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
James N. Lydon Jr. 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $152,565 $0
Christine A Copeland 2023 Kennedy, JF Elementary Principal Elementary $152,564 $0
Christine A Copeland 2022 Kennedy, JF Elementary Principal Elementary $152,564 $0
Christopher J Cunniff 2025 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $152,562 $27,829
Doris T. Venditti 2025 Brighton High Teacher $152,561 $0
Craig E Crowley 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $152,560 $5,623
Daniel G Curran 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,558 $27,871
Brian Thomas Curran 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,551 $21,543
Filiberto Santiago-Lizardi 2023 BPS New Mission Pilot Teacher $152,542 $0
Filiberto Santiago-Lizardi 2022 BPS New Mission Pilot Teacher $152,542 $0
Amy E Boudreau 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $152,542 $16,620
Amy E Boudreau 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $152,542 $16,620
Jose Felipe Dos Santos 2023 Boston Fire Department Hvy Mtr Equip Repairperson BFD $152,535 $70,931
Brian J Mellace 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,532 $5,898
Brian J Mellace 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,532 $5,898
Robert Barker Canham 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,531 $21,137
Robert Barker Canham 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,531 $21,137
Matthew Pierce Ginsburg 2024 School Support Principal Elementary $152,531 $0
Michael A. Dillon 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP $152,529 $0
Samuel Martin Emery 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $152,527 $24,191
David Michael Sims Jr. 2024 Health & Wellness Instructional Coach $152,523 $0
Raphael Riordan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Bomb Squad $152,521 $32,990
Kevin James Sheehan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,519 $19,676
Kevin James Sheehan 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,519 $19,676
Phillip Cheetham 2025 Dpt of Innovation & Technology Prin Dp Sys Anal-Dp $152,518 $0
Sundara Ramu Kamakolanu Guru 2023 Dpt of Innovation & Technology Sr Data Proc Sys Anl (ASD/DPU) $152,516 $17,246
Brian J Murray 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,512 $22,403
Helen Sullivan 2025 Hurley K-8 Teacher $152,505 $0
Rochelle Perry-Craft 2023 Conley Elementary Teacher $152,505 $0
Debbie C John 2024 Lee K-8 Director Of Instruction $152,503 $0
Anthonie C Marsh 2023 BPS Madison Park High Business Agent $152,496 $0
Anthonie C Marsh 2022 BPS Madison Park High Business Agent $152,496 $0
Claire K. Duffy 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $152,493 $25,454
Claire K. Duffy 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $152,493 $25,454
Bryan Francis Higgins 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $152,490 $16,015
Brendan P. Dever 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $152,481 $29,277
Patrick Charles Dasey 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,472 $22,499
John R Soares 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $152,472 $0
Edwin Onassis Cruz 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $152,471 $53,260
Raquel S Jacobson-Peregrino 2021 BPS Boston Latin Teacher $152,469 $0
Malika Siyeda Jamal 2025 Mel H King South End Academy Asst Program Director (7) $152,464 $0
Amy S Cording 2025 Traffic Division Traffic Engineer Director $152,464 $0
Benjamin Todd Upton 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $152,462 $19,133
Michael O'Rourke 2021 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $152,460 $30,490
Daniel P Donahue 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $152,459 $6,666
Daniel P Donahue 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $152,459 $6,666
Rachel Skerritt 2023 BPS High School Renewal Secondary Superintendent (F) $152,456 $0
Rachel Skerritt 2022 BPS High School Renewal Secondary Superintendent (F) $152,456 $0
Justin D Cremins 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10 $152,450 $33,372
Sonia N Gomez-Banrey 2025 Welcome Services Director (NonAcad) D $152,443 $0