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
Kevin W. Hickey 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,275 $24,648
John P O'Donnell 2023 Facilities Management Sen Cust C $153,270 $13,746
Frederick M Mendes 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,270 $843
Kristin Russo 2024 Boston International High Teacher $153,270 $0
John T Hynes 2024 Lyon K-8 Teacher $153,265 $0
Clayton A. Weston 2025 Excel High Asst Headmaster $153,262 $0
Annette Cecile Therrien 2021 BPS McKinley Middle Teacher $153,255 $0
Tyler Porter Thomas 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,252 $48,345
Diane M Boucher 2024 McKay K-8 SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $153,249 $0
Timothy W Howard 2024 School Support Principal Elementary $153,248 $0
Christopher R Stevens 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,248 $51,166
Christopher R Stevens 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,248 $51,166
Cheryl Searcy-Odom 2025 Inspectional Services Dept Assoc Inspec Engineer(Isd) $153,245 $18,136
Kevin T Nguyen 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,243 $21,920
Eamon Shoemaker 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $153,242 $40,006
Joseph P Jablonski 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,236 $11,379
Daniel James Kane 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,236 $15,066
Daniel James Kane 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,236 $15,066
Liana R Tuller 2023 Charlestown High Asst Headmaster $153,234 $0
Terence J. Flaherty 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,229 $27
James Alexander Wyse II 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,227 $29,844
James Alexander Wyse II 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,227 $29,844
David Kirrane 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,226 $16,445
Jana McCarthy 2023 Boston Green Academy Teacher $153,221 $0
David L O'Connor 2023 Boston Police Department PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases $153,219 $618
Eric J McPherson Jr. 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,219 $32,950
Tehka S. Bowen 2025 Boston Day & Evening Academy SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $153,217 $0
Denise T. Wilkins 2023 TechBoston Academy Teacher $153,204 $0
Erika N Bowen 2023 Mattahunt Elementary School Teacher $153,202 $0
Erika N Bowen 2022 Mattahunt Elementary School Teacher $153,202 $0
Joel S Flores 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,201 $54,754
Joel S Flores 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,201 $54,754
Michael S. Bertoni 2024 Curley K-8 Teacher $153,198 $0
Siobhan Dooling 2023 Kennedy Academy Health Careers Teacher $153,193 $0
Fernando Cleves 2025 Higginson-Lewis 3-8 Instructional Coach $153,192 $0
Ryan Arsenault 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,192 $24,115
Gianna P Mullane 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,190 $0
Catherine Belifore 2024 Blackstone Elementary Teacher $153,190 $0
Robert Emmett Flynn 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,187 $23,658
Christine S Kelley 2023 Boston Latin Program Director (Basas 9A) $153,185 $0
James H O'Brien 2021 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $153,184 $48,457
Kristen Brennick 2023 Henderson Elementary Student Dev Counselor (1) $153,183 $0
Kristen Brennick 2022 Henderson Elementary Student Dev Counselor (1) $153,183 $0
Roy A Mills 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,181 $25,634
Keyla D Jackson 2025 Planning & Engineering Deputy Director (D) $153,180 $0
Christine E. Rinaldi 2023 Sumner Elementary Asst Principal Elementary $153,179 $0
Conrad A Dalton 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,178 $3,024
Edward Puliafico 2021 BPS Beethoven Elementary Principal Elementary $153,172 $0
Samuel John Dillon 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $153,169 $0
Brian C. Leussler 2023 Boston Latin Academy Teacher $153,166 $0