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
David Paul MacDonald 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $200,728 $52,736
John Woods 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $200,723 $15,421
Francisco G G Nedio 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $200,706 $14,143
Brendan Coleman Costello 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $200,693 $36,041
Hector L Rodriguez 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $200,692 $0
D. Mark Cooper 2021 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $200,691 $0
Hubert G Valmond 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $200,686 $62,900
Michael J Palizzolo 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $200,671 $16,451
Lawrence A Calderone 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $200,659 $3,296
Edward D. Hesford 2023 Traffic Division Supvising Traffic Engineer $200,644 $58,737
Edward D. Hesford 2022 Traffic Division Supvising Traffic Engineer $200,644 $58,737
Ryan H. Manning 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $200,628 $26,717
Bertrand Anthony LaRose 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $200,621 $29,443
Corey P Dizoglio 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $200,618 $34,153
Robert Charles Gibson III 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $200,617 $59,231
Mark D. Holbrook 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $200,614 $43,082
Michael Estepe 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $200,604 $24,425
Michael Estepe 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $200,604 $24,425
Kingsle Burke 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $200,599 $45,923
Jason A. Richardson 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $200,597 $30,258
Mary Susan DeLaura 2025 TechBoston Academy Teacher $200,593 $0
Courtney J. Sheppeck 2023 Murphy K-8 Principal Middle $200,567 $0
William Gerard Buckley 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $200,565 $38,390
Brian K Griffiths 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $200,551 $71,669
Michael Joseph Kelly 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $200,550 $28,276
Michael Joseph Kelly 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $200,550 $28,276
Katherine Grassa 2023 Curley K-8 Principal Middle $200,514 $0
Kevin Cotton 2024 Boston Fire Department FF Admin $200,498 $0
Brendan M Bosse 2021 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $200,497 $84,035
Aaron F Dell 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer Hdq Dispatch $200,495 $35,400
Robert G. Flinn 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $200,480 $69,077
David J Messina 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $200,476 $4,596
Thomas Leahy 2023 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $200,471 $25,093
Thomas Leahy 2022 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $200,471 $25,093
Leroy C. James 2023 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $200,464 $33,665
William L Chen 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $200,453 $26,236
Stephen P Simpson 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $200,450 $37,815
Nicholas Beliveau 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $200,444 $42,670
Kiel Conor Milliken 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $200,430 $33,196
Sean A. Rooney 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $200,421 $43,893
Teresa E. Polhemus 2025 Planning Director (M) $200,419 $0
Peter W Lekaditis 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $200,410 $48,176
Ryan Joseph Roach 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $200,385 $31,410
Kevin Montero 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $200,380 $30,743
Kevin Montero 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $200,380 $30,743
Michael Estepe 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $200,380 $26,635
Matthew McNeil Conley 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $200,365 $61,159
Joel Tee Cruz 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $200,362 $32,691
Daniel F. Roche Jr. 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain-AdvanceTechnician $200,361 $20,024
Karla Isela Spinale 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Alarm Operator $200,358 $42,001