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
Michelle McCarthy 2025 Office of Housing Dep Dir $148,383 $0
Sherry Dellascio 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $148,382 $27,684
Frederick M MacDonald 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/Hackney Invest $148,381 $1,429
Frederick M MacDonald 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/Hackney Invest $148,381 $1,429
Sarah Elizabeth Drew 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $148,380 $43,229
Sarah Elizabeth Drew 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $148,380 $43,229
Natacha Thomas 2023 Boston Retirement System General Counsel (LAW) $148,380 $0
Natacha Thomas 2022 Boston Retirement System General Counsel (LAW) $148,380 $0
Leslye T. Auby 2025 Edison Elementary School Teacher $148,380 $0
Demitri Adonis Curry 2025 Another Course to College Head of School $148,380 $0
Casley K Bailey 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,377 $16,588
Carol A Litif 2023 Dudley St Neighborhood Charter Teacher $148,373 $0
Peter M Isham 2025 Mel H King South End Academy Teacher $148,370 $0
Marie A Carvalho 2025 Boston Latin Academy Asst Headmaster $148,370 $0
Caroline Ballou 2025 Boston International High Teacher $148,362 $0
Michael J McManus 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $148,359 $21,568
John T Hynes 2023 Lyon K-8 Specialist (BTU) $148,358 $0
Gabriel Abreu 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $148,357 $34,843
Patrick F Lynch 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $148,349 $15,267
Marcelina Edwards 2023 Boston International High Teacher $148,344 $0
Taylor Ann King 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,342 $30,749
Chinelle D Andrews 2025 Grew Elementary Instructional Coach $148,340 $0
John Thomas Canty 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $148,339 $42,231
Luke Christopher Hussey 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $148,330 $45,614
Kar Ho Lau 2024 ASD Human Resources Sr. Director, Shared Services $148,328 $0
Brandon J Finegold 2023 Boston International High Program Director Basas 11 $148,328 $0
Robert P Ruddy 2024 Mel H King South End Academy Instructional Coach $148,326 $0
Erin Marie Pels 2025 Special Education SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $148,325 $0
Mark T Sullivan 2025 English High Social Worker/Coordinator $148,324 $0
Mary M. Rooney 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $148,319 $18,711
Mary M. Rooney 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $148,319 $18,711
Dana Bradley 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification) $148,317 $9,547
Nora E. Vernazza 2023 Tech Boston Academy Head of School $148,312 $0
Nora E. Vernazza 2022 Tech Boston Academy Head of School $148,312 $0
Kathleen H. Kearnan 2023 Kilmer K-8 Teacher $148,309 $0
Felicia Spencer 2023 Snowden International High Teacher $148,308 $0
Laura Lang 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $148,305 $4,128
Timothy Ryan Shepard 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,302 $24,108
Daniel Ryan Jackson 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,300 $12,874
Laurence J Sullivan 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $148,297 $31,542
Thomas Phillip McGrory 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $148,295 $17,105
Thomas Phillip McGrory 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $148,295 $17,105
Janine Margaret Smith 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Alarm Operator $148,294 $15,353
Janine Margaret Smith 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Alarm Operator $148,294 $15,353
Corey Thomas 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $148,288 $56,108
Nicholas David Andrasy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,286 $25,663
Nicholas David Andrasy 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,286 $25,663
Nancy J Nunez 2024 Grew Elementary Teacher $148,285 $0
Mary S Simmons 2023 Horace Mann Teacher $148,283 $0
Elizabeth Roper 2024 Multilingual Multicultural Ed Instructional Coach $148,283 $0