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
Joshua Dwayne Palmer 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $155,129 $18,734
Courtney Kinney 2025 School Support Operational Leader $155,128 $0
Brendon Buccelli 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $155,128 $46,160
Martine M Ciccio 2025 Mendell Elementary Teacher $155,114 $0
Michael A Mattera 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $155,113 $9,006
Delia Harrington 2023 Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy Teacher $155,112 $0
Timothy N Quigley 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $155,106 $25,465
Thomas W. Salmon 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $155,102 $21,010
Thomas W. Salmon 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $155,102 $21,010
Nicole W LaPointe 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech $155,082 $6,310
Christopher R. Steele 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $155,080 $0
William Slyne 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $155,077 $13,880
William Slyne 2022 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $155,077 $13,880
Scott S Geelmuyden 2024 Public Facilities Department Clerk of Works II (PFD) $155,077 $50,198
Edgar Jose Valencia 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $155,071 $25,024
Natasha Gumbs-Levarity 2025 Boston Police Department Dir of Human Resources (BPD) $155,071 $0
David M O'Sullivan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $155,068 $4,730
David M O'Sullivan 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $155,068 $4,730
Gregory E. Hanley 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $155,064 $24,682
Nadia G. Siconolfi 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $155,063 $38,079
Angela T. Cappucci 2023 Kennedy Academy Health Careers Teacher $155,062 $0
Valerie L Cromer-Ryan 2025 Madison Park Tech Vocational Teacher $155,060 $0
Shayla White 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $155,059 $13,508
Robert P Ruddy 2023 Mel H King South End Academy Instructional Coach $155,057 $0
Christina Kostaras Michel 2021 Umana Middle Principal Middle $155,049 $0
Stephen Mook 2023 Kilmer K-8 Teacher $155,049 $0
Paul E Delaney 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $155,048 $0
Paul E Delaney 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $155,048 $0
Nicholas Litterio 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $155,047 $17,185
Kevin G. Toland 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $155,047 $23,901
Para M Jayasinghe 2023 Public Works Department Division Engineer $155,045 $1,158
Para M Jayasinghe 2022 Public Works Department Division Engineer $155,045 $1,158
Christopher Roland Gusman 2024 Special Education Asst Director (Basas 11B) $155,040 $0
Justin Michael Lee 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $155,038 $17,399
Ralph E Davis 2021 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification) $155,033 $20,689
Matthew Francis Flaherty 2024 Boston Fire Department Lineperson $155,025 $695
Stephanie L Gaines 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $155,025 $19,066
Edward J Haley 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $155,022 $0
Rebecca Quinn 2025 Orchard Gardens K-8 Teacher $155,018 $0
Steven A Cahill 2025 Boston Collaborative High Teacher $155,012 $0
Jamaal Camah 2021 Tech Boston Academy Program Director (Basas 9A) $155,003 $0
Philip J. Preskenis 2021 BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R Director E Non Acad $155,000 $0
Laura Lee Benavidez 2021 Food & Nutrition Svc Director E Non Acad $155,000 $0
Timothy S Cunningham 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $154,998 $0
Michael B Cushing 2023 Lee K-8 Teacher $154,997 $0
Jean G. Joseph 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $154,996 $22,245
Jake James Donovan 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $154,991 $22,267
Ellen Elizabeth Foord 2024 Dpt of Innovation & Technology Employment Agreement $154,991 $0
Joshua Matthew Neely 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $154,991 $44,149
Joshua Matthew Neely 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $154,991 $44,149