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
Theron S. Houlder 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $276,505 $44,372
Theron S. Houlder 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $276,505 $44,372
Timothy Paul Coughlin 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $276,485 $58,988
Timothy J Golden 2025 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc $276,440 $72,958
Timothy McCarthy 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $276,431 $26,114
Brian C Summering 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $276,391 $49,120
Marlon Wilson 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $276,379 $19,861
Stephen J. Flynn 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $276,377 $32,611
Donald Wightman 2025 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $276,333 $77,994
Nicole W LaPointe 2024 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant (Det) $276,333 $24,187
Matthew Spillane 2024 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $276,321 $32,589
Kevin Montero 2024 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $276,292 $58,221
Robert J Counihan Jr. 2023 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $276,257 $32,156
Robert J Counihan Jr. 2022 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $276,257 $32,156
John A McCarthy 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $276,255 $98,767
Keith Kelly 2024 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief Admin $276,243 $40,419
Thomas J. Killion 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $276,241 $29,173
William Hernandez 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $276,133 $14,465
Brian J Larkin 2021 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant (Det) $276,109 $72,077
Christopher Hamilton 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $276,082 $34,671
Curtis C. Campbell 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $276,062 $38,254
William McGuirk 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $276,061 $72,688
Emmet P Nichols 2021 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $276,022 $73,576
Jimmy Giraldo 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $275,951 $110,344
Stephanie M. Curtis 2021 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant/Hdq Dispatch $275,940 $102,190
Stephen McNeil 2023 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $275,923 $82,946
Michael P. Dillon 2024 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief Admin $275,871 $6,674
William J. O'Sullivan 2024 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Bomb Squad $275,772 $38,150
Beth Leary 2023 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant (Det) $275,734 $90,084
Paul A. Sadatis Jr. 2023 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $275,592 $82,159
Elvis Garcia 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $275,575 $12,379
Nixon S Nazaire 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $275,573 $33,195
Luis Velasquez 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $275,540 $115,452
James J Lonergan 2023 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief $275,514 $44,321
James J Lonergan 2022 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief $275,514 $44,321
Gregory R. Eunis 2024 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $275,498 $90,786
Rafael M Antunez 2024 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $275,479 $41,450
Romario G Depina 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $275,473 $43,955
Robert C Cox 2024 Boston Fire Department FF (FPD Night Div Insp) Admin $275,465 $19,845
John M Shaughnessy 2025 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $275,451 $87,298
Daniel D Gomes 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $275,405 $55,439
Bernadette L. Sullivan 2024 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $275,351 $30,671
Thomas Pratt 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $275,350 $91,843
David John Walsh 2025 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief Administration $275,348 $2,824
Darryl Dorsainvil 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $275,339 $99,793
Justin P. Wood 2025 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant (Det) $275,321 $56,843
Kirk Orlando Maxwell 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $275,321 $125,174
Sean E Coppney 2025 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $275,292 $49,087
Scott D Wahlen 2025 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $275,277 $39,823
Richard L Medina 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $275,258 $134,630