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
Anita Shewakramani Lavakumar 2025 Teaching & Learning Director (NonAcad) D $150,649 $0
Frank Johannes Lang 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,649 $19,094
Matthew Keenan Dever 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,648 $13,907
Scott Andrew Simpson 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,641 $22,158
Joel Alexis Ortiz 2024 Boston Police Department Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa $150,639 $63,854
Jackson Hernandez 2024 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $150,639 $0
Jayme Drzewinski 2024 Ellison-Parks Early Ed Instructional Coach $150,628 $0
Lillian I Pinet 2025 Ellison-Parks Early Ed Instructional Coach $150,627 $0
Paul D Gillis 2023 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $150,624 $23,854
Paul D Gillis 2022 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $150,624 $23,854
Sean Michael Kelly 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,619 $20,014
Joshua Michael Coleman 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $150,605 $23,573
Carrie A Tarzia 2024 Special Education SpEd Support Svcs Supervisor $150,602 $0
Tyrone Sutton 2024 Boston Arts Academy Head of School $150,594 $0
Maureen T McGrath 2025 Murphy K-8 Teacher $150,589 $0
Diana T Walker 2025 Everett Elementary Teacher $150,586 $0
Timothy R Donovan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $150,584 $20,811
Carol A Litif 2025 Mildred Avenue K-8 Teacher $150,583 $0
Sugeily Santos 2025 Curley K-8 Student Dev Counselor (1) $150,583 $0
Laura J. Rojas 2024 Ohrenberger 3-8 Teacher $150,580 $0
Courtney Celata Ottaviano 2025 Harvard-Kent Elementary Teacher $150,580 $0
Theresa E Fish 2023 Early Childhood Program Director (Basas 9) $150,577 $0
Jon'Tavion White 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $150,577 $35,528
Daniel Ernest Gould 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $150,575 $858
Daniel Ernest Gould 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $150,575 $858
Linda Marie Mendez 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $150,567 $25,772
Erin Ann Cochran 2024 Edison K-8 Teacher $150,562 $0
William Alexandru Popa 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,561 $34,172
Jeremiah Francis Foley 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $150,556 $23,915
Alina Kratik 2025 Winship Elementary School Psychologist(1) $150,552 $0
Joseph Paul Derby 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $150,550 $19,426
Erin A. Cannon 2025 Warren-Prescott K-8 Teacher $150,542 $0
Elizabeth M. Murphy 2023 Mattahunt Elementary Teacher $150,542 $0
Meghan Goguen 2024 Perkins Elementary Teacher $150,539 $0
Brian Richard Fredholm 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $150,535 $17,454
Michelle L. O'Neill 2025 East Boston High Teacher $150,531 $0
Brian Stallings 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $150,529 $36,624
Brian Stallings 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $150,529 $36,624
Rhoan Jamal Dalmar 2021 Boston Fire Department FF (FPD Night Division Inspec) $150,522 $7,599
Brendan P. Dever 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $150,520 $36,695
Brendan P. Dever 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $150,520 $36,695
Chi Nguyen 2023 BPS Taylor Elementary Asst Principal Elementary $150,519 $0
Chi Nguyen 2022 BPS Taylor Elementary Asst Principal Elementary $150,519 $0
Valerie J. Spencer 2023 Kennedy JF Elementary Instructional Coach $150,515 $0
Aubrey E. F. Rubin 2025 Special Education SpEd Support Svcs Supervisor $150,513 $0
James Gerard O'Brien 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $150,499 $32,292
Valerie Lee 2025 Madison Park Tech Vocational School Psychologist(1) $150,497 $0
Michael J Clinchot 2021 BPS O'Bryant School Teacher $150,490 $0
Sean Michael Boyle 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $150,490 $33,106
Doris T. Venditti 2023 Brighton High Teacher $150,485 $0