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
Sheila C. Shepard 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $148,485 $1,528
Darren J Fernandes 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,484 $21,868
Michelle M. Egan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $148,482 $36,197
Ada Lei Chan 2024 Adult Education Student Dev Counselor (1) $148,481 $0
Matthew Andrade 2025 Dearborn STEM Academy Instructional Coach $148,480 $0
Gregory E. Hanley 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,479 $20,166
Carolyn Miller 2023 Brighton High Teacher $148,476 $0
Danielle T. Johnson 2025 Office of Housing Dep Dir $148,476 $0
Richard Ke-Jen Chang 2021 Quincy Upper School Head of School $148,470 $0
Kristen Ann Leathers 2025 Multilingual Multicultural Ed Instructional Coach $148,467 $0
Kenneth Ryan 2021 Property Management Exec Asst $148,463 $17,868
Adolfo Brito 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $148,460 $31,507
Sean Patrick OBrien 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $148,456 $42,779
Ulana Ainsworth 2025 Clap Elementary Teacher $148,443 $0
Kathleen Mary Joyce 2023 Consumer Affairs & Licensing ExecDirConsumerAffrs&Licensing $148,442 $0
Kathleen Mary Joyce 2022 Consumer Affairs & Licensing ExecDirConsumerAffrs&Licensing $148,442 $0
Maria F Carvalho 2024 Planning & Engineering Chief Environmental Technician $148,442 $30,480
Bradley Jonathan Wong 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,440 $32,651
Joseph J Dinsmore 2025 Parks Department Sr General Tree Maint Frprs $148,437 $41,466
Michael Anthony Mustacchio 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $148,434 $19,802
Nicholas J. Driscoll 2023 Boston Fire Department FF Master of the Fire Boat-ADR $148,434 $0
Nicholas J. Driscoll 2022 Boston Fire Department FF Master of the Fire Boat-ADR $148,434 $0
Richard Anthony Errico 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $148,434 $31,304
Richard Anthony Errico 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $148,434 $31,304
Monica L. Sheesley 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $148,433 $22,060
Ann Roper Quinn 2025 Dpt of Innovation & Technology Sr Data Proc Sys Anl (ASD/DPU) $148,433 $5,314
Aimee H Smith Munnelly 2025 Kilmer K-8 Specialist (BTU) $148,428 $0
Shawn E. Farrar 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification) $148,425 $13,236
Shawn E. Farrar 2022 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification) $148,425 $13,236
Robert Francis Pugsley III 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,425 $24,009
Pauline Lugira 2021 Frederick Pilot Middle Principal Middle $148,422 $0
Alison M. Hramiec 2021 BPS Boston Evening Academy Head of School $148,422 $0
Arthur James Conlon 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,420 $20,414
Dwaine E Daye 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $148,416 $12,989
Brenda A Crowley 2023 BPS Taylor Elementary Teacher $148,416 $0
Brenda A Crowley 2022 BPS Taylor Elementary Teacher $148,416 $0
Nicholas Vincent Rizzo 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,415 $16,780
Andrew J Horgan 2023 Instr & Info Technology Manager (NonAcad) (D) $148,415 $0
Lisa Hoang 2023 BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R Manager (NonAcad) (D) $148,414 $0
Lisa Hoang 2022 BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R Manager (NonAcad) (D) $148,414 $0
Sugeily Santos 2023 Curley K-8 Student Dev Counselor (1) $148,413 $0
Alexandra Marie Buchalski 2024 English High Teacher $148,408 $0
Tra'Neal L Holloman-Rodgers 2023 Boston Green Academy Teacher $148,407 $0
Carla Alina Rodrigues-DePina 2023 Newcomers Academy Teacher $148,404 $0
Dana E Grant 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $148,402 $17,202
Dana E Grant 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $148,402 $17,202
Pamela B. Paynter 2024 Madison Park Tech Vocational School Counselor $148,396 $0
Marina A Boni 2023 Early Childhood Program Director (Basas 9) $148,389 $0
Gregg R Bowden 2021 Boston Police Department Police Offc Canine 2$6 $148,386 $13,439
Jayson B. Smith 2023 East Boston High Teacher $148,385 $0