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 M Coughlan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $150,763 $35,157
James M Coughlan 2022 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $150,763 $35,157
James Francis Nelson Jr. 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $150,760 $20,270
Christopher Clark Rogers 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,759 $13,510
Jessica Descartes 2025 TechBoston Academy Student Dev Counselor (1) $150,759 $0
Edward F Whitesell 2025 Law Department Asst Corp Counsel V (LAW) $150,757 $0
Michelle A Anderson-Wilkins 2025 Mason Elementary Teacher $150,753 $0
Mario Pires 2021 BPS O'Bryant School Asst Headmaster $150,750 $0
Kevin Atehortua 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $150,744 $923
Patricia D. Mahoney 2023 Madison Park Tech Vocational SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $150,741 $0
Ian C. Mackenzie 2023 Boston Police Department Prin Admin Asst $150,738 $18,021
Phyliss I St-Hubert 2023 Mayor's Office Director, Scheduling $150,735 $0
Kimberly L. Crawford 2023 Taylor Elementary Teacher $150,732 $0
Moses Jose DaSilva 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $150,732 $29,708
Moses Jose DaSilva 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $150,732 $29,708
Rachael Paskievich Kinnealey 2025 Health & Wellness Instructional Coach $150,732 $0
Adam M. DiPerri 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $150,729 $24,356
Adam M. DiPerri 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $150,729 $24,356
Joao O Barros 2023 Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy Teacher $150,729 $0
Phyllis Ann Leslie 2025 Henderson K-12 Inclusion Social Worker/Coordinator $150,725 $0
Erin Devine 2024 Trotter Elementary SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $150,724 $0
Conor Patrick Flaherty 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,714 $36,421
Conor Patrick Flaherty 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,714 $36,421
Kevin l. Minor 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,714 $24,508
Patricia M Darosa 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $150,709 $23,150
Patricia M Darosa 2022 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $150,709 $23,150
Emily Pratt Davidson 2025 Transformation Director (NonAcad) D $150,705 $0
Lauren Ashley Murdock 2021 BPS Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot Principal Middle $150,705 $0
Joseph Stephen Magee Jr. 2023 Boston Fire Department Mask Repair Specialist $150,702 $11,433
Joseph Stephen Magee Jr. 2022 Boston Fire Department Mask Repair Specialist $150,702 $11,433
Joshua Ryan Steiss 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $150,698 $20,543
Michael James O'Neil 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,695 $15,581
Kristina M. Nikolaides 2025 Channing Elementary Teacher $150,692 $0
Belle-Ange C Moreau 2024 Brighton High Student Dev Counselor (1) $150,686 $0
Jorge Vargas 2024 Planning & Engineering Sen Sup Sch Bldgs Heating&Ven $150,684 $41,763
Flo J. Scott-Hiser 2024 Ohrenberger 3-8 Teacher $150,682 $0
Jason Marshall 2024 Boston Police Department (RedCircle) Data Ops Systm MGR $150,672 $23,223
Philip Babcock 2025 Madison Park Tech Vocational Teacher $150,670 $0
Kyle J Holmes 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $150,667 $33,353
Kyle J Holmes 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $150,667 $33,353
Jackson Geneus 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $150,666 $18,646
Joseph Robert Trahon 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,665 $38,321
Joseph Robert Trahon 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,665 $38,321
Jessica Descartes 2023 TechBoston Academy Student Dev Counselor (1) $150,665 $0
Cheryl L Settens 2025 Teaching & Learning Teacher $150,662 $0
Joseph R Greco 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $150,658 $14,097
Brendan Coleman Costello 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $150,654 $46,745
Brendan Coleman Costello 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $150,654 $46,745
Daniel P Harlow 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $150,653 $39,593
Michelle E. Eisan-Smith 2021 BPS Horace Mann Principal Middle $150,652 $0