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
Brian S Lynch 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $186,741 $19,974
Barry R Corbett 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $186,736 $22,598
Hunter Benjamin Smith 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $186,734 $45,475
Richard W Densmore 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $186,731 $22,815
Richard W Densmore 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $186,731 $22,815
Cornell Horton 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $186,704 $50,579
James M O'Loughlin 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $186,700 $25,121
Thomas F Maloney 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $186,692 $0
Christopher Corwin 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $186,684 $0
Jeffrey B Callahan 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $186,677 $15,770
Michael J Pavone 2021 Boston Fire Department FF(TrainigInstructor)AdvTech $186,674 $26,831
Rafael Hernandez Jr. 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $186,651 $51,161
Rafael Hernandez Jr. 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $186,651 $51,161
Andrea L Smith 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $186,650 $52,000
Paula B Cerqueira-Goncalve 2025 Otis Elementary Principal Elementary $186,628 $0
Michael John Neves Luongo 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $186,625 $31,298
Thomas John Foley 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $186,617 $0
Matthew Peter Beard 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $186,613 $17,137
Michael G O'Leary 2021 Inspectional Services Dept Wire Inspector $186,610 $107,165
John Fredrick Horan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $186,602 $72,265
John Fredrick Horan 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $186,602 $72,265
James M Stoddard 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $186,597 $58,094
James M Stoddard 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $186,597 $58,094
Sean Bang 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $186,589 $58,469
Sean Bang 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $186,589 $58,469
Michael John Lydon 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $186,569 $46,421
Michael John Lydon 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $186,569 $46,421
Edward L Gately 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $186,567 $61,863
Edward L Gately 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $186,567 $61,863
James Francis Dahill 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $186,562 $21,559
Andrew Copp Burns 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $186,555 $40,420
Shawn E. Farrar 2024 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Cert) Admin $186,508 $17,100
Thomas Anthony Sousa 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $186,499 $15,373
Everton D Gilzene 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $186,494 $14,261
Patrick T Murphy 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $186,490 $39,278
John Patrick McManus 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $186,482 $40,182
John E Martin 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $186,474 $23,205
Ivonne Borrero 2023 Behavioral Health Services Asst Director (Basas 11B) $186,472 $0
Nathaniel Ryan Dougan 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $186,469 $22,016
Patrick K. Layden 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $186,461 $55,632
Patrick K. Layden 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $186,461 $55,632
Jose Molina III 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer Hdq Dispatch $186,453 $51,566
Charles R. Moore 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $186,453 $41,541
Charles R. Moore 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $186,453 $41,541
Brendan M. O'Donnell 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $186,447 $66,826
Martin Daniel Gordon 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $186,447 $33,458
Martin Daniel Gordon 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $186,447 $33,458
Clorissa McGregor 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10 $186,422 $33,397
Arthur Lonergan V 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $186,417 $42,523
Arthur Lonergan V 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $186,417 $42,523