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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
Elmazine C. Nelson 2018 Boston Police Department Police Offc Hackney Invest 3$8 $0 $17,194
Sean F Joyce 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $44,549
Paul T Quinn 2018 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $0 $70,144
Matthew Spillane 2018 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $0 $38,720
James M Thompson 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $89,104
Richard H Fitzpatrick 2018 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $0 $51,503
Joseph A Murray 2018 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $19,052
Jeremiah J O'Brien 2018 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $74,610
Robert W Ciccolo 2018 Boston Police Department Police Captain $0 $49,317
Lorenzo I Woodley 2018 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $0 $110,117
Michael M Ross 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $64,672
Carlton A Williamson 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $47,565
Tony Y Szeto 2018 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $4,168
Joseph S King 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $97,650
Richard J Houston 2018 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $0 $27,024
Joseph Holmes 2018 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $77,026
Donald F Keenan 2018 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $0 $99,480
Keith Tolland 2018 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $19,406
Ludwik H Bartkiewicz 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $34,451
Richard G Lewis 2018 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $0 $119,807
Edward J Garvey 2018 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $0 $82,292
Thomas E. Barrett 2018 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $0 $130,107
Mark W Vickers 2018 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $0 $51,280
Andrew J Gambon 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $101,699
Kenneth H. Grubbs 2018 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $0 $80,987