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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
Sheila Agnes Dillon 2022 Office of Housing Dir $175,077 $0
Jacquelyne N. Sedgwick 2025 Ohrenberger 3-8 Teacher $175,068 $0
Keith Van Pulley 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,057 $42,855
Keith Van Pulley 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,057 $42,855
Christopher Everett Benson 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $175,051 $29,148
Michael McColgan 2023 Boston Fire Department EAP Counselor $175,048 $44,268
Michael McColgan 2022 Boston Fire Department EAP Counselor $175,048 $44,268
Susan M. Weise 2023 Law Department First AsstCorporationCounsels $175,041 $0
Susan M. Weise 2022 Law Department First AsstCorporationCounsels $175,041 $0
Jeanne L Carroll 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP $175,038 $1,254
Jeanne L Carroll 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP $175,038 $1,254
Jason C. Jimenez 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,030 $41,071
Jason C. Jimenez 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,030 $41,071
Hoang Nguyen 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $175,027 $40,921
Hoang Nguyen 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $175,027 $40,921
Norman D. Texeria 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $175,023 $33,245
Norman D. Texeria 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $175,023 $33,245
Michael John Szwanke 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,015 $42,800
Michael John Szwanke 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,015 $42,800
Michael Kelly 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $175,013 $42,218
James L Scanlon 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $175,003 $10,199
Andrew J. Bott 2023 BPS Brighton High Head of School $175,001 $0
Andrew J. Bott 2022 BPS Brighton High Head of School $175,001 $0
Rebecca Shuster 2023 BPS Equity Asst Superintendent(NonACAD)E $175,001 $0
Rebecca Shuster 2022 BPS Equity Asst Superintendent(NonACAD)E $175,001 $0
Mark O'Connor 2025 Carter Principal Middle $175,000 $0
Kevin M Donahue 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $174,991 $67,985
Christopher Duchaney 2021 Boston Fire Department Inside Wireperson $174,987 $29,102
Kenneth Ryan 2024 Property Management Exec Asst $174,971 $41,802
Brian Hardiman Jr. 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $174,968 $34,936
Edward E Jackson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $174,965 $5,951
Brian Lee Espinoza 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $174,962 $38,407
Brian Lee Espinoza 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $174,962 $38,407
Stephan Tracy Lockwood 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10 $174,958 $28,136
Terry J Jordan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $174,958 $41,792
Terry J Jordan 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $174,958 $41,792
Crefton Watty-Niles 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $174,956 $70,363
Daniel Laughlin Farina 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $174,953 $32,094
Stephen P Simpson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $174,947 $48,427
Max Nicholas Brown 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $174,946 $15,622
Michael Kelly 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $174,940 $38,204
Thomas A King 2023 Boston International High Head of School $174,934 $0
Kaitlyn R Sliver 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $174,930 $15,932
Brandon Norton Finn 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $174,929 $17,172
Brandon Norton Finn 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $174,929 $17,172
Patrick D Cleary 2021 Tech Boston Academy Chief Admin Officer $174,924 $0
Denise K Watson 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $174,915 $6,223
William Henry Sweeney Jr. 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $174,913 $30,049
Sean Joseph Colby 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech $174,909 $20,048
Sean Joseph Colby 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech $174,909 $20,048