24,249
Kevin M. Welsh 2018 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $0 $9,394