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
Brian James Heaton 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,511 $30,682
Brian C O'Callahan 2025 Planning & Engineering Chief Electrical Engineer $165,510 $42,642
Charles Eugene McLaughlin 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $165,508 $34,101
Charles Eugene McLaughlin 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $165,508 $34,101
Terence S. Long 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Bomb Squad $165,506 $26,369
Ryan Michael Lynn 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $165,503 $37,903
Ryan Michael Lynn 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $165,503 $37,903
Brian Fitzgerald 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,503 $48,684
Brian Fitzgerald 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,503 $48,684
Darrick L Edwards 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification) $165,501 $26,033
Darrick L Edwards 2022 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification) $165,501 $26,033
Jason Patrick Smith 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,498 $27,796
Michael J Foley 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,493 $36,476
Benjamin William Kelleher IV 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $165,492 $32,223
Christine M Stella 2021 BPS McKinley Middle Program Director Basas 10 $165,486 $0
Hakim H. Johnson 2025 Dearborn STEM Academy School Counselor $165,482 $0
Joseph Fawkes 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,480 $6,787
Ryan Robert Keogh 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,479 $53,644
James Alexander Wyse II 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,478 $43,174
Michael S McDonagh 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,475 $22,478
Ronald Francis Bigos 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,466 $29,352
Larry Joseph 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,464 $30,851
Aidan Theodore Bliss 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,463 $47,666
Jennifer De Los Santos 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,461 $53,057
Jennifer De Los Santos 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,461 $53,057
Winifred Cotter 2023 Boston Police Department Supn Bpd $165,454 $0
Winifred Cotter 2022 Boston Police Department Supn Bpd $165,454 $0
Sean Gregory Darden 2025 Public Works Department Associate Engineer $165,449 $52,023
Walter Suprey 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $165,443 $17,775
Shane Joseph Radcliff 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,430 $10,546
Dennis Wright 2023 Philbrick Elementary Teacher $165,428 $0
Kenneth L. Mays 2021 Boston Fire Department FF Paid Detail Officer $165,424 $3,853
John Caulfield 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,421 $28,052
Michelle Burnett 2023 BPS Chittick Elementary Principal Elementary $165,417 $0
Michelle Burnett 2022 BPS Chittick Elementary Principal Elementary $165,417 $0
Brian A. Lawler 2023 BPS Long Term Leave BPS Bi-Wkly 26 Leave non-ac $165,409 $0
David Jon Fredette 2025 Law Department General Counsel (LAW) $165,408 $0
Michael Curly Ronayne 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,397 $26,674
Mark E Needham 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,392 $23,854
Mark E Needham 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,392 $23,854
Benjamin N Linsky 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,386 $46,754
David Michael Mahoney 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $165,385 $28,325
Ajay P Trivedi 2024 Charlestown High Head of School $165,383 $0
Jonathan G Muraca 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,382 $49,361
Jonathan G Muraca 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,382 $49,361
Catherine Chiu 2024 High School Renewal Director (BASAS 11B) $165,381 $0
Kristina D. Reeves-Barber 2024 Mildred Avenue K-8 Principal Middle $165,378 $0
Keith Peter Kaplan Jr. 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $165,374 $10,507
Michael F. Doran 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,373 $36,517
Melissa Lee Curley 2021 BPS East Boston High Program Director (Basas 9A) $165,373 $0