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
Sheldon Terrell Mercer 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,537 $30,985
Matthew Steven DiFrancesco 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,532 $8,906
Matthew Steven DiFrancesco 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,532 $8,906
Martin J. Hedderman 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $188,510 $28,085
Frederick James Hollien 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $188,509 $15,398
Frederick James Hollien 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $188,509 $15,398
Christopher Duchaney 2025 Boston Fire Department Inside Wireperson $188,508 $22,573
Donald Wightman 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $188,504 $33,553
Sheila Agnes Dillon 2024 Office of Housing Dir $188,500 $0
Patricia K. Donovan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,495 $45,951
Justiniano Plaza 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $188,490 $37,043
Susan Kelley 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Alarm Operator $188,485 $28,188
Jason A. Nunez 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $188,483 $43,947
Gloria D Kinkead 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $188,479 $17,244
Claire Rheaume Carney 2025 Bradley Elementary Principal Elementary $188,475 $0
Michelle A Williams 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $188,456 $20,228
Thomas M Menino Jr. 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $188,441 $41,752
Terrence Shane Burke 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $188,424 $73,868
Terrence Octavious Eaton 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $188,420 $18,932
Kelvin M Ervin 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $188,412 $77,311
Paul Francis Ledbetter 2024 Boston Fire Department Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer $188,402 $0
Jason M Dunn 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $188,399 $54,286
Thomas Shimchak 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $188,399 $50,200
Peter Cabrera 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $188,393 $59,503
Peter Cabrera 2022 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $188,393 $59,503
Paul D Wright 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $188,385 $26,343
Michael James Curran 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $188,368 $22,211
Emily M LaRosa 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $188,367 $46,515
Emily M LaRosa 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $188,367 $46,515
Emily M. English 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $188,352 $40,865
Emily M. English 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $188,352 $40,865
Pilar Sanchez 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10 $188,352 $59,116
Marc Richard McAndrew 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $188,341 $29,081
Marc Richard McAndrew 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $188,341 $29,081
Sharis Barkhordarian 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $188,330 $14,054
Martin S Somers 2023 New Mission High Teacher $188,328 $0
Steven Atkins 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $188,293 $43,364
William Dick 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $188,290 $43,156
Craig E Crowley 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $188,263 $13,759
Brad James Watts 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,255 $24,549
Michele L Davis 2025 Warren-Prescott K-8 Principal Middle $188,252 $0
Yeferson Herrera 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $188,248 $49,471
Peter A Gailunas 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $188,244 $17,257
Peter A Gailunas 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $188,244 $17,257
Elsa Puglielli 2024 McKay K-8 SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $188,226 $0
Michael A O'Hara 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $188,225 $30,380
Craig Matthew Reynolds 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $188,223 $50,059
Peter R. Ryan Jr. 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (FPD Night Division Inspec) $188,201 $2,559
Peter R. Ryan Jr. 2022 Boston Fire Department FF (FPD Night Division Inspec) $188,201 $2,559
Lemuel Emmerson Ivy 2024 Ellis Elementary Principal Elementary $188,198 $0