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
Brandon Shane Carey 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,496 $78,715
Kathleen Mary Joyce 2024 Consumer Affairs & Licensing ExecDirConsumerAffrs&Licensing $179,481 $0
Timothy Robert Dunn 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,474 $37,181
William P Henry 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,470 $40,238
James Patrick Duffy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $179,470 $19,616
Fernando Gaitan 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,468 $19,337
Michael T Principe 2021 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $179,467 $57,938
Daniel Martin Sullivan 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,450 $33,683
Peter Karlsson Smedberg 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $179,444 $18,744
Karen L. Ziminski-Callender 2025 Kennedy Academy Health Careers Instructional Coach $179,440 $0
Michael J McManus 2021 Boston Fire Department FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP $179,439 $47,011
Daniel Murphy 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer Hdq Dispatch $179,439 $17,264
Daniel Murphy 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer Hdq Dispatch $179,439 $17,264
Benjamin H. Rockoff 2025 Mason Elementary Principal Elementary $179,433 $0
Richard E. Berger Jr. 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,418 $16,329
Matthew G Shea 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,399 $20,959
Brett C Haynes 2023 Dpt of Innovation & Technology Prin Dp Sys Anal-Dp $179,399 $32,357
Brett C Haynes 2022 Dpt of Innovation & Technology Prin Dp Sys Anal-Dp $179,399 $32,357
Sarah Briggs 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10 $179,387 $39,756
Daryl Henry Brooks 2023 Boston Fire Department Frpr-Lineperson&Cable Splicers $179,383 $13,141
Nicholas Kimaiyo 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,365 $72,323
Nicholas Kimaiyo 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,365 $72,323
Samuel K. Milligan 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $179,357 $24,000
Benjamin Michael Waterfall 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $179,353 $26,923
Susan M. Weise 2024 Law Department First AsstCorporationCounsels $179,352 $0
Christopher G Iacozza 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $179,347 $14,686
Cesar Monteiro Depina 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,334 $26,892
Christopher P Fay 2024 Boston Fire Department FF Investigator Admin $179,330 $17,916
Joseph A Lee Jr. 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $179,320 $33,575
Michael Mahoney 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,317 $38,563
Michael Mahoney 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,317 $38,563
John Glen Stivaletta 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $179,308 $47,172
Gregory L Burton 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,263 $46,047
Ronald H Keith 2021 Boston Fire Department FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp) $179,259 $13,690
Karlos A Roque 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,253 $19,715
Marc A Sanders 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,240 $43,320
Matthew Holzer 2023 Boston Green Academy Head of School $179,234 $0
Rodney Frantz Laguerre 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,232 $29,160
Thomas Michael Canavan Jr. 2023 Boston Fire Department EAP Counselor $179,230 $66,661
Thomas Michael Canavan Jr. 2022 Boston Fire Department EAP Counselor $179,230 $66,661
Benis Peguero 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $179,224 $30,662
Jomila C. Smith 2025 Young Achievers Elementary Sch Principal Elementary $179,218 $0
Robert Dirienzo 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $179,210 $26,274
Jonathan Adam Wood 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,208 $50,610
Mary Shannon Marcella 2023 Special Education Asst Director (Basas 11B) $179,207 $0
Pauline Lugira 2024 School Support Asst Superintendent $179,206 $0
James Patrick Duffy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $179,203 $26,380
James Patrick Duffy 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $179,203 $26,380
Edward P Barrett 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $179,190 $4,016
Michael E Norton 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $179,187 $46,498