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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
John M. Boyle 2017 Boston Police Department Police Offc Hackney Invest 3$8 $0 $3,060
Paul G Broderick 2017 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $0 $6,438
Patrick Butler 2017 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $0
Robert Butler 2017 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $0 $38,399
Robert W Ciccolo 2017 Boston Police Department Police Captain $0 $53,357
Robert P Colburn 2017 Boston Police Department Police Offc Canine 2$6 $0 $2,843
Larry E. Ellison 2017 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $33,817
James J. Fitzpatrick 2017 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $0 $92,033
James J. Freeman 2017 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $0 $53,745
Gregory D Gallagher 2017 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $0 $44,214
Edward T Gillespie 2017 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $0 $1,094
Richard L Greer 2017 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $44,333
William G. Gross 2017 Boston Police Department Supn-In Chief $0 $0
Kenneth H. Grubbs 2017 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $0 $81,662
Thomas B. Hopkins 2017 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant (Det) $0 $65,217
John C. Hughes 2017 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $0 $42,004
Anthony D. Ierardi 2017 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech $0 $6,856
Cecil R Jones 2017 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $0 $49,993
John B. Joyce 2017 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $55,243
Michael J. Linskey 2017 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $0 $38,223
John D. McDonough 2017 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant (Det) $0 $36,325
Stephen C. McManus 2017 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $28,934
James B Moccia 2017 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $43,198
Stephen T O'Brien 2017 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $91,368
John R O'Malley 2017 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $0 $19,748