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
Rudolph Lewis 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $185,462 $23,945
Casey S Owens 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $185,453 $21,216
Michael T Walsh 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $185,448 $57,527
Michael Joseph Kelly 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $185,440 $21,743
Jeffrey H Rhodes 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $185,436 $0
Lyonel Hernandez 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $185,435 $45,774
Michael B Hegarty 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $185,432 $40,276
Michael B Hegarty 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $185,432 $40,276
Zachary Tucker 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $185,424 $16,206
Tamara F Benford 2024 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10 $185,415 $20,114
John P Hardiman 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $185,405 $11,913
John P Hardiman 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $185,405 $11,913
Mariana Victoria Avila 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $185,404 $24,888
David Charles Thomson 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $185,400 $54,546
Lek Kenny Moy 2023 Boston Fire Department FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp) $185,397 $41,317
Lek Kenny Moy 2022 Boston Fire Department FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp) $185,397 $41,317
Keith Rowe 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $185,390 $25,939
Brendan M. Walsh 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $185,363 $65,948
Brendan M. Walsh 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $185,363 $65,948
William Thomas 2023 BPS New Mission Pilot Head of School $185,355 $0
William Thomas 2022 BPS New Mission Pilot Head of School $185,355 $0
Michael E Norton 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $185,355 $50,631
Michael E Norton 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $185,355 $50,631
Michael J Miller 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $185,353 $72,131
Kevin James Sheehan 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $185,345 $12,137
Gary Yeung 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $185,344 $29,776
Hoang Nguyen 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $185,327 $46,766
Adam John Cahill 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $185,323 $17,127
Hector Cabrera 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Bomb Squad $185,289 $41,878
Hector Cabrera 2022 Boston Police Department Police Offc Bomb Squad $185,289 $41,878
Michael Lyons 2023 Inspectional Services Dept Plumbing And Gasfitting Insp## $185,280 $83,017
Hena Lopes V 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $185,278 $22,142
Christopher M Fairbanks 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $185,277 $29,530
Gabriel Sanon Jr. 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $185,274 $47,296
Gabriel Sanon Jr. 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $185,274 $47,296
Lucie Andre 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $185,264 $23,390
Emmett Reed 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $185,251 $0
Emmett Reed 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $185,251 $0
Samuel K. Milligan 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP $185,250 $49,284
Samuel K. Milligan 2022 Boston Fire Department FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP $185,250 $49,284
Jeff R Carrio 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $185,248 $48,601
Michael F Fanning 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $185,243 $14,958
Michael F Fanning 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $185,243 $14,958
Rachel Skerritt 2021 BPS Boston Latin Head of School $185,241 $0
Michael Mulvey 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $185,237 $46,534
Wendy Lee Ng 2023 Boston Police Department Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa $185,237 $56,295
James M McLaughlin 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $185,234 $27,318
Michael D Rideout 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $185,231 $0
Darlene Fahy 2023 Boston Police Department Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa $185,216 $55,639
Hunter Benjamin Smith 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $185,179 $21,766