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
Jason A. Richardson 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $214,960 $32,058
John Edward Drugan 2025 Boston Fire Department Chemist $214,950 $4,166
Matthew P Marian 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $214,937 $42,010
Amy M. Erlandson 2025 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $214,937 $22,760
James D Bowden 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $214,936 $23,619
Robert Bernard O'Neill III 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $214,933 $18,361
Micah W Chapman 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $214,918 $17,676
Michael G O'Leary 2023 Inspectional Services Dept Wire Inspector $214,908 $111,307
Alexander Thomas Berte Jr. 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $214,905 $36,690
John M Ridge 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $214,902 $27,871
Joel Martinez 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $214,899 $12,463
Timothy D. Murray 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $214,899 $75,725
Timothy D. Murray 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $214,899 $75,725
Beau J Claiborne 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $214,890 $59,722
Beau J Claiborne 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $214,890 $59,722
Michael Calabro V 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $214,888 $64,296
Jesse E Goff 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $214,884 $99,067
Sean Rudenauer 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $214,882 $33,399
Robert Tabb 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $214,877 $56,802
Anthony J O'Brien 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $214,870 $18,721
Damon L. Mercer 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $214,863 $52,462
Robert Santangelo 2025 Boston Fire Department FF (Asst Dive Mast) $214,859 $52,836
C.Devon Watson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $214,845 $22,845
C.Devon Watson 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $214,845 $22,845
Jamie P Arroyo 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $214,824 $39,623
Wilfredo Garcia 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $214,821 $96,934
Mark J Cassino 2024 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $214,810 $42,253
Santos J. Ortiz 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $214,795 $22,429
Frank Lee 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $214,777 $57,411
Megan Green 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $214,765 $47,807
Madeline Banks 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $214,722 $48,729
Sean M Murphy 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $214,719 $68,216
Jeremiah J O'Brien 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $214,684 $63,894
Jason S Gilmore Sr. 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $214,674 $35,894
John Philip Dever 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $214,665 $26,605
Denis K McCarthy 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $214,662 $57,393
Denis K McCarthy 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $214,662 $57,393
Sean Flaherty 2024 Boston Police Department Police Offc Harborboat 3$8 $214,659 $30,018
Raphael Riordan 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Bomb Squad $214,618 $34,980
Marvin Lamar Alexander 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $214,606 $12,697
James P McAdams 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $214,582 $40,055
James P McAdams 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $214,582 $40,055
Ryan McQuaid 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $214,579 $51,598
Michael G O'Leary 2023 Inspectional Services Dept Wire Inspector $214,574 $130,764
Michael G O'Leary 2022 Inspectional Services Dept Wire Inspector $214,574 $130,764
David Chaves 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $214,565 $27,863
Nicholas Daniel Massarelli 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $214,564 $37,786
Janine Marie Butler 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $214,542 $36,021
Nicholas Allen Santangelo 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $214,523 $61,214
Nicholas Allen Santangelo 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $214,523 $61,214