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
Nilsa Reis 2021 BPS Mather Elementary Asst Principal Elementary $160,540 $0
Kimberly A. Canney 2024 Special Education SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $160,533 $0
Richard F Fullam 2021 Boston Fire Department FF (Juvenile F5 Program) $160,533 $8,457
Michelle A Pless-Joseph 2024 Early Childhood Program Director (Basas 9) $160,532 $0
Marcus Beal 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $160,530 $0
Laura Shachmut 2024 Brighton High School Psychologist(1) $160,529 $0
John Durkan 2025 Cemetery Division Exec Sec (P&R) Cementaries $160,524 $36,093
Chi Nguyen 2025 Shaw-Taylor Elementary School Asst Principal Elementary $160,520 $0
Monica Hall 2025 School Support Executive Director E (NonAcad) $160,513 $0
Richard William Raymond III 2025 Boston Fire Department Gen Main Mech Frprs(Cfm)## $160,512 $52,466
Timothy Patrick Connolly 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $160,511 $6,584
Michael J Sullivan 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $160,510 $16,317
Richard S O'Neill 2024 Boston Fire Department FF (Asst Dive Mast) $160,510 $0
Charles Eugene McLaughlin 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $160,510 $27,321
Alfredo J. Vilar 2023 Traffic Division Sr Traffic Engineer $160,505 $49,523
Alfredo J. Vilar 2022 Traffic Division Sr Traffic Engineer $160,505 $49,523
Michael A Gallagher 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $160,501 $27,250
James Francis Nelson Jr. 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $160,498 $14,272
Monica L. Sheesley 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $160,489 $34,116
Thomas Grimes Doherty 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $160,488 $39,220
Thomas Grimes Doherty 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $160,488 $39,220
David J Edwards 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $160,484 $5,951
David J Edwards 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $160,484 $5,951
Daniel J Fullam Jr. 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $160,483 $47,305
Daniel J Fullam Jr. 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $160,483 $47,305
Michael P. Maloney 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $160,482 $4,340
Nicholas P Ariniello 2021 Assessing Department Commissioner (Asn) $160,481 $0
Deborah White O'Shea 2025 Mel H King South End Academy Head of School $160,479 $0
Jason Meland 2024 McKay K-8 Principal Middle $160,475 $0
Cesar Abreu 2025 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $160,469 $1,035
Patrick F Sullivan 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $160,464 $29,477
Stephen Richard Tobin 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $160,464 $15,372
Wendy M. Lima 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $160,464 $25,385
Derek H Chan 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $160,461 $22,704
Demetrius Thomas 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $160,454 $7,416
Brian Nichols Marchand 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $160,445 $42,177
Josiah McGillveary Patriquin 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $160,433 $31,469
Robert Charles Stone 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $160,433 $32,683
Mathew Martin Troy 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $160,428 $51,864
Brianne Brown 2025 Trotter Elementary Teacher $160,426 $0
Christopher K. Mackin 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (Mas Of F Boat) $160,424 $10,056
Rose L. Haferd 2025 Behavioral Health Services School Psychologist(1) $160,422 $0
Stephen P. Pasciuto 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $160,417 $15,088
Stephen P. Pasciuto 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $160,417 $15,088
Jon-Michael S Harber 2021 Boston Police Department Police Offc Harborboat 3$8 $160,412 $31,954
Michael J. Loney 2021 Boston Police Department Building Systems Engineer $160,397 $21,877
Viki Vale 2024 Kenny Elementary Teacher $160,391 $0
Hamid Gharooni 2025 Madison Park Tech Vocational Director (NonAcad) D $160,383 $0
Joseph A Lee Jr. 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $160,380 $29,923
Joseph A Lee Jr. 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $160,380 $29,923