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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
Matthew D Cloherty 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $159,662 $15,243
Matthew D Cloherty 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $159,662 $15,243
Casley K Bailey 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $159,660 $16,868
Alison A Martin 2025 Mather Elementary SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $159,659 $0
Suzanne F. Gill 2025 Greater Egleston High Teacher $159,659 $0
Michael Patrick Keady 2023 Boston Fire Department Sr Fire Alarm Oper (Train Ofc) $159,656 $7,822
Michael Patrick Keady 2022 Boston Fire Department Sr Fire Alarm Oper (Train Ofc) $159,656 $7,822
Brian S Marques 2023 Student Support Senior Director (BASAS 12B) $159,651 $0
Jehan Jerma Browne 2025 Young Achievers Elementary Sch Instructional Coach $159,649 $0
Eliza Lopes 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $159,648 $5,475
Matthew A Cahill 2025 Finance Commission Executive Dir- Finance Com $159,645 $0
Leon Graves 2023 Property Management Exec Asst (Pmd/Bldgs) $159,644 $21,822
Dennis P Moore 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $159,643 $28,449
Chardeza L Coleman 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $159,643 $32,642
Chardeza L Coleman 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $159,643 $32,642
Ethan M D'Ablemont - Burnes 2023 Special Education Asst Superintendent $159,638 $0
Joseph L Madden 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $159,636 $38,365
Daniel James Kane 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $159,629 $17,918
Wendy A. Hale 2023 Boston Latin Academy Teacher $159,617 $0
Patrick E. Hoey 2024 Traffic Division Trans Pgm Plnr (red circled) $159,612 $3,452
Dwaine Elijah Devonish-Daye 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $159,611 $27,614
Hunter Benjamin Smith 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $159,608 $29,602
Matthew John Christoforo 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $159,607 $29,200
Matthew John Christoforo 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $159,607 $29,200
Michael B Hegarty 2025 Boston Fire Department FF Paid Detail Officer Admin $159,607 $14,272
Matthew S Butler 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $159,604 $13,965
Derrick Ciesla 2023 Russell Elementary Principal Elementary $159,602 $0
David R K Upton 2023 Dpt of Innovation & Technology Employment Agreement $159,600 $0
David R K Upton 2022 Dpt of Innovation & Technology Employment Agreement $159,600 $0
Nathaniel Christian LeBlanc 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $159,599 $12,634
Kevin Patrick Coyne 2025 Boston Fire Department Chief BureauofAdminServ (Fire) $159,581 $0
Connie S Wong 2025 Boston Fire Department Dep Comm-Labor & Legal $159,580 $0
Shane Macpherson O'Leary 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $159,577 $43,169
William M Cloran Jr. 2021 Boston Police Department Police Offc Harborboat 3$8 $159,574 $28,654
Eric William Jacobs 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $159,568 $22,586
Paula B Cerqueira-Goncalve 2021 BPS Otis Elementary Principal Elementary $159,568 $0
Ryan James Raftery 2024 Boston Fire Department Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD $159,567 $65,643
Zachary I MacInnis 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $159,567 $0
Shaneice J Palmer 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $159,562 $41,952
Brian F Yandle 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $159,558 $47,488
Jonathan Mari 2025 Special Education Asst Director (Basas 11B) $159,551 $0
Lexis Alleyne 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $159,544 $50,000
Maria Amy-Moreno 2021 Curley K-8 Teacher $159,535 $0
Michelle Burnett 2021 BPS Chittick Elementary Principal Elementary $159,525 $0
Dorian Jenkins 2025 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Cert) Admin $159,524 $0
Justin Manuel Castellanos 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $159,520 $20,979
Justin Manuel Castellanos 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $159,520 $20,979
Jon Patrick Flaherty 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $159,516 $27,836
Richard L Taylor 2025 Boston Fire Department FF Investigator Admin $159,515 $2,521
James L Scanlon 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $159,508 $25,297