City of Boston public payroll explorer

Top Paid Boston Payroll Records

The top-paid Boston payroll page lists the largest reported total gross pay records in the public dataset. This is a records view, not a ranking of unique people, and it is useful for understanding which departments, titles, and years appear most often near the top of the payroll distribution.

High-payroll record pages work best when they are paired with context. Use this leaderboard to see which record combinations of year, department, title, and employee name appear at the top of the dataset, then click through to the surrounding department or title pages for broader context.

Employee Year Department Title Total Gross Overtime
Jeremiah J O'Brien 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $219,404 $64,116
John Farrell 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $219,394 $40,112
John Farrell 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $219,394 $40,112
Benjamin William Kelleher IV 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $219,374 $36,815
Michael D. Holden 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $219,361 $81,868
Lamont Anderson 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $219,361 $76,480
Lamont Anderson 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $219,361 $76,480
Andrew J. Minichello 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP $219,349 $68,440
Lisa G Venus 2024 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $219,328 $44,828
Joseph R Greco 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $219,313 $30,602
Jessica C. Anderson 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $219,309 $78,247
Neil McCarthy 2025 Boston Fire Department Frprs-Inside Wireperson $219,302 $30,219
Lorenzo Perez 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $219,288 $54,131
Ligia B Noriega 2021 Jackson/Mann K-8 Principal Middle $219,279 $0
Reginal R. Creighton 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech $219,277 $45,673
Michael F Brohel 2024 Office of Streets Superintendent of City Svcs. $219,245 $63,410
David J Edwards 2024 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $219,243 $5,099
Brian P Heelen 2023 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $219,243 $23,494
Brian P Heelen 2022 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $219,243 $23,494
David M O'Sullivan 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $219,165 $15,773
John Farrell 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $219,165 $58,425
Ryan W Mason 2023 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant (Det) $219,164 $31,820
Ryan W Mason 2022 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant (Det) $219,164 $31,820
Patrick Joseph Wynne Jr. 2023 Boston Fire Department Electrical Equip Repairprs## $219,117 $90,678
Patrick Joseph Wynne Jr. 2022 Boston Fire Department Electrical Equip Repairprs## $219,117 $90,678
Joseph B McMenamy 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $219,115 $72,563
Tracey A Fenton 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $219,106 $46,954
Gregory J Fall 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Admin-ADR $219,104 $0
Bryan Dickson 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $219,087 $53,050
Sean Anthony Ercolano 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $219,073 $30,694
Michael James McCarthy 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain-Technician $219,072 $44,695
Edward J Glasheen 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $219,056 $52,368
Isaac D. Jackson IV 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $219,034 $61,783
Atiya Younger 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer Hdq Dispatch $219,004 $43,160
Daniel Patrick MacAuley 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $219,001 $40,950
Dawn E Gillis 2024 Boston Police Department Police Offc Canine 2$6 $218,989 $20,082
Michael O'Rourke 2024 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $218,980 $41,229
Daniel J Hooley 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $218,973 $51,356
James A Corbett 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $218,969 $40,459
James Joseph Toland 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $218,944 $22,512
Jose M Teixeira 2023 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $218,939 $25,730
Brian A Roberts 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $218,938 $59,420
Peter J McDonnell 2024 Boston Fire Department FF (Mas Of F Boat) $218,911 $0
Richard L Whalen 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $218,903 $49,200
Thomas J. Domenico 2021 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $218,896 $46,246
Joseph A Boucher 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $218,889 $24,911
Stephan H Oliveira 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $218,883 $26,234
Ryan J. McGovern 2023 Boston Fire Department FCaptAdminScubaDivAdvTech $218,883 $25,301
Ryan J. McGovern 2022 Boston Fire Department FCaptAdminScubaDivAdvTech $218,883 $25,301
Daniel Nee 2023 Public Works Department Asst Supn of Street Operations $218,851 $79,596