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
David P. O'Sullivan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $176,956 $3,907
Philip Jeremiah Holda 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $176,943 $14,466
Jason Dorsainvil 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $176,939 $34,286
Peter Cullen 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $176,936 $19,582
Peter Cullen 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $176,936 $19,582
Arthur Lonergan V 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $176,924 $39,685
Kevin Cotton 2021 Boston Fire Department FF (NFIRS Program Manager) $176,923 $6,923
Freddie J. Velez 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $176,915 $61,950
John P Hardiman 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $176,905 $3,414
Atiya Younger 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer Hdq Dispatch $176,904 $36,357
Shawn M. Brown 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $176,904 $25,842
Shawn M. Brown 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $176,904 $25,842
Stephen T. Ryan 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $176,900 $31,606
Omar A. Cepeda 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $176,897 $47,827
Omar A. Cepeda 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $176,897 $47,827
Jaime M Staraitis 2021 BPS East Boston High Small Learning Comm Leader $176,892 $0
Philip C. Castor 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $176,889 $35,812
Matthew Sean Callahan 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $176,888 $17,120
Wayne A Wilson 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $176,880 $45,484
Cornell G Paterson 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6 $176,875 $51,055
Cornell G Paterson 2022 Boston Police Department Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6 $176,875 $51,055
Patrick Vincent Phinney 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $176,867 $25,685
Dara Patrick Nunan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $176,858 $24,145
Dara Patrick Nunan 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $176,858 $24,145
Arthur Stephen Brooks Jr. 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $176,858 $15,486
Bryan T. McGrath 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $176,854 $43,806
Justin P. Wood 2023 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $176,850 $7,832
Justin P. Wood 2022 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $176,850 $7,832
Christopher Edmund Talbot 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $176,830 $22,394
Lesley C. Short 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $176,829 $828
Stephen C Turley 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $176,828 $27,604
Michael Nucci 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $176,827 $41,531
Michael P. Souza 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $176,825 $27,415
Joseph N. Harris 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $176,825 $45,224
Michael Joseph Aylward 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $176,823 $26,802
Edward P Barrett 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $176,806 $1,134
Edward P Barrett 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $176,806 $1,134
Thomas Francis Messer 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $176,796 $26,966
Colin James Mooney 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $176,789 $26,245
Phillip C. Skrabut 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $176,787 $45,985
Phillip C. Skrabut 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $176,787 $45,985
David J Montoya 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $176,784 $19,342
Nancy M Dankers 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $176,771 $31,848
Cody Michael Klein 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $176,761 $25,087
Glen A Campbell 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $176,750 $18,793
Glen A Campbell 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $176,750 $18,793
Thomas Anthony Sousa 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $176,741 $26,738
Jeanne L Carroll 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP $176,740 $0
Quy Phuong Nguyen 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $176,739 $11,756
Martin Taylor Lee 2025 Public Works Department Sr. Civil Engineer $176,736 $65,029