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 N. Harris 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $177,997 $45,117
Joseph N. Harris 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $177,997 $45,117
Edward J. MacPherson 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $177,996 $44,936
Edward J. MacPherson 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $177,996 $44,936
Troy E Hartgrove 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $177,993 $18,773
C.Roger Kendrick 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $177,984 $20,936
Justin Manuel Castellanos 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $177,976 $25,949
Mark A. Williams 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $177,960 $17,268
Justin M Sterritt 2021 Treasury-Treasury Division Collector-Treasurer $177,956 $0
Tony Docanto 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $177,943 $17,987
Sean F. Teed 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $177,933 $34,198
Ronald David O'Brien II 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $177,928 $28,100
Pamela Lynne Besold 2023 Boston Police Department Lieut. Supv of Court Cases $177,923 $2,971
Pamela Lynne Besold 2022 Boston Police Department Lieut. Supv of Court Cases $177,923 $2,971
Darnel Pierre 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $177,918 $7,812
James E. Cahill 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $177,906 $18,876
Philip T Ordonez 2021 Boston Fire Department FF (Mas Of F Boat) $177,902 $44,066
Marvin Lamar Alexander 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $177,897 $23,653
Ryan Joseph Roach 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $177,897 $25,421
James McGarrell 2023 Boston Police Department Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa $177,890 $61,923
Donette I. Wilson 2025 Haynes EEC Principal Elementary $177,888 $0
Edward W Neff 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (FPD Special Hazards Insp) $177,882 $34,989
Jay Robert Gormley 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $177,881 $25,494
Shenette Yolanda Gray 2025 Opportunity Gaps Asst Superintendent $177,878 $0
Robert A Griffin 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $177,874 $44,251
Jonathan G Muraca 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $177,861 $57,953
Steven Kitenge Kimwanga 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $177,855 $40,963
Lisa P Portadin 2025 Teaching & Learning Instructional Coach $177,854 $0
Wai C Ng 2023 Quincy Elementary Asst Principal Elementary $177,843 $0
Charlene Willoughby 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $177,843 $2,130
Michael E. Guilfoyle 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $177,842 $22,207
Beth D McLean 2025 Harvard-Kent Elementary Teacher $177,827 $0
Eliseo Marrero 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $177,821 $55,902
Marvin Malaret 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $177,816 $29,403
Marvin Malaret 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $177,816 $29,403
Eva N Mitchell 2023 Accountability Chief Accountability Officer(F $177,815 $0
Eva N Mitchell 2022 Accountability Chief Accountability Officer(F $177,815 $0
Timothy C. Evans 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $177,811 $47,100
Timothy C. Evans 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $177,811 $47,100
Erin M Feeney 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $177,807 $49,567
Alan J Staunton 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $177,806 $50,220
Alan J Staunton 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $177,806 $50,220
Mark Stephen Pietchel 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $177,806 $47,952
Mark Stephen Pietchel 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $177,806 $47,952
Daniel Nunes Oliveira 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $177,801 $10,722
Joseph E Brown 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $177,794 $6,651
Brendan P. Dever 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $177,790 $37,604
Daniel E Smith 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $177,782 $21,143
Michael Hiltunen 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $177,781 $50,798
Gregory James Dunham 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $177,780 $26,071