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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
Ronald M Nelson 2017 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $44,198
Michael M Primm 2017 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $11,462
Ellis E Thornton 2017 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $31,048
Harold E Cataldo 2017 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant (Det) $0 $16,756
Clifford M Connolly 2017 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Bomb Squad $0 $14,452
John A Conway 2017 Boston Police Department Police Officer Hdq Dispatch $0 $45,074
Richard A Evans 2017 Boston Police Department Police Captain/DDC $0 $6,475
Andrew J Gambon 2017 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $84,091
Michael C. Harrington 2017 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $0 $36,923
Windell C. Josey 2017 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $87,746
Courtney C. Matthews 2017 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $0 $52,321
Davy Perez 2017 Boston Police Department Police Officer Harborboat 3$8 $0 $76,996
Perry R Roy 2017 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $0 $0
Frederick J Stevens 2017 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $0 $37,732
Karl T Strother 2017 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $0 $31,321
Isaac L Thomas 2017 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $0 $12,478
Denise K Watson 2017 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $10,559
John B. Ahern 2017 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $0 $46,413
Patrice Bennett 2017 Boston Police Department Police Offc Ballistician 4$10 $0 $9,238
Martin J. Brooks 2017 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $0 $27,583
John D Burns Jr 2017 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc $0 $12,579
Francisco Colon 2017 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $0 $46,710
Robert Colon 2017 Boston Police Department Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10 $0 $22,307
Cothenia D. Cooper-Paterson 2017 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $41,847
Anne M. Corcoran 2017 Boston Police Department Police Offc Hackney Invest 3$8 $0 $0