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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
Karen Cross 2023 Murphy K-8 Teacher $99,506 $0
Christopher James Brinton 2025 East Boston High Teacher $99,506 $0
Melissa Amelia Sousa 2023 Human Capital Specialist (C) $99,503 $0
Gabriela Alejandra Chew 2025 Ellis Elementary Family Liaison BTU $99,502 $3,500
Dennis Colon 2021 Property Management Security Offc (Prot Ser) $99,500 $36,310
Joseph Franco 2024 East Boston High Teacher $99,499 $0
Elizabeth Ward 2025 Ellis Elementary Teacher $99,498 $0
Olivia L Cichon 2025 BPS Substitute Teachers/Nurs Substitute Teacher $99,498 $0
Chardas Khalis Freeman 2021 Teaching & Learning Instructional Coach $99,497 $0
Christine McCrorey 2021 Neighborhood Development Asst Dir (DND) $99,496 $0
Luz D Rivera 2023 Boston Fire Department Sr Admin Asst $99,494 $6,854
Luz D Rivera 2022 Boston Fire Department Sr Admin Asst $99,494 $6,854
Harrison Biron Swyter 2023 Young Achievers K-8 Teacher $99,488 $0
Harrison Biron Swyter 2022 Young Achievers K-8 Teacher $99,488 $0
Caroline Anne Jones 2021 UP Academy Dorchester Teacher $99,487 $0
Kyree Shanelle Edwards 2023 Human Capital Manager NonAcad C $99,487 $0
Elsa M. Jimenez-Veras 2023 Higginson Inclusion K0-2 Family Liaison BTU $99,486 $0
Edward Quintanilla 2023 Fenway High Teacher $99,485 $0
David Robert George 2021 Neighborhood Development Sr Project Manager $99,483 $0
Mitchell Hercule 2021 BPS Boston Comm Leadership Ac Teacher $99,483 $0
Alicia Ann Woodberry 2023 Emergency Management EmrgMgtTraining&ExerciseCoord $99,481 $3,744
Maria K Lew-Houston 2023 BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R Staff Assistant B $99,480 $0
Maria K Lew-Houston 2022 BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R Staff Assistant B $99,480 $0
Garth S. Murray 2023 Assessing Department Sr Assessing Draftsperson $99,479 $0
Garth S. Murray 2022 Assessing Department Sr Assessing Draftsperson $99,479 $0
Alicia Mary-Copeland Puopolo 2024 Albert HollandSch ofTechnology Teacher $99,477 $0
Judith Gueye 2024 Adult Education Teacher $99,476 $0
Madeline A Weaver Nolting 2024 Boston Green Academy Teacher $99,473 $0
Francis J Dean 2021 Parks Department Supn Of Park Maint (Trades) $99,471 $0
Dallas Joe Darnell 2025 Health & Wellness Teacher $99,470 $0
Patric Bailey Steele 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $99,468 $14,750
Louis Bello 2023 BPS Trotter Elementary Teacher $99,468 $0
Louis Bello 2022 BPS Trotter Elementary Teacher $99,468 $0
Geraldine T Similien 2025 Special Education ABA Specialist (BTU) $99,464 $0
Nadeia Faustin 2024 Boston Police Department Community Services Offc $99,464 $12,322
Kiley Marie Stewart 2023 BPS Everett Elementary Instructional Coach $99,462 $0
Kiley Marie Stewart 2022 BPS Everett Elementary Instructional Coach $99,462 $0
Robert Quinten Casper 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $99,462 $0
Aaron F Dell 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $99,462 $0
Neria Zenaida Xavier 2021 BPS Dever Elementary Teacher $99,462 $0
Vanessa Brea 2021 Green Academy Guidance Counselor(1) $99,461 $0
Julian Jimenez 2023 Mattahunt Elementary Teacher $99,459 $0
Olivia M Coakley 2023 Curley K-8 Teacher $99,459 $0
Olivia M Coakley 2022 Curley K-8 Teacher $99,459 $0
Grace Katherine Kelly 2024 Lee K-8 Teacher $99,456 $0
Thomas M Rafferty 2023 BPS Madison Park High Teacher $99,456 $0
Thomas M Rafferty 2022 BPS Madison Park High Teacher $99,456 $0
Arlene Ayala 2024 Greenwood K-8 Social Worker/Coordinator $99,455 $0
Steven J Dellascio 2025 Boston Police Department Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD $99,454 $5,307
Karyn Mary Rautenberg-Bravo 2023 Assessing Department Prin Admin Asst $99,452 $0