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
Jay Robert Gormley 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $179,724 $24,630
Christine A Copeland 2024 Kennedy JF Elementary Principal Elementary $179,719 $0
Richard Anthony Regan 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $179,716 $5,491
Tanya M Woodard 2025 Hennigan Elementary School Principal Elementary $179,705 $0
Patrick J Twomey 2023 Boston Fire Department Assoc Inspec Engineer (Fire) $179,704 $51,579
Patrick J Twomey 2022 Boston Fire Department Assoc Inspec Engineer (Fire) $179,704 $51,579
Ballin L Wright 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (NFIRS Program Manager) $179,701 $13,351
Ballin L Wright 2022 Boston Fire Department FF (NFIRS Program Manager) $179,701 $13,351
Joseph Robert Trahon 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,667 $34,084
David Thomas McSweeney 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,662 $32,253
Sean D Hanlon 2025 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $179,662 $22,550
Joseph DeVito 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc $179,660 $39,869
Joseph DeVito 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc $179,660 $39,869
Kevin J Foley 2023 Boston Police Department Dir-Transportation (Bpd)/(Bfd) $179,651 $32,845
Kevin J Foley 2022 Boston Police Department Dir-Transportation (Bpd)/(Bfd) $179,651 $32,845
Daren A. Bradshaw 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $179,637 $22,319
John N Calisi 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,625 $15,125
John N Calisi 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,625 $15,125
Robert Bernard O'Neill III 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $179,622 $26,157
Dawn E Gillis 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc Canine 2$6 $179,598 $12,095
James Yee 2025 Planning & Engineering Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical $179,596 $66,134
Michael Ganss 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,595 $31,112
Gregory D Hannigan 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,592 $10,178
Peter Cullen 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $179,591 $21,998
Katherine Grassa 2023 Curley K-8 Principal Middle $179,578 $0
Katherine Grassa 2022 Curley K-8 Principal Middle $179,578 $0
Eduardo A. Espino 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $179,577 $58,414
Larentz Orlando Greene II 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,577 $46,535
Janice Marie Parsons 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,574 $42,701
Lucia Palomares 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $179,571 $23,014
Lucia Palomares 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $179,571 $23,014
Ryan W. Cunningham 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc $179,569 $22,062
Ryan W. Cunningham 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc $179,569 $22,062
Patrick F Lynch 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $179,567 $26,204
Sean M. Milliken 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,563 $16,240
Erik K Swanson 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,563 $35,950
Ryan McCall Sullivan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,561 $39,765
Ryan McCall Sullivan 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,561 $39,765
Mark T Foley 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $179,544 $23,961
Gary Yeung 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $179,539 $31,181
Glenn Preston 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $179,527 $17,429
Arthur James Conlon 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,520 $20,854
Lesly Decossa 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,520 $50,296
Lesly Decossa 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,520 $50,296
Ronie Matthew Robinson 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,504 $48,992
Augusto Martinez Lara 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,504 $47,695
Augusto Martinez Lara 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,504 $47,695
Jennifer B Smith 2025 Kennedy Academy Health Careers Student Dev Counselor (1) $179,502 $0
Brendan W. Kelly 2023 Boston Police Department Police Lieut/Acad Instr $179,499 $34,202
Brandon Shane Carey 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,496 $78,715