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
Brendan John Tully 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,938 $23,983
Thomas J Timmins 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $165,937 $18,933
Jason A Forde 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,929 $15,109
Aixa Borrero-Sanchez 2021 BPS Special Education Asst Director (Basas 11B) $165,915 $0
Avery William Esdaile 2021 BPS Athletics Senior Director (BASAS 12B) $165,911 $0
Mark Christopher Cardarelli 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,910 $14,362
Frederick M MacDonald 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/Hackney Invest $165,899 $17,181
David Christopher Bartley 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,895 $19,832
Colin Jumaal Dockins 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,895 $25,443
Ronald A White 2021 Boston Fire Department Radio Operator (Bfd) $165,892 $12,566
Kenneth Green 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,890 $10,843
Edwin S Melecio 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $165,889 $29,038
Paul Francis Ledbetter 2023 Boston Fire Department Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer $165,885 $17,555
Paul Francis Ledbetter 2022 Boston Fire Department Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer $165,885 $17,555
Renee J. Bushey 2024 ASD Office Of Labor Relation Supv-Labor Relations $165,885 $0
Tracey A Fenton 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $165,881 $38,635
Lee S Merlino 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,871 $50,300
David W Singletary 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $165,867 $41,310
David W Singletary 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $165,867 $41,310
Michael J. McCarthy 2021 BPS Quincy Elementary Asst Principal Elementary $165,863 $0
Ryan Jon Wilson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $165,859 $11,636
Dara Patrick Nunan 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $165,855 $13,554
David J Messina 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $165,851 $19,284
David J Messina 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $165,851 $19,284
Keith R Callow 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,849 $6,004
Sheila C. Shepard 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,844 $0
Timothy J Hancock 2021 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $165,834 $55,127
Christopher Wayne Springer 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,830 $23,186
Judith M Blanco 2023 East Boston High Asst Headmaster $165,820 $0
Brian R Carlson 2021 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $165,811 $52,993
John Moynihan 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $165,809 $33,436
Colleen M McNamara 2025 Special Education SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $165,805 $0
Kevin W. Shepherd 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $165,801 $17,828
Patrick Cullen Munroe 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $165,799 $40,202
Patrick Cullen Munroe 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $165,799 $40,202
Mark D. Holbrook 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,783 $24,174
Victor Battle 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $165,779 $36,167
Joseph M. Briscoe 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $165,772 $18,623
Emmett Joseph Burton 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,772 $36,200
Sean Russell King 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,771 $37,973
Sean Russell King 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,771 $37,973
Joseph Bruno 2025 East Boston High Teacher $165,770 $0
Brian R Dunford 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $165,767 $0
Kyle McCabe 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,767 $21,379
Andrew C Miskell 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $165,766 $30,090
Mark Flynn 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,760 $21,912
Jarred Michael Sprague 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,760 $31,279
Peter Demayo 2024 Boston Police Department Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD $165,744 $65,022
Dara Seamus Flaherty 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $165,744 $30,483
Joseph Daniel Campbell 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,742 $43,012