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
Michael John Joyce 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,517 $29,177
Alan Paul Royer Jr. 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $169,516 $13,035
Maureen Ann Joyce 2023 Auditing Department City Auditor $169,500 $0
Lesly Decossa 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,498 $50,710
Jackson Hernandez 2021 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $169,491 $67,511
John Hollerbach 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,489 $14,589
Paul Sophal Dok 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,486 $11,660
Thomas A. Sullivan 2024 Cemetery Division Gen Sup Pk Maint (Cemetery) $169,484 $36,315
Matthew F. Becker 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $169,484 $10,036
Gabriel Abreu 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,470 $62,763
Gabriel Abreu 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,470 $62,763
Ellen A. Hatch 2023 Office of Admin & Finance Deputy Chief $169,470 $0
Ellen A. Hatch 2022 Office of Admin & Finance Deputy Chief $169,470 $0
Daniel Laughlin Farina 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,467 $29,095
Emily B Clifford 2025 Madison Park Tech Vocational Student Services Coordinator $169,467 $0
Brett R. Hardy 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $169,465 $27,334
Michael Locke 2023 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $169,465 $15,319
Robert Jeremiah Gainey 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $169,461 $8,657
Jason M Ezekiel 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,459 $0
Michael F Durant 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,458 $42,678
Michael F Durant 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $169,458 $42,678
Lauren Ashley Murdock 2024 Orchard Gardens K-8 Principal Middle $169,448 $0
Michael A Mattera 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $169,446 $15,560
Michael A Mattera 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $169,446 $15,560
Michael Francis Fitzpatrick Jr. 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,446 $37,889
Wilson Aleman 2023 Traffic Division Sr Traffic Engineer $169,435 $59,328
Wilson Aleman 2022 Traffic Division Sr Traffic Engineer $169,435 $59,328
Brian Francis Wilson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $169,431 $14,559
Kayci Claude Bernard 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,430 $31,643
Michelle L. Jordan 2021 BPS Madison Park High Asst Headmaster $169,428 $0
Robert E Broadway 2025 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Cert) Admin $169,421 $14,320
James Joseph Toland 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $169,419 $16,710
James Joseph Toland 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $169,419 $16,710
Michelle E. Eisan-Smith 2025 Horace Mann Principal Middle $169,417 $0
Carole A Collins 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $169,402 $13,000
James R Sheehan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $169,395 $38,780
James R Sheehan 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $169,395 $38,780
Spenser Rand Adams 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $169,391 $17,217
James F Shone 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $169,377 $6,588
Kristen D'Avolio 2021 BPS Adult Education Senior Director (BASAS 12B) $169,376 $0
Cody Thomas Cavicchi 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,376 $34,688
Tyler Daniel Jones 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,369 $8,121
Nixon S Nazaire 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $169,364 $63,192
Juan Henriquez 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $169,359 $16,431
Ryan T Kelly 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,354 $39,054
Ryan W Mason 2021 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $169,342 $21,662
Michael M. Kelley 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $169,341 $14,916
Hacmoni Cuevas 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $169,333 $29,035
Matthew John McNulty 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,332 $40,100
Matthew John McNulty 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $169,332 $40,100