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 D Bowden 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $151,406 $21,827
Grace Rubin McGregor 2024 Roosevelt K-8 Teacher $151,404 $0
Claudine Silva 2021 BPS Alternative Education Teacher $151,403 $0
Kevin Gerard Shelley 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $151,400 $51,732
Kevin Gerard Shelley 2022 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $151,400 $51,732
Kerly Desances 2025 Madison Park Tech Vocational Teacher $151,394 $0
Ernest L. Coakley 2021 BPS Dearborn Middle Asst Headmaster $151,391 $0
Allison T Doherty 2025 Fenway High Teacher $151,391 $0
Ryan Richard Kelly 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $151,390 $54,470
Ryan Richard Kelly 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $151,390 $54,470
David Ramsey 2023 Early Childhood Program Director (Basas 9) $151,389 $0
Steven McLaughlin 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $151,388 $15,901
Christian Jerome Howell 2025 Public Facilities Department Clerk of Works II (PFD) $151,380 $37,312
Susan Burchill 2023 Orchard Gardens K-8 Nurse $151,370 $0
Bettie F. Nolan 2024 O'Bryant School of Math & Sci Asst Headmaster $151,369 $0
Maria A Colon-Brown 2025 O'Bryant School of Math & Sci Student Dev Counselor (1) $151,368 $0
Antonietta Brownell 2024 Conley Elementary Teacher $151,363 $0
Carla Polcari Mulhern 2023 Ellis Elementary Instructional Coach $151,359 $0
Anita Ivarson 2025 Boston Day & Evening Academy Specialist (BTU) $151,356 $0
Michael Rubino 2024 O'Donnell Elementary Instructional Coach $151,354 $0
Thomas K McDonnell 2023 Traffic Division Prin Admin Asst $151,353 $37,124
Ana Vaisenstein 2021 Early Learning Services Program Director (Basas 9) $151,347 $0
Katharine A Lusk 2024 Planning Executive Director $151,346 $0
Paul A. Christian Jr. 2024 O'Bryant School of Math & Sci Teacher $151,345 $0
John P Piccione 2021 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $151,340 $20,123
Rahsheik K. Glenn 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $151,336 $29,115
Ian M Milan 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $151,334 $8,332
Matthew James Enos 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $151,331 $25,792
John S. Defina Jr. 2025 Brighton High Teacher $151,327 $0
Nelson F Kadey 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $151,323 $50,430
Christopher J Morrison 2021 Boston Fire Department FIU Supervisor Photo Unit $151,320 $18,947
Leonardeen Kay De Souza 2024 Boston Fire Department Dir Human Resources (Fire) $151,319 $0
Richard F Fullam 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (Juvenile F5 Program) $151,318 $2,927
Richard F Fullam 2022 Boston Fire Department FF (Juvenile F5 Program) $151,318 $2,927
John F LeBlanc 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $151,317 $24,141
John F LeBlanc 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $151,317 $24,141
Michael J Barden 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $151,315 $5,727
Michael J Barden 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $151,315 $5,727
Luis Alberto Diaz 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $151,309 $34,294
Dennis Michael Collins Jr. 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $151,308 $22,439
Dennis Michael Collins Jr. 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $151,308 $22,439
Owen Patrick Russell 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $151,308 $28,461
Kelly A Fitzgerald 2023 Hennigan K-8 Nurse $151,304 $0
Fernand Arvens Celestin 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $151,303 $4,852
Lara Martinez Moreno 2025 Alternative Education Teacher $151,302 $0
Jaela Alyce Heywood 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $151,298 $40,582
Luke Christopher Hussey 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $151,296 $13,670
Thomas Christopher Stanton 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $151,296 $21,467
Juliet M Parry 2025 Brighton High Teacher $151,292 $0
John Francis Toomey 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $151,291 $19,293