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
Thomas Robert Simmons 2025 Umana Academy Teacher $138,418 $0
Julie A. Marinilli 2025 East Boston High Teacher $138,417 $0
James F Lydon 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $138,413 $26,486
James F Lydon 2022 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $138,413 $26,486
Jhoanna Ochoa-Martinez 2025 Muniz Academy Teacher $138,412 $0
Timothy F. Killilea 2023 Mather Elementary Teacher $138,411 $0
Carole A Collins 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $138,411 $10,813
Carole A Collins 2022 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $138,411 $10,813
Shannon McLaughlin-Fabiano 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $138,409 $15,709
Patrick John Rowan 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $138,409 $13,484
Deborah Arlauskas 2023 Tynan Elementary Teacher $138,407 $0
Marcella Elliott-Thompson 2023 Winship Elementary Teacher $138,406 $0
Yvonne Der-Yi 2023 Quincy Elementary Teacher $138,406 $0
Kristi Maureen Locke 2023 Murphy K-8 Teacher $138,398 $0
Rebecca Lee 2024 Quincy Elementary Teacher $138,397 $0
Matthew Andrew Buckley 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $138,394 $10,629
Carla Mulet Lopez 2025 Muniz Academy Teacher $138,390 $0
Dennis Layden 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $138,389 $29,385
Duel B Adams 2025 Boston Adult Technical Academy Teacher $138,386 $0
Brandon Anderson Melendez 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $138,385 $13,713
Caroline Falcone Dolan 2025 Boston Latin Teacher $138,378 $0
Patricia A. Cartwright 2024 Sumner Elementary Teacher $138,378 $0
Robert Pacitti 2024 Public Facilities Department Clerk of Works II (PFD) $138,377 $30,998
Lauren McNamara 2024 McKay K-8 Teacher $138,376 $0
Jamie A King 2023 Special Education Occupational Therapist $138,376 $0
Karolyn F. McNeil 2023 Mason Elementary Teacher $138,374 $0
Scott A. Foster 2024 Dearborn 6-12 STEM Academy Teacher $138,370 $0
Jelisa Jendayi Grant 2025 Holmes Elementary Teacher $138,370 $0
Jake Walsh 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $138,354 $12,233
Brendan Patrick Murphy 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $138,350 $37,117
David G Hyslip 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $138,349 $3,677
David G Hyslip 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $138,349 $3,677
Sonya C. Brown 2023 Boston Arts Academy Teacher $138,347 $0
Heather A James 2024 Ellis Elementary Teacher $138,346 $0
Ingrid C. Roche 2023 Boston Latin Academy Teacher $138,345 $0
Jack Schaeffer Giordano 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $138,342 $10,059
Suzie Ann Renz 2024 Excel High Nurse $138,340 $0
Brigida Faith Nery 2024 Conley Elementary Teacher $138,338 $0
Marilu Alvarado-Hernandez 2024 Muniz Academy Teacher $138,337 $0
Matthew M Lydon 2023 Quincy Elementary Teacher $138,334 $0
Amanda Laura Redash 2024 Gardner Pilot Academy SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $138,334 $0
Jamie Ashley Freeman 2025 Madison Park Tech Vocational Instructional Coach $138,334 $0
Sean Gannon 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $138,330 $22,514
Jacqueline M Connerty 2023 Teaching & Learning Instructional Coach $138,328 $0
Clara N. Lucien 2024 Clap Elementary Teacher $138,327 $0
Morgan Elizabeth Hodlin 2025 Special Education SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $138,327 $0
Amelia Lopes Ford 2025 Student Support Supervisor Of Attendance $138,325 $0
Robert O Ellis 2023 BPS New Mission Pilot Teacher $138,323 $0
Robert O Ellis 2022 BPS New Mission Pilot Teacher $138,323 $0
Garceline Champagne 2024 Chief Academic Officer Instructional Coach $138,323 $0