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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
Lee S Merlino 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $148,104 $27,229
Allison Eng 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $148,045 $16,958
Christopher J. Goodman 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,998 $26,632
Dwain R Jackson 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,986 $55,157
Edwin Manuel Lopez 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,961 $41,795
Sheranda Eulena Allen 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,920 $22,353
Kevin Paul McCarthy 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,905 $37,818
Michael P. McDonagh 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,847 $15,224
Mina Sobhy 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,804 $18,263
Dennis J Leahy 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,773 $20,363
William Y Walker 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,766 $17,005
Thomas Bent 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,682 $45,743
Nadine Powell 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,606 $46,558
Hector Gonzalez 2021 Boston Police Department Police Offc Bomb Squad $147,475 $31,905
Michael A Fayles 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,394 $19,615
Andre Dimitrius Watson 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,325 $33,936
Kevin W Cullen 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,290 $24,688
Tisha L Murphy 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $147,258 $22,611
Claire K. Duffy 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $147,255 $26,708
Richard D Mullaly 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,179 $5,143
Brian Ford Harrington 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,176 $51,807
Michael L. Rockwell 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $147,168 $34,031
John J. O'Keefe 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,155 $11,547
Brian Stallings 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,146 $32,829
Rafael W. Acevedo 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $147,144 $36,573