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
Joseph John Masley IV 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $178,485 $6,905
Kevin M McCarthy 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $178,484 $15,942
Paul Robert Osis 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $178,481 $28,335
Todd M. Peterson 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $178,480 $37,328
Christopher M Kennedy 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $178,476 $61,999
Christopher M Kennedy 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $178,476 $61,999
Karl Dugal 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $178,475 $23,077
Colin Thomas Donovan 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $178,475 $26,341
Joseph L Coppinger 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $178,475 $23,757
Marc Ryan Hayhurst 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $178,474 $21,792
Marc Ryan Hayhurst 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $178,474 $21,792
Enrique A. Mejia 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $178,472 $9,063
Jonette Alisa Jean-Louis 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $178,464 $24,672
Daniel Martin Sullivan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $178,463 $19,935
Michael McNulty 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $178,460 $58,724
Michael McNulty 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $178,460 $58,724
Jennifer L Medeiros-Crabbe 2023 Lee Academy School Psychologist(1) $178,438 $0
Robert M Lundbohm 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $178,437 $44,193
Peter S. Papasso 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $178,435 $16,078
Rachel O. McGuire 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $178,433 $47,267
Michael Locke 2025 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $178,431 $113
Michael N Merchant 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $178,422 $34,767
John F Harrington 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $178,417 $18,014
Timothy G. Laham 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $178,414 $16,841
John Francis Downey III 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $178,413 $53,508
Fritzgerald Jacquet 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $178,409 $34,048
Fritzgerald Jacquet 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $178,409 $34,048
Jeffrey Paul Stivaletta 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $178,402 $36,267
Gregory Penella 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $178,401 $56,341
Miguelangelo R Pires 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $178,399 $28,582
Mac Francis Luciani 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $178,397 $26,870
Cameron Antonio Clemente Williamson 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $178,396 $56,853
Joseph Gerard Garland 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $178,393 $15,428
Victor Diaz 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $178,390 $12,849
William J Louberry 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $178,386 $46,307
Anthony P Fucile 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $178,385 $30,438
Adriel Cabrera 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $178,385 $37,233
Katharine Victoria Atkins-Pattenson 2024 Gardner Pilot Academy Principal Elementary $178,383 $0
Sean M Merchant 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $178,370 $32,746
Edward D. Hesford 2021 Traffic Division Supvising Traffic Engineer $178,367 $47,855
Paul J. Needham 2025 Boston Police Department Supn Auto Maint(Bpdfleet) $178,365 $50,621
Anthony Rowan 2024 Boston Fire Department FF - Safety Specialist Admin $178,363 $0
Patrick E. Hoey 2023 Traffic Division Trans Pgm Plnr (red circled) $178,342 $121
Patrick James Nichols 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $178,340 $28,421
Dennis W. Toland 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $178,339 $18,955
Timothy J Golden 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc $178,339 $22,526
Patrick Liam O'Brien 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $178,329 $18,675
Sheila C Lyons 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Alarm Operator $178,326 $5,736
Steven Chen 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $178,325 $20,354
Lisa M Renzi 2023 TechBoston Academy SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $178,321 $0