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
Bruce W Hicks 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $167,282 $46,799
Sheila G. Holland 2025 Boston Adult Technical Academy Teacher $167,280 $0
Sean S Sullivan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $167,276 $21,753
Johanna G Bernstein 2025 ASD Office of Budget Mangmnt Deputy Director (Budget) $167,274 $0
Joseph A Lee Jr. 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $167,270 $36,137
Andy Martinez 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,269 $22,642
Charlie H Daniels 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $167,266 $9,949
Michael Francis Crosby 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,259 $33,315
Cathryn A Stein 2021 Lyndon K-8 Nurse $167,258 $0
Daniel Murphy 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,257 $27,195
Nicholas John Runyan 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,253 $30,705
Matthew Christopher Collins 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $167,227 $29,512
Matthew Christopher Collins 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $167,227 $29,512
Min-Jen Taylor 2025 Baldwin Early Learning Academy Principal Elementary $167,226 $0
Richard A Porter 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,226 $2,030
Thomas J Timmins 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,223 $27,100
Thomas J Timmins 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,223 $27,100
Anthony Joseph Verdini 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,221 $16,790
Gerry Liam Grealish 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,215 $19,181
Michael E O'Dwyer 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10 $167,213 $61,866
Michael E O'Dwyer 2022 Boston Police Department Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10 $167,213 $61,866
Stephen Michael Douglas Jr 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,211 $67,701
Stephen Michael Douglas Jr 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,211 $67,701
Kim Tavares 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,211 $55,959
Deborah White O'Shea 2024 Mel H King South End Academy Head of School $167,207 $0
Reivilo Degrave 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,206 $35,386
Reivilo Degrave 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,206 $35,386
Richard Anthony Errico 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,202 $35,653
William Alden Hull 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,193 $38,580
Paul F Musto 2024 Public Works Department Gen Main Mech Frprs(Cfm)## $167,192 $54,332
Consiglia Rexrode 2023 Edison K-8 Teacher $167,191 $0
Michael Curly Ronayne 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,191 $33,077
Marques Rashaad Simpson 2025 Comm Academy of Sci & Health Head of School $167,189 $0
Kevin Daniel McKeown 2021 Inspectional Services Dept Wire Inspector $167,187 $82,990
Jose O Malave-Vidal 2023 Hennigan K-8 Asst Principal Elementary $167,185 $0
Ernest L. Coakley 2023 Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy Asst Headmaster $167,181 $0
Steven Chen 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,170 $23,988
Brian J Mellace 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,163 $0
Michael Andrew Jay 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,160 $32,981
Kim Tavares 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,157 $58,363
Kim Tavares 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,157 $58,363
Stephen E Puopolo 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $167,154 $38,344
Stephen E Puopolo 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $167,154 $38,344
David Peter Blandino 2025 Boston Fire Department FF - Safety Specialist Admin $167,152 $17,047
Panayiotis Stavropoulos 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $167,150 $20,422
Demetrius Thomas 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,148 $13,685
William James Epperson 2025 Planning Deputy Director (M) $167,148 $0
Nicholas John Runyan 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $167,132 $15,000
Kevin Peckham 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,128 $52,387
Kevin Peckham 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $167,128 $52,387