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
Matthew Thomas Arseneault 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $197,010 $24,003
Timothy P Davidson 2025 Inspectional Services Dept Chief Inspector $197,004 $82,692
Jose A Estrella 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $196,969 $7,414
Jose A Estrella 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $196,969 $7,414
Richard Michael MacDonald 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $196,965 $20,337
John J Hardy 2023 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $196,947 $0
John J Hardy 2022 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $196,947 $0
Colin Doherty 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $196,940 $23,762
Michael J Conneely 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $196,932 $0
Roger Paul Rakauskas 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $196,932 $55,716
Jose Gomes 2021 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $196,926 $80,496
Matthew Thomas Layden 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $196,922 $47,859
Gregory L Burton 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (NFIRS Program Manager) $196,898 $45,607
Christopher Joseph Cunningham 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $196,894 $23,681
Chelsea L Powell 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $196,883 $34,972
Paul W Murphy Jr. 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $196,882 $30,192
Matthew Sean Callahan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $196,882 $24,625
Eric D Bradshaw 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $196,881 $48,358
Ryan Conlon 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $196,847 $12,858
Ryan Conlon 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $196,847 $12,858
Charles F Pero 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $196,839 $32,876
James Patrick Greatorex 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $196,836 $31,164
Michael R Nee 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $196,833 $2,565
Kimberly Valdez 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $196,820 $25,485
Michael S. Johnson 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $196,814 $25,707
Terence S. Long 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Bomb Squad $196,783 $15,695
Edward C Donovan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $196,769 $24,677
Timothy Crowley 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $196,750 $42,154
Michael T. Duffley 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $196,746 $52,739
Scott Pulchansingh 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $196,744 $9,016
Patrick M Slattery 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $196,740 $25,332
Sean D Hanlon 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $196,737 $19,512
Steven Ennis Kasper 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $196,736 $45,454
Martin Patrick Kelledy 2025 Inspectional Services Dept Wire Inspector $196,731 $103,347
Patrick Welter 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $196,730 $34,400
Kevin M McCarthy 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $196,722 $38,346
Frederick James Hollien 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $196,718 $22,771
Christopher Dennis Myers 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $196,718 $49,093
Daryl Henry Brooks 2023 Boston Fire Department Frpr-Lineperson&Cable Splicers $196,702 $32,263
Daryl Henry Brooks 2022 Boston Fire Department Frpr-Lineperson&Cable Splicers $196,702 $32,263
Michael John Manning III 2025 Public Works Department Sr. Civil Engineer $196,699 $106,208
Dong Qui Duong 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $196,696 $29,033
John D Teehan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $196,694 $41,198
Ibrahim D Kamara 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $196,691 $53,528
Kevin Gerard Shelley 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $196,689 $73,328
Yovanny Rodriguez 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $196,676 $24,397
Michael P. Dunnigan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $196,674 $21,751
Frederick James Hollien 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $196,670 $19,518
Shawn C. Butler 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $196,661 $8,308
Robert L. Biggs 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $196,661 $36,178