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
Paul J Spinelli 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $157,004 $28,155
Celestino L. DePina 2024 Kennedy Academy Health Careers Asst Headmaster $157,002 $0
Tiffany R Chaplin 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $157,001 $48,983
Michael A Somers 2024 Public Works Department Sr Civil Engineer $156,998 $45,944
Marc A. Joseph 2025 Inspectional Services Dept Deputy Commissioner $156,995 $0
Sharon Harrison 2023 Carter Nurse $156,995 $0
Christina Lee Clemons 2025 Kennedy Academy Health Careers Social Worker/Coordinator $156,993 $0
Steven Richard O'Brien 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $156,993 $29,709
Emmett Joseph Burton 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $156,990 $25,976
Opal J Hines-Fisher 2023 BPS Madison Park High Teacher $156,990 $0
Opal J Hines-Fisher 2022 BPS Madison Park High Teacher $156,990 $0
James Harte 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $156,979 $30,606
John Alexander Kosak 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $156,966 $27,791
Darrell Curtis Gross 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $156,965 $21,805
Charlie H Daniels 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $156,963 $18,966
Charlie H Daniels 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $156,963 $18,966
Deirdre Byrne 2023 UP Academy Holland Director (Basas 10B) $156,962 $0
Robert E. Hayes 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $156,960 $0
John J. Sinagra 2023 Property Management Building Systems Engineer(PMD) $156,958 $2,583
John J. Sinagra 2022 Property Management Building Systems Engineer(PMD) $156,958 $2,583
Kevin T Rowley 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $156,957 $0
William Francis Flynn 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $156,955 $13,216
Arthenia A Copeland 2023 Boston Police Department EmrgncyCommSpec-SupportAnalyst $156,940 $72,231
Jessica Lynn Lampron 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $156,935 $28,710
Michael Anthony Aylward 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $156,934 $4,298
John Beauchemin 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $156,933 $8,339
Thomas Flynn 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $156,928 $0
Martin Patrick Kelledy 2024 Inspectional Services Dept Wire Inspector $156,925 $69,808
Solange M Marsan 2023 Early Learning Services Program Director (Basas 9) $156,921 $0
Solange M Marsan 2022 Early Learning Services Program Director (Basas 9) $156,921 $0
Emilio Oliver Cabey II 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $156,919 $26,309
Patrick Thomas Burke 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $156,918 $23,911
Bettie F. Nolan 2021 BPS O'Bryant School Asst Headmaster $156,915 $0
Jonathan S Mulhern 2021 BPS Boston Latin Asst Headmaster $156,915 $0
Joseph M Graham 2021 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $156,914 $30,144
Katherine E Petta 2023 Burke High Teacher $156,911 $0
Noah Scott 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $156,908 $28,279
Noah Scott 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $156,908 $28,279
Perino R. Watson 2025 Madison Park Tech Vocational Director (Basas 10B) $156,905 $0
Tanya M Woodard 2023 Hennigan K-8 Principal Elementary $156,903 $0
Carline Pignato 2023 BPS Channing Elementary Principal Elementary $156,892 $0
Carline Pignato 2022 BPS Channing Elementary Principal Elementary $156,892 $0
Victor Ramirez 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $156,892 $30,685
Patrick F. Cadogan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $156,890 $27,117
Patrick F. Cadogan 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $156,890 $27,117
Stefani Cathleen McGrath 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer Harborboat 3$8 $156,890 $6,653
Beth D McLean 2023 Harvard-Kent Elementary Teacher $156,883 $0
Timothy Shea 2023 Property Management Sr Computer Operator $156,880 $0
Jodie E Elgee 2023 BPS Counseling & Intervtn Ct Senior Director (BASAS 12) $156,878 $0
Jodie E Elgee 2022 BPS Counseling & Intervtn Ct Senior Director (BASAS 12) $156,878 $0