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
Chun-Hei Chan 2023 Quincy Elementary Teacher $153,558 $0
William Hernandez 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,555 $12,833
Benjamin Yu-Wei Sun 2023 Public Works Department Supv Struct Engr $153,555 $20,837
Christina Balkaran 2023 BPS Madison Park High Instructional Coach $153,552 $0
Christina Balkaran 2022 BPS Madison Park High Instructional Coach $153,552 $0
Johnathan Robert Martin 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,547 $23,293
Johnathan Robert Martin 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,547 $23,293
Michael R Colford 2021 Boston Public Library Dir of Library Services $153,546 $0
Catherine J. Clark 2024 Mel H King South End Academy Asst Program Director (7) $153,545 $0
Rekha Roxona Drew 2023 O'Bryant School of Math & Sci Asst Headmaster $153,541 $0
Marc Delvalle 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10 $153,534 $9,912
Marc Delvalle 2022 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10 $153,534 $9,912
Peter J McDonnell 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (Mas Of F Boat) $153,531 $14,681
Peter J McDonnell 2022 Boston Fire Department FF (Mas Of F Boat) $153,531 $14,681
John Woods 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,529 $17,302
Michael DiSandro 2025 Roosevelt K-8 Teacher $153,527 $0
Erica Marie Andresen 2021 BPS Special Education Program Director (Basas 9A) $153,525 $0
Kelly A Welch 2025 Ohrenberger 3-8 Social Worker/Coordinator $153,525 $0
Nynese Tinsley 2025 O'Bryant School of Math & Sci Teacher $153,514 $0
Patrick Ryan Baird 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,509 $25,113
Jonathan Mitchell Stratton 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $153,504 $29,832
Jon Patrick Flaherty 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,502 $24,430
Jon Patrick Flaherty 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,502 $24,430
James D Bowden 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $153,496 $21,467
Patrick Gerard Fullam 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,484 $58,830
Patrick Gerard Fullam 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,484 $58,830
Sean Kelly Finn 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,484 $31,495
Panayiotis Stavropoulos 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $153,475 $14,989
Gary W. Bechtold 2025 Multilingual Multicultural Ed NACC Specialist (BTU) $153,475 $0
Marc McBrien 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,464 $17,619
Amelia H. Gorman 2025 Gardner Pilot Academy Instructional Coach $153,462 $0
Luis Vazquez 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $153,461 $5,683
Quy Phuong Nguyen 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,460 $11,357
Timothy M Bradshaw 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,459 $0
Brianne Brown 2023 Trotter Elementary Teacher $153,458 $0
Stephanie A Hampton 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,456 $22,436
Stephanie A Hampton 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,456 $22,436
Wendolyn M. Castillo-Cook 2025 ASD Human Resources Dir of Employee Asst (EAP) $153,451 $0
Todd M. Peterson 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,450 $26,407
Paul J Spinelli 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,440 $22,908
Paul J Spinelli 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,440 $22,908
Clifford Davis 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $153,440 $29,861
Sebastian Edward Ratchell 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,438 $23,480
Rachel Margaret Barlage 2025 Dearborn STEM Academy Teacher $153,434 $0
Joseph A Kelleher 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,416 $27,698
Matthew Fleming O'Neill 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,406 $35,135
David Ramsey 2021 Early Learning Services Program Director (Basas 9) $153,404 $0
Amanda C Kennedy 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,403 $47,966
Sean Ryan Harrington 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,403 $23,527
Avery William Esdaile 2024 Athletics Senior Director (BASAS 12B) $153,402 $0