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
Thomas E. McDonough 2023 Boston Fire Department FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp) $167,914 $32,907
Thomas E. McDonough 2022 Boston Fire Department FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp) $167,914 $32,907
Christopher M Donlon 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,909 $56,714
Christopher M Donlon 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,909 $56,714
Denise E Barry 2023 Murphy K-8 Nurse $167,908 $0
Edward V.G Coburn 2025 Law Department General Counsel (LAW) $167,908 $0
Patricia K. Donovan 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,906 $15,032
Halsey Junior Bernard 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,905 $42,491
Hai Thanh Son 2021 BPS Mather Elementary Principal Elementary $167,903 $0
Leanne E Hurley 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Hosp Liaison 4$10 $167,894 $32,974
Gregory Paul Collins 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,890 $39,989
Rebecca L Grassi 2024 Umana Academy SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $167,888 $0
Brian R Barcelou 2023 Boston Police Department Prin Dp Sys Anal-Dp $167,885 $18,544
Brian R Barcelou 2022 Boston Police Department Prin Dp Sys Anal-Dp $167,885 $18,544
Thomas M Brooks 2024 Planning & Engineering Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical $167,878 $59,660
Robert Acquah 2024 Dpt of Innovation & Technology Sr Data Proc Sys Anl (ASD/DPU) $167,872 $34,578
John Tyler Mackie 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,870 $37,377
Michael J. McCarthy 2023 Planning & Engineering Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical $167,867 $42,069
Bret Giannetti 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $167,864 $47,571
Bret Giannetti 2022 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $167,864 $47,571
Katherine E Petta 2024 Albert HollandSch ofTechnology Teacher $167,851 $0
Neil Weintraub 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,843 $31,191
Cedric Lopes 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,832 $56,551
Cedric Lopes 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,832 $56,551
Timothy Ryan Shepard 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,831 $31,509
Eric McGovern Farr 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,817 $19,236
Christopher Osgood 2023 Office of Streets Special Assistant $167,816 $0
Keith L. Espinola 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,816 $36,906
Kathleen A Bateman 2024 Boston Latin Program Director (Basas 9A) $167,804 $0
Connor Hardy 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $167,802 $44,436
Connor Hardy 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $167,802 $44,436
Rafael Hernandez Jr. 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,797 $36,263
Suni Muhammad 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,792 $26,122
Nilsa Reis 2023 Mather Elementary Asst Principal Elementary $167,790 $0
James E Crudup 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,788 $0
Sheila N McLaughlin 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,780 $32,126
Anthony Rowan 2025 Boston Fire Department FF - Safety Specialist Admin $167,761 $0
Scott M Mackie 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $167,756 $6,404
Nicholas Edward Dalicandro 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $167,750 $22,434
Kevin James Sheehan 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,740 $10,488
Julie A Shea 2024 Edison K-8 SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $167,738 $0
Frank Johannes Lang 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,737 $37,418
Frank Johannes Lang 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,737 $37,418
James Gorman 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,736 $35,297
William J. Flores 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,733 $38,516
Michael P Pankievich 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,724 $19,428
Brian T Coppney 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,722 $25,283
Edwin S Melecio 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,719 $30,332
Perino R. Watson 2024 Madison Park Tech Vocational Director (Basas 10B) $167,706 $0
Louis Charles DeBenedictis 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,703 $0