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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
Jacquelyne N. Sedgwick 2023 Ohrenberger 3-8 Teacher $154,852 $0
Haley Margaret Van Orman 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $154,848 $19,015
Peter J Burke 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $154,839 $26,194
Peter J Burke 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $154,839 $26,194
Daniel Robert Isberg 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $154,836 $4,631
Isabel C. Sweet 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $154,833 $2,956
Geraldine M Labissiere 2024 West Zone ELC Principal Elementary $154,832 $0
Tra'Neal L Holloman-Rodgers 2024 Madison Park Tech Vocational Teacher $154,828 $0
Christina Kostaras Michel 2023 Umana Middle Principal Middle $154,824 $0
Christina Kostaras Michel 2022 Umana Middle Principal Middle $154,824 $0
Thomas Gerard Troy 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $154,811 $27,274
Brian S Marques 2025 Student Support Senior Director (BASAS 12B) $154,809 $0
Jodie E Elgee 2024 Succeed Boston Senior Director (BASAS 12) $154,809 $0
Brian S Marques 2024 Student Support Senior Director (BASAS 12B) $154,809 $0
Michael B Firestone 2023 Mayor's Office Chief Policy & Planning $154,808 $0
Michael B Firestone 2022 Mayor's Office Chief Policy & Planning $154,808 $0
Brendan Lyons 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $154,807 $24,286
Brendan Lyons 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $154,807 $24,286
Jennifer Margaret Amendola 2025 Edison Elementary School Teacher $154,804 $0
James Michael Williamson 2021 ASD Office of Budget Mangmnt Deputy Director (Budget) $154,803 $0
Fernando Cleves 2023 Teaching & Learning Instructional Coach $154,802 $0
Shin-pei Tsay 2025 Dpt of Innovation & Technology Chief Data Officer $154,799 $0
Gina Nota 2025 Kennedy Academy Health Careers Teacher $154,793 $0
Sean D Hanlon 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $154,791 $24,709
Sean D Hanlon 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $154,791 $24,709
Katharine A Lusk 2025 Planning Executive Director $154,777 $0
Amanda Marie Dillingham 2024 East Boston High Small Learning Comm Leader $154,775 $0
Valencia Z Hughes-Imani 2025 Mildred Avenue K-8 Teacher $154,771 $0
Lajuane D Harvey 2025 Condon K-8 SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $154,771 $0
Christine Ann O'Keefe 2025 Office of Housing Dep Dir $154,768 $0
Steven P Ashman 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $154,766 $27,225
Lyonel Hernandez 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $154,764 $26,206
Francis Daniel Foley 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $154,762 $7,390
Francis Daniel Foley 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $154,762 $7,390
Thomas Gerard Maher 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $154,759 $50,718
Thomas Gerard Maher 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $154,759 $50,718
Michael J Hutchinson 2025 Treasury-Collecting Division Exec Asst $154,759 $2,004
Christopher J Simpson 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $154,757 $32,004
Christopher J Simpson 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $154,757 $32,004
David M Kelley 2023 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $154,755 $20,556
Edward Gottwald 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-ADR $154,754 $0
Olive E Shelburne 2025 Ellis Elementary Teacher $154,753 $0
David Hernandez 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $154,750 $42,699
Mark Thomas Racine 2023 Info & Instr Technology Director E Non Acad $154,749 $0
Mark Thomas Racine 2022 Info & Instr Technology Director E Non Acad $154,749 $0
Richard J Savicke 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $154,745 $25,531
Patrick Daniel Long 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $154,744 $24,153
Melissa Lee Curley 2024 Charlestown High Director Of Instruction $154,742 $0
John W Matthews 2025 Excel High Teacher $154,736 $0
Heather Maura Sweeney 2025 Higginson-Lewis 3-8 SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $154,731 $0