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
Joseph E Brown 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,043 $31,923
Michael P. McDonagh 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,037 $14,803
Michael P. McDonagh 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,037 $14,803
Patrick K. Layden 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,033 $26,146
Richard S. Deraney 2025 Safety Services Prog Director Basas 11(non-ac) $153,031 $0
Richard S. Deraney 2024 Safety Services Asst Director (Basas 10B) $153,031 $0
Rajeeve J Martyn 2023 Boston Latin Academy Program Director (Basas 9A) $153,031 $0
Nonye C. Obiora 2023 Teaching & Learning Program Director (Basas 9A) $153,031 $0
Annellen Lydon 2023 Condon K-8 Teacher $153,030 $0
John Jeremiah Ahern 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $153,028 $22,800
Francisco G G Nedio 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,026 $34,079
Chun-Hei Chan 2025 Quincy Elementary Teacher $153,026 $0
Shakera Ford Walker 2021 Chief Academic Officer Asst Superintendent $153,026 $0
John J. Sinagra 2024 Property Management Building Systems Engineer(PMD) $153,025 $723
Laurie Simonelli 2025 Dpt of Innovation & Technology Sr Data Proc Sys Anl $153,020 $24,609
John MacKinnon 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,018 $16,527
Gregory Leo Stack 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $153,018 $7,555
Danae C Fahie 2024 Mattahunt Elementary Teacher $153,014 $0
Christopher M. Holt 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $153,014 $22,344
Chitra Gita Gopalan 2025 Mel H King South End Academy Instructional Coach $153,008 $0
Sean D Lucht 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,005 $21,813
Bryan E. O'Connor 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $153,002 $23,205
Andrew R Coppola 2024 Boston Police Department Store Control Supv(Bpd Fleet) $153,000 $29,626
Brendan Coleman Costello 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $152,998 $41,011
Renee K McCall 2021 Chief Financial Officer Head of School $152,988 $0
Sheila C Lyons 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Alarm Operator $152,986 $7,126
Loredana Da Graca 2023 Orchard Gardens K-8 Instructional Coach $152,980 $0
Brian Richard Fredholm 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $152,976 $9,445
Rodney E Gillum 2021 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification) $152,975 $1,735
Brian Gardner Baxter 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,972 $18,091
Kathleen Connell 2021 BPS Business Service Buyer 31 $152,971 $0
Lamson Thuy Nguyen 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,971 $16,981
Elbert Miguel Pereira 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $152,971 $26,461
Elbert Miguel Pereira 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $152,971 $26,461
John S Varner 2023 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $152,971 $23,615
John S Varner 2022 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $152,971 $23,615
Robert John Walton 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $152,968 $36,450
Robert John Walton 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $152,968 $36,450
Eugene B Fortes 2023 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $152,967 $19,203
Eugene B Fortes 2022 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $152,967 $19,203
Victor Diaz 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $152,965 $52,399
Eric James Lamb 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,960 $24,279
Eric James Lamb 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,960 $24,279
Matthew McCarty 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $152,958 $31,649
Terrance L. Johnson 2024 Ohrenberger 3-8 Principal Elementary $152,954 $0
Joseph Patrick Hurley 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,953 $22,864
Eumir O. Pena 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $152,947 $38,772
Ryan Michael Bickerton 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,946 $25,704
Patrick Shay Callahan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,943 $21,046
William F. Haley 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $152,940 $0