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
James J Morrissey 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $168,158 $50,639
Joshua Michael Waters 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $168,149 $41,195
Joshua Michael Waters 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $168,149 $41,195
Joseph Johnson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $168,147 $36,863
Joseph Johnson 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $168,147 $36,863
David M Kiley 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $168,146 $36,029
Bryan T. McGrath 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $168,143 $28,273
Bryan T. McGrath 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $168,143 $28,273
Sundara Ramu Kamakolanu Guru 2025 Dpt of Innovation & Technology Sr Data Proc Sys Anl (ASD/DPU) $168,137 $21,918
Mina Sobhy 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $168,136 $45,585
Ellen Elizabeth Foord 2025 Dpt of Innovation & Technology Employment Agreement $168,134 $0
Angel Figueroa 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $168,132 $59,241
Angel Figueroa 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $168,132 $59,241
Layne Christian Petrie 2025 Special Education Program Director (Basas 10B) $168,127 $0
Khalilah A Drummer 2025 Boston Police Department EmergCommSpec-911Trainer $168,126 $75,351
Matthew S Guerard 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $168,112 $42,102
Matthew Mullen Vraibel 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $168,111 $54,440
Mariellen Burns 2023 Boston Police Department Chief of Internal&External Com $168,110 $0
Brendan Daly McCarthy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $168,109 $16,545
Brendan Daly McCarthy 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $168,109 $16,545
Jeffrey Quinchia 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10 $168,100 $60,074
James L Walsh 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $168,099 $27,158
James L Walsh 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $168,099 $27,158
Paula B Cerqueira-Goncalve 2023 BPS Otis Elementary Principal Elementary $168,092 $0
Paula B Cerqueira-Goncalve 2022 BPS Otis Elementary Principal Elementary $168,092 $0
Catherine Chiu 2021 BPS High School Renewal Director (BASAS 11B) $168,074 $0
Evens Chamblin 2024 Excel High Teacher $168,070 $0
Jonathan Augusto Resende 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $168,052 $27,731
William Francis Joyce 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $168,052 $42,044
Jennifer L Foster 2025 Madison Park Tech Vocational Registrar $168,052 $0
Tyler Shaun Mathewson 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $168,022 $47,759
Yozmin Tifani Draper 2023 Opportunity Gaps Asst Superintendent $168,020 $0
Delvis J Baez-Saldana 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $168,007 $41,958
Eric D Ryan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $167,998 $33,642
Eric D Ryan 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $167,998 $33,642
Leslie L Gant 2021 BPS Tynan Elementary Principal Elementary $167,979 $0
Luke Payne 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,973 $31,238
Matthew J McCullough 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,970 $25,303
Andrew C. Powers 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,962 $60,491
Andrew C. Powers 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,962 $60,491
Travis Jp Dery 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,958 $39,190
Nicholas Bernard Brooks 2025 School Support Director (E) (non-ac) $167,956 $0
Frantz Saintfort 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,949 $71,109
Amanda C Kennedy 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,932 $46,631
Amanda C Kennedy 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,932 $46,631
Charles F Pero 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,931 $19,925
Helen R Moskowitz 2024 TechBoston Academy Teacher $167,924 $0
Patrick Gerard Fullam 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,920 $75,336
Karon C Peterkin 2023 Mel H King South End Academy Asst Program Director (7) $167,919 $0
Edward A. McKinnon 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,916 $32,743