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
Sean Daniel Shea 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $169,950 $5,382
Joel Christopher McCarthy 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,948 $22,663
Jaime M Staraitis 2025 East Boston High Small Learning Comm Leader $169,948 $0
Joseph P Jablonski 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,935 $8,309
Edwin Onassis Cruz 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,932 $15,293
Elson Filipe Monteiro 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,931 $38,845
Emma Fialka-Feldman 2025 Clap Elementary Principal Elementary $169,922 $0
Brendon Buccelli 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,920 $51,394
Michael E Johnson 2024 Boston Fire Department FF Admin $169,917 $0
James Joseph Toland 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $169,912 $13,862
Victor Rui Monteiro 2024 Public Works Department Motor Equip Rep Frpr I (CFM)## $169,910 $67,260
Eric M Wirtz 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,909 $40,932
Elizabeth Mary Baker 2025 Boston Fire Department Sr Fire Alarm Operator $169,891 $4,511
Philip Robert Byrne 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,880 $27,184
Seth Parker 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $169,876 $39,191
Michael Christopher Coppinger 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,867 $59,825
Richard P. McNeill 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,852 $32,024
Sean Cavanaugh 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,834 $14,468
Robert Jeremiah Vraibel 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,833 $9,879
Clarence Perkins Jr. 2023 Public Works Department Asst Supn of Street Operations $169,826 $66,595
Philip J. Preskenis 2024 Planning & Engineering Director E Non Acad $169,824 $0
Eric L. MacPherson 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,819 $12,335
Daniel Joseph Ranahan 2024 Boston Fire Department FF Admin $169,819 $5,985
Michael P Thornton 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $169,817 $18,352
Michael P Thornton 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $169,817 $18,352
Keith F. Fleming 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,816 $24,497
Paul Francis Souza 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $169,808 $30,421
Samora F Lopes 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,807 $50,265
Samora F Lopes 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,807 $50,265
Edward J Boylan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,806 $23,648
Laurence C. Johnson 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Bomb Squad $169,802 $45,857
Richard C Brantley 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,797 $5,657
Timothy Lawless 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $169,788 $30,844
Monique R Cesar 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,779 $38,139
Christopher J MacNeil 2024 Boston Police Department Police Offc Harborboat 3$8 $169,776 $18,237
Joseph Domenic Fitzpatrick 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $169,773 $33,852
Natasha M Halfkenny 2023 Tobin K-8 Principal Middle $169,772 $0
Ajay P Trivedi 2025 Charlestown High Head of School $169,765 $0
Brian R Delahanty 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $169,765 $50,893
Brian R Delahanty 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $169,765 $50,893
Kristina D. Reeves-Barber 2025 Mildred Avenue K-8 Principal Middle $169,760 $0
John J. MacLaughlan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech $169,753 $18,856
John J. MacLaughlan 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech $169,753 $18,856
Joseph A Quinn 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $169,744 $17,637
Joseph A Quinn 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $169,744 $17,637
Shawn M O'Neil 2021 Boston Police Department Police Offc Canine 2$6 $169,744 $27,454
Joanna S McKeigue Cruz 2025 Adams Elementary Principal Elementary $169,731 $0
Conary Antonio Thompson 2025 Boston Fire Department Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer $169,725 $5,691
Richard P. Widener 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $169,719 $28,387
Jasmany E Beato 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,715 $34,824