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
Brendan Robert Costa Ferreira 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,766 $28,595
Davilson DosSantos 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,760 $58,787
Erika N Bowen 2023 Mattahunt Elementary Teacher $175,760 $0
Timothy J Smyth 2024 Boston Retirement System Exec Off-Retirement Board $175,750 $0
Emily Chen 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,746 $24,506
Matthew John Christoforo 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,738 $44,372
Derek H Chan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $175,732 $38,956
Timothy MacDara Sullivan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,701 $33,573
Timothy MacDara Sullivan 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,701 $33,573
Leroy Fernandes 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $175,694 $36,850
Oluwasegun A Idowu 2023 Off of Eco Opp & Incl Chief of Economic Development $175,692 $0
Daniel P. Cook 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,691 $44,744
William J. O'Sullivan 2021 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Bomb Squad $175,685 $21,270
John W. Evans Jr. 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,680 $0
Jesse Frederick O'Connor 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,679 $43,171
Jesse Frederick O'Connor 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,679 $43,171
Ryan J. Ross 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,668 $29,440
Jean Moise Acloque 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $175,664 $41,654
Jean Moise Acloque 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $175,664 $41,654
Ana C Almeida 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $175,662 $39,513
Ana C Almeida 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $175,662 $39,513
Henry Joseph Staines 2024 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant (Det) $175,654 $0
Mariellen Burns 2025 Boston Police Department Chief of Internal&External Com $175,646 $0
Senen Mauricio More 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $175,644 $44,292
Senen Mauricio More 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $175,644 $44,292
Brian Francis Wilson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $175,638 $21,927
Brian Francis Wilson 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $175,638 $21,927
Larry R Rich 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $175,634 $18,580
Lee S Merlino 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $175,625 $57,407
Lee S Merlino 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $175,625 $57,407
Jerica L Bradley 2025 Treasury-Treasury Division Dir $175,624 $0
Casley K Bailey 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,614 $40,973
Casley K Bailey 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,614 $40,973
Joseph Domenic Fitzpatrick 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $175,611 $41,119
Joseph Domenic Fitzpatrick 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $175,611 $41,119
Dennis Jude Colvario 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,610 $47,551
Dennis Jude Colvario 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,610 $47,551
Robert Todd Smith 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech $175,608 $22,573
Robert Todd Smith 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech $175,608 $22,573
Edward P Barrett 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $175,607 $3,471
Daniel C Keane 2023 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $175,605 $18,674
Daniel C Keane 2022 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $175,605 $18,674
Jeffrey Andrew Narbonne 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,602 $15,859
Joel Resil 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $175,590 $29,031
Joel Resil 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $175,590 $29,031
Jeffrey Scott Bogan 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $175,578 $16,377
Michael A Donaghy 2023 Public Works Department Assoc Electrical Engineer $175,574 $40,002
Michael A Donaghy 2022 Public Works Department Assoc Electrical Engineer $175,574 $40,002
Mayumi Migitaka 2024 Higginson Inclusion K0-2 SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $175,565 $0
Taylor Lee Green 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $175,563 $73,114