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
Frederick P Kennedy 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $189,732 $69,443
Frederick P Kennedy 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $189,732 $69,443
Patrick Liam O'Brien 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $189,721 $17,481
Patrick Liam O'Brien 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $189,721 $17,481
Ryan McCall Sullivan 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $189,718 $25,478
Kyle Matthew Gilmore 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $189,708 $35,619
Michael D Walsh 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $189,708 $72,037
Michael D Walsh 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $189,708 $72,037
Elena Luna 2023 School Support Elementary Superintendent(F) $189,700 $0
Patrick Doherty 2025 Public Facilities Department Clerk of Works II (PFD) $189,699 $74,019
Randall E Bither 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $189,693 $54,937
Randall E Bither 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $189,693 $54,937
Stephanie M O'Sullivan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $189,693 $53,632
Sean Patrick McGonagle 2023 Boston Fire Department Gen Frprs-Fire Alarm Construct $189,683 $10,328
Kenneth R Reid 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $189,669 $23,155
Donald E Foley 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $189,669 $14,939
Brian Robert Burns 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $189,662 $63,933
Jameel Dyer 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $189,660 $20,265
Conor David Murphy 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $189,650 $41,195
Joseph Galvin 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $189,648 $5,035
Joseph Bruno 2023 East Boston High Teacher $189,624 $0
Ronique Anthonette Daley 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $189,622 $33,912
Jeffrey King 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $189,618 $29,183
Carlos Alberto Luna Jimenez 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $189,614 $11,778
Patrick Welch 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $189,610 $53,462
Kenneth L Alicea 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $189,596 $56,688
Kenneth L Alicea 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $189,596 $56,688
Cynthia M Beckford-Brewington 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $189,556 $67,417
Dennis P O'Rourke 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $189,554 $47,082
Eamon Michael Kavanagh 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $189,553 $21,163
Michael P Warren 2024 Boston Police Department Police Offc Canine 2$6 $189,543 $22,452
Patrick Daniel Long 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $189,541 $25,326
Shayne Michael Houlihan 2025 Boston Fire Department FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTech Admin $189,535 $34,760
Levar Brian Thomas 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $189,518 $28,935
Christopher K. Mackin 2024 Boston Fire Department FF Master of the Fire Boat-ADR $189,512 $0
Michael Joseph Kelly 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $189,496 $24,654
Dennis M. Medina 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $189,490 $70,785
William F Traft 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $189,472 $70,534
Brandon Norton Finn 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $189,469 $26,388
Kyle Owen Gaughan 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $189,465 $12,213
Sean F Deery 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $189,459 $58,888
Sean F Deery 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $189,459 $58,888
Jean Moise Acloque 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $189,454 $44,016
Timothy P Davidson 2024 Inspectional Services Dept Plumbing And Gasfitting Insp## $189,452 $82,876
Thomas J. Murray 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $189,447 $0
Thomas J. Murray 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $189,447 $0
Joseph F. Medina 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $189,439 $62,836
Joseph F. Medina 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $189,439 $62,836
Sheranda Eulena Allen 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $189,437 $22,804
Nicole L Grant 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $189,436 $34,278