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
John C Dubeau 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $173,778 $24,600
Robert P. Chisholm 2021 BPS Condon Elementary Principal Elementary $173,773 $0
Eric C Byron 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $173,764 $51,394
Eric C Byron 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $173,764 $51,394
Thomas James Chadwell 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $173,764 $22,492
Dennis P O'Rourke 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $173,759 $49,964
James Stephen Philpott 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $173,758 $29,667
John Tyler Mackie 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $173,750 $31,645
Robert T. Kilduff Jr. 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $173,748 $41,712
Robert T. Kilduff Jr. 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $173,748 $41,712
Michael John Szwanke 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $173,745 $35,675
Lawrence D Welch 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $173,734 $55,983
Karen Y Mejia 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $173,732 $18,688
Philip J. Preskenis 2025 Planning & Engineering Director E Non Acad $173,729 $0
Kevin K Herbert 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $173,726 $34,647
Kevin K Herbert 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $173,726 $34,647
Paul Francis Lombard 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $173,717 $31,759
Eddielee C O'Neal 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $173,717 $59,088
Eddielee C O'Neal 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $173,717 $59,088
Brian Joseph McLean 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $173,710 $21,745
Brian Joseph McLean 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $173,710 $21,745
Liam P. Hawkins 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $173,706 $39,335
Edward L Gately 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $173,704 $62,287
James Joseph Brooks 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $173,691 $30,250
Kyle Joseph Deady 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $173,685 $32,021
James E Sullivan 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $173,684 $8,271
Thomas Grimes Doherty 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $173,679 $53,423
Edwin Manuel Lopez 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $173,678 $63,711
Tyler Shaun Mathewson 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $173,661 $57,148
Tyler Shaun Mathewson 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $173,661 $57,148
John Caulfield 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $173,656 $3,736
Matthew James Munchbach 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $173,656 $28,075
Sherri Neasman 2025 Boston Collaborative High Head of School $173,650 $0
Dacia Campbell 2021 Unified Student Svc Asst Superintendent $173,647 $0
Thomas B Brittan 2025 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSp)DFC-AdvTe $173,617 $30,401
Samuel John Dillon 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $173,616 $0
Michael Locke 2023 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $173,599 $22,119
Michael Locke 2022 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $173,599 $22,119
Brett R. Hardy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $173,596 $30,987
Brett R. Hardy 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $173,596 $30,987
David Anthony Cordones 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $173,590 $29,434
John P. Sarro 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $173,587 $19,554
John P. Sarro 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $173,587 $19,554
Richard Ke-Jen Chang 2023 Quincy Upper Head of School $173,583 $0
Erik Thomas Anderson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $173,582 $16,398
Jennifer A McLean 2025 Special Education SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $173,578 $0
Kristen D'Avolio 2023 Adult Education Senior Director (BASAS 12B) $173,566 $0
Dominic P DiMarzo 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $173,548 $16,980
John Eric Adams 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $173,543 $34,702
Robert T England 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $173,540 $44,203