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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
Meron Tefera 2021 Mildred Avenue K-8 Teacher $98,458 $0
Lawrence J Hutcheson 2024 Boston Day & Evening Academy Teacher $98,457 $0
Abigail M Chatfield 2023 Parks Department Prin Admin Asst $98,455 $0
Abigail M Chatfield 2022 Parks Department Prin Admin Asst $98,455 $0
Bethany Ann Boulanger 2025 Boston Collaborative High Teacher $98,453 $0
Karen H Wong 2024 Office of Housing Finance Manager $98,452 $0
Cynthia M Johnson 2024 Office of Housing Accounts Payable Manager $98,452 $0
Jordan Gaudreau 2023 Dever Elementary Teacher $98,450 $0
Sasha E Watson 2021 BPS Special Education Speech & Language Pathologist $98,449 $0
Christian Andrea Ladawn Jamison 2025 King Elementary Teacher $98,449 $0
Arthur Moy 2021 Property Management Security Offc (Prot Ser) $98,440 $20,530
Karla Johana Torres-Welch 2025 East Boston High Family Liaison BTU $98,439 $0
Molly Rose Kelleher 2021 Kennedy, PJ Elementary Teacher $98,435 $0
Daysia Fox 2023 UP Academy Dorchester Teacher $98,435 $0
Jordan Smith 2021 Property Management Director of Human Resources $98,435 $0
Christina T Kilday 2024 Property Management Prin Admin Asst $98,434 $0
Amy B Fiske 2023 Burke High Librarian $98,433 $0
Alexis Pellegrin 2021 BPS East Boston High Teacher $98,427 $0
Nicola M. Griffin 2023 BPS Manning Elementary Teacher $98,427 $0
Nicola M. Griffin 2022 BPS Manning Elementary Teacher $98,427 $0
Richard Sameski 2024 Parks Department Gen Park Maint Frprs $98,425 $14,367
Norita Mary Morgan 2025 Blackstone Elementary Nurse $98,422 $0
Lane Ward 2025 Grew Elementary Teacher $98,421 $0
Lucy Elizabeth Brown 2023 Kennedy, EM Health Academy Teacher $98,421 $0
Lucy Elizabeth Brown 2022 Kennedy, EM Health Academy Teacher $98,421 $0
Cinthia Evelyn Colon 2023 Haley Pilot Teacher $98,419 $0
Cinthia Evelyn Colon 2022 Haley Pilot Teacher $98,419 $0
Rojda Yalcin 2021 Jackson/Mann K-8 Teacher $98,419 $0
James M. Coughlin 2023 BPS Facility Management Sen Cust C $98,417 $7,828
James M. Coughlin 2022 BPS Facility Management Sen Cust C $98,417 $7,828
Molly Margaret Lenane 2023 Special Education Speech & Language Pathologist $98,417 $0
Wascar A Castillo 2021 Boston Cntr - Youth & Families Dir Human Resources $98,416 $0
Meaghan Elizabeth McCabe 2023 BPS Dever Elementary Teacher $98,416 $0
Meaghan Elizabeth McCabe 2022 BPS Dever Elementary Teacher $98,416 $0
Nicole French 2025 Boston Collaborative High Social Worker/Coordinator $98,415 $0
Madalyn M. Buck 2025 Sarah Roberts ElementarySchool Teacher $98,412 $0
Antonio La Manna 2023 Tech Boston Academy Teacher $98,412 $0
Antonio La Manna 2022 Tech Boston Academy Teacher $98,412 $0
Paul Flaherty 2023 City Clerk Sr Admin Asst $98,412 $3,534
Thomas MacNeil 2023 BPS Facility Management Sen Cust C/Nights $98,412 $10,492
Thomas MacNeil 2022 BPS Facility Management Sen Cust C/Nights $98,412 $10,492
Elisabetta Polito 2021 BPS Boston Arts Academy Teacher $98,404 $0
Nancy Thompson 2024 Otis Elementary Teacher $98,404 $0
Clarita Prudencio 2023 BPS East Boston High Teacher $98,397 $0
Clarita Prudencio 2022 BPS East Boston High Teacher $98,397 $0
Sandy Lopez 2025 Hernandez Elementary School Teacher $98,394 $0
Katherine L Loftus-Campe 2021 BPS Counseling Service School Psychologist(1) $98,391 $0
Brittany Iasjah Finkley-Smith 2023 Gardner Pilot Academy Librarian $98,391 $0
Kerry A Sullivan 2024 Boston Police Department Sr Admin Anl $98,390 $2,940
Placido Ferreira 2024 Muniz Academy Teacher $98,390 $0