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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
Marisol Tejera-Velazquez 2022 BPS Welcome Services Student Registration Spec (B) $78,184 $0
Gloria I Hernandez 2025 Quincy Upper Paraprofessional $78,183 $0
Kenneth A. Austin 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $78,182 $17,553
Kenneth A. Austin 2022 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $78,182 $17,553
Maria Madalena Elysee 2023 Office of Housing Housing Crisis Case Coord $78,181 $0
Anna Carter 2021 Tobin K-8 Teacher $78,181 $0
Brighid K Molony 2024 UP Academy Dorchester Paraprofessional $78,180 $10,010
Ligaya Jackson 2025 Condon K-8 Teacher $78,179 $0
Jordan Ashley Rich 2024 Age Strong Special Projects Manager $78,175 $0
LaShea N Johnson 2023 Mayor's Office Assistant Speech Writer $78,175 $0
Sahil Patel 2023 Mayor's Office Assistant Speech Writer $78,175 $0
Leah Salome Travers 2021 Curley K-8 Teacher $78,174 $0
Catherine Alice Franzetti 2023 Food & Nutrition Svc Manager NonAcad C $78,171 $0
Catherine Alice Franzetti 2022 Food & Nutrition Svc Manager NonAcad C $78,171 $0
Marie-Christine Celeste 2023 Health Services Prin Clerk Typist 27 $78,169 $0
Dorothy A Clark 2023 Off of Historic Pres Asst Survey Director $78,165 $0
Naomi D. Mulvihill 2023 Greenwood, S K-8 Teacher $78,162 $0
Naomi D. Mulvihill 2022 Greenwood, S K-8 Teacher $78,162 $0
Margaret Ann Levine 2021 Boston Public Library Childrens Librarian II $78,161 $0
Jennifer L. Ethem 2023 Jackson/Mann K-8 SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $78,158 $0
Jennifer L. Ethem 2022 Jackson/Mann K-8 SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $78,158 $0
Ricardo Smith 2023 King Elementary Teacher $78,155 $0
Kelly Anne Clark 2023 Haley Pilot Teacher $78,155 $0
Allison Rogers 2023 Chief of Staff Manager NonAcad C $78,153 $0
Allison Rogers 2022 Chief of Staff Manager NonAcad C $78,153 $0
Rahiel Teklay Tazele 2023 BPS Mason Elementary School Psychologist(1) $78,153 $0
Rahiel Teklay Tazele 2022 BPS Mason Elementary School Psychologist(1) $78,153 $0
Cassandra Samuel 2025 Curley K-8 Library Paraprofessional $78,152 $0
Lynn Ellen McAdams 2024 Facilities Management Sen Cust D $78,150 $3,588
Keri A. Lydon 2023 BPS Sumner Elementary Teacher $78,148 $0
Keri A. Lydon 2022 BPS Sumner Elementary Teacher $78,148 $0
Elisa Reid 2025 Boston Police Department Police Clerk And Typist $78,148 $19,314
Steven Randy Garth 2025 Orchard Gardens K-8 Teacher $78,147 $0
Kimmarie S. Keane 2021 Boston Police Department Social Worker (BPD) $78,147 $0
Eric Salvador 2025 Hennigan Elementary School Teacher $78,146 $0
Allan R Riley 2021 ASD Human Resources Benefits HRIS Manager $78,143 $0
Beth Ward 2025 Boston Police Department Collection Agent(Bpd) $78,140 $5,737
Lauren Alexander 2025 Kennedy JF Elementary Teacher $78,140 $0
Soniel Deceus 2023 BPS Burke High Teacher $78,135 $0
Soniel Deceus 2022 BPS Burke High Teacher $78,135 $0
Alvin Shiulain Lee 2021 BPS Charlestown High Social Worker/Coordinator $78,133 $0
Antonio Araujo 2023 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr $78,132 $23,810
Noraa Alea Ricketts 2023 Curley K-8 Teacher $78,132 $0
Monica Powell 2021 Boston Police Department CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT) $78,132 $18,329
Victor O Weeks 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $78,131 $11,154
Victor O Weeks 2022 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $78,131 $11,154
Michael Patrick O'Connor 2025 Neighborhood Services Staff Asst I $78,131 $7,581
Kimberly Truehart 2021 BPS Clap Elementary Teacher $78,130 $0
James Ronald Provencher 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $78,129 $10,042
James Ronald Provencher 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $78,129 $10,042