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
Hiram K Ortega 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $194,870 $37,286
Kevin Thomas Joyce 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $194,869 $22,779
John L Cetrino 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $194,862 $34,288
Patrick Joseph Sullivan 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $194,853 $17,123
Joseph F. Medina 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $194,836 $62,870
Daniel S O'Donnell 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $194,832 $46,781
Kaitlin E Berardi 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $194,818 $67,557
Rafael M Antunez 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $194,817 $32,241
Paul Robert Osis 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $194,813 $34,854
Gregory N Webb 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $194,802 $35,188
Ana Francisca Depina 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $194,790 $55,072
Ashley Groffenberger 2023 Treasury-Treasury Division Collector-Treasurer $194,790 $0
Edward F McMahon 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc $194,790 $41,729
Sheldon T Morgan 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $194,788 $14,996
Pauline Lugira 2025 School Support Secondary Superintendent (F) $194,766 $0
Joseph McSorley 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $194,765 $13,148
John Francis Toomey 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $194,764 $27,686
Ryan Richard Kelly 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $194,758 $41,087
Robert J. McGrath 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $194,754 $24,862
Nathan Kuder 2023 Finance Chief Financial Officer(F) $194,751 $0
Emmett Reed 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $194,744 $2,032
Julia M Rodriguez 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (FPD Special Hazards Insp) $194,742 $42,259
Julia M Rodriguez 2022 Boston Fire Department FF (FPD Special Hazards Insp) $194,742 $42,259
Sophia Vega-Jones 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $194,725 $42,978
Antone McCatty 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (Training Instruc) $194,702 $55,637
Dennis Hester 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (Auto Arson Unit) $194,696 $7,180
Andrew J. Bott 2023 Brighton High Head of School $194,694 $0
Daniel Patrick McDevitt 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (Scuba Diver) $194,691 $60,915
Daniel Patrick McDevitt 2022 Boston Fire Department FF (Scuba Diver) $194,691 $60,915
Kristen M. Weeks 2023 School Support Operational Leader $194,690 $0
Paul D Gillis 2024 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $194,680 $32,030
Thomas McGrath 2025 Public Facilities Department Clerk of Works II (PFD) $194,664 $70,151
Daryle Patrick Dwan 2021 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $194,663 $11,611
John M Kilroe 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $194,661 $35,242
Patrick W Wood 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $194,660 $61,327
Charles H Paige II 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $194,654 $49,981
Francis McLaughlin X 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $194,648 $60,630
Larry R Rich 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $194,641 $33,083
Kimber Taylor 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $194,634 $83,262
Kimber Taylor 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $194,634 $83,262
Roberto C. Paulino 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $194,599 $34,401
Marcus Lamar Morris 2025 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Cert) Admin $194,597 $28,497
Wilber Calderon 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $194,591 $32,538
Matthew Christopher DeMore 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $194,591 $30,377
Thomas M. Welch Jr. 2023 School Support & Tranformation Elementary Superintendent(F) $194,589 $0
Thomas M. Welch Jr. 2022 School Support & Tranformation Elementary Superintendent(F) $194,589 $0
Michael James Connolly 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $194,585 $57,319
Robert Dean 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $194,582 $20,542
James Gerard O'Brien 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $194,572 $36,467
John Beauchemin 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $194,547 $13,848