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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
Dean Bickerton 2021 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $289,586 $83,195
James A Moore 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $288,428 $105,708
Terry J Thomas 2021 Boston Police Department Police Captain (Det) $288,258 $64,251
Joseph G. Gillespie 2021 Boston Police Department Police Captain/DDC $286,629 $55,531
Rene Sanchez 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $286,571 $110,620
Gary Barker 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $286,200 $74,622
John J Davin 2021 Boston Police Department Police Captain/DDC $286,059 $55,391
John C. Hughes 2021 Boston Police Department Police Captain/DDC $285,267 $70,951
Jeffery M. Driscoll 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $285,152 $57,688
John J Gould 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $284,364 $129,343
Richard J Driscoll 2021 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $283,405 $79,200
Daniel J Adams 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $283,253 $51,076
Michael Kern V 2021 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant (Det) $282,559 $78,207
Rick E Johnson 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $282,309 $103,529
John N Flynn 2021 Boston Police Department Police Captain/DDC $282,161 $52,426
John A Conway 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer Hdq Dispatch $281,844 $117,471
Gerard W Bailey 2021 Boston Police Department Supn Bpd $281,769 $0
Eric W Bulman 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $280,935 $108,536
Kevin J McGoldrick 2021 Boston Police Department Supn Bpd $280,910 $0
Jacqueline D Creaven 2021 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $280,884 $92,811
William Gallagher 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $280,875 $36,969
Lucas E Taxter 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $280,095 $95,709
Edward P Meade 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $279,901 $62,981
Sean M Doherty 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $279,865 $111,283
Paul L Donlon 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $279,580 $118,804