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
Paul F. McDonald 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $191,037 $59,729
Paul F. McDonald 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $191,037 $59,729
Robert Lee 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $191,017 $0
James J Kenney 2023 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $191,005 $57,458
James J Kenney 2022 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $191,005 $57,458
Brian S Lynch 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,999 $47,612
Sean F Joyce 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $190,994 $42,233
Patrick Ryan Derick 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-ADR $190,986 $0
Jessica H. Wagner 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $190,965 $56,720
Jessica H. Wagner 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $190,965 $56,720
Jean-Pierre Ricard 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $190,962 $8,316
Michael John Lydon 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $190,961 $52,741
Andrew M Caron 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $190,947 $46,389
Gary S. Mottola 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $190,947 $44,511
Leamon R Miller 2024 Boston Fire Department FF (Training Instruc) Admin $190,945 $14,779
Richard J Houston 2021 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $190,930 $13,275
Lino Carlo Viola 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $190,928 $36,213
Lino Carlo Viola 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $190,928 $36,213
Benjamin Michael Waterfall 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $190,905 $22,431
Gregory E. Hanley 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,897 $26,355
Travis Jp Dery 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,882 $25,628
Kirk Stokes 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,878 $13,586
Brendan M Bosse 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $190,873 $60,344
Patrick Brito Coleta 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $190,862 $32,909
William Eric Schulze 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver) $190,857 $38,068
William Eric Schulze 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver) $190,857 $38,068
David P McMenamy 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $190,851 $68,855
Robert Charles Gibson III 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,846 $57,114
Kevin W Cullen 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $190,841 $35,381
Karlos A Roque 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,840 $26,884
Nora E. Vernazza 2021 Tech Boston Academy Head of School $190,827 $0
Ryan Schain 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $190,824 $12,329
Dawn N Joseph 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $190,819 $74,075
Amy Gregorio 2024 Boston Fire Department Sr Fire Alarm Operator $190,815 $7,668
Stephen Edward Flynn 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $190,814 $44,235
Stephen Edward Flynn 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $190,814 $44,235
Damon Todd Schersten 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $190,813 $31,063
Christa A. Milton 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $190,800 $72,059
Daniel G H mariam 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $190,796 $21,164
Owen Kelly 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,792 $21,281
Stephen Robert Keenan 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $190,790 $34,068
Stephen G Crimmins 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer Hdq Dispatch $190,773 $41,204
Stephen G Crimmins 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer Hdq Dispatch $190,773 $41,204
James T Daly 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,767 $17,767
Kelley A Minehan 2023 Boston Fire Department Sr Fire Alarm Operator $190,753 $38,965
Kelley A Minehan 2022 Boston Fire Department Sr Fire Alarm Operator $190,753 $38,965
Brett C Haynes 2023 Dpt of Innovation & Technology Prin Dp Sys Anal-Dp $190,751 $47,183
Russell Martin McDonald 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,747 $47,467
Kyle Peter Taylor 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $190,737 $34,369
Michael Joseph Deane 2025 Inspectional Services Dept Wire Inspector $190,714 $82,291