City of Boston public payroll explorer

Boston Public Library Payroll

Boston Public Library is represented in the Boston payroll dataset from 2011-2025. Across 8,318 reported records, the department accounts for $200,876,116 in total gross pay and $10,562,887 in overtime. Use this page to review the department’s recurring titles, top-paid records, and year-by-year payroll footprint.

Total pay

$200,876,116

Combined gross pay in this department.

Average pay

$24,150

Average gross pay per record.

Employee names

1,257

Distinct employee-name entries reported.

Overtime

$10,562,887

Combined overtime in the dataset.

Year-by-year department payroll

Year Total Gross
2025 $39,241,988
2024 $36,474,193
2023 $65,643,689
2022 $30,002,527
2021 $29,513,719
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
David J Leonard 2025 Boston Public Library President $240,001 $0
Michael R Colford 2025 Boston Public Library Dir of Library Services $168,385 $0
Sarah D Zaphiris 2025 Boston Public Library Chief of Staff and Admin $161,322 $0
Elizabeth S Prindle 2025 Boston Public Library Dir of Operations $153,633 $0
Priscilla Foley 2025 Boston Public Library Neigh Library Service Manager $151,289 $498
Jonathan Eshel 2025 Boston Public Library Dir of Operations $150,791 $0
Keith Allen Gillette 2025 Boston Public Library Systems Officer $150,791 $0
Jane T. Bickford 2025 Boston Public Library Branch Librarian II $150,008 $22
Emily T Tokarczyk 2025 Boston Public Library Manager of Budget & Finance $149,627 $0
Joelle E. Long 2025 Boston Public Library Supv Of Circulation & Shelving $145,147 $15,503
Alison Ford 2025 Boston Public Library Mngr of Mjr Prjcts & Spec Oper $139,435 $0
Brett Curry 2025 Boston Public Library Sr Facility Mgr-Maint & Trades $139,435 $0
Sean Monahan 2025 Boston Public Library Supv of Accounting Services $139,435 $0
Jane Kelleher Sproul 2025 Boston Public Library Budget & Procurement Manager $139,435 $0
Jessica Nine Chapel 2025 Boston Public Library Chief $138,920 $0
Melissa J Andrews 2025 Boston Public Library Content Discovery $138,441 $0
Judah Simeon Hamer 2025 Boston Public Library Human Resources Manager (BPL) $136,857 $0
Jessica E Bitely 2025 Boston Public Library Assistant Director $136,857 $0
Angela Veizaga 2025 Boston Public Library Chief $136,857 $0
Lisa Eve Pollack 2025 Boston Public Library Chief Communications/Strategy $136,857 $0
Anna K Fahey-Flynn 2025 Boston Public Library Mgr of the Central Libray $136,857 $0
Gianna C Gifford 2025 Boston Public Library Chief of Adult Library Servcs $136,857 $0
Rajesh Rathi 2025 Boston Public Library Technical Specialist $135,143 $7,222
Anthony A Kennedy 2025 Boston Public Library Network Manager $132,190 $2,503
Michael Patrick Williams 2025 Boston Public Library Librarian Manager II $130,698 $0