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
John Joseph McKenna Jr. 2024 Boston Fire Department Prin Fire Alarm Operator $253,534 $36,986
Thomas D Farrell 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $253,509 $19,044
Thomas D Farrell 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $253,509 $19,044
Samantha Thompson 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $253,467 $38,849
Ian P Mahoney 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper $253,440 $90,942
Jamie Pietroski 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer Harborboat 3$8 $253,412 $93,166
Michael Christopher Keddy 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $253,411 $48,009
Robert M Charbonnier 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $253,374 $69,596
Edward P. Dervan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $253,367 $87,284
Cassondra Ann Sullivan 2024 Boston Fire Department Prin Fire Alarm Operator $253,363 $41,514
Jonathan Hester 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $253,356 $62,246
Marc D Coleman 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $253,245 $28,631
Stephanie M. Curtis 2023 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant/Hdq Dispatch $253,242 $77,610
Stephanie M. Curtis 2022 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant/Hdq Dispatch $253,242 $77,610
Matthew S Hutchinson 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain-Technician $253,229 $34,851
Jeremiah C Hogan 2024 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $253,226 $26,711
Ryan Grande 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $253,211 $104,092
Steven M Charbonnier 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $253,182 $11,974
David R Blaides 2024 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Cert) Admin $253,170 $35,795
Lino Carlo Viola 2025 Boston Fire Department Lt Trng Inst Adjunct Admin $253,158 $72,712
Daniel T Conboy 2025 Boston Police Department PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases $253,156 $21,755
Robert M Lundbohm 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $253,139 $43,333
John L Howard 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $253,132 $36,931
Brian J Linehan 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $253,114 $109,142
Roger D. Layden Jr. 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $253,025 $69,097
Manuel Andrade 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $253,017 $36,793
Brian R Carlson 2025 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper $252,992 $54,414
Paul R Donovan 2021 Boston Police Department Supn Bpd $252,984 $0
Rodney Herbin 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $252,974 $73,087
Michael F Murphy 2025 Boston Fire Department Frprs Electrical Equip Rprprs $252,945 $69,679
Kevin Michael Magoon 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $252,921 $37,799
Michael H Lam 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $252,918 $22,461
Dereck Dolly 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $252,915 $36,279
Ryan Michael Farnham 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $252,892 $35,389
Joseph M Narduzzo 2024 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc $252,881 $33,226
Francis McLaughlin X 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $252,799 $94,885
Thuan D Lai 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $252,797 $15,849
Joseph G. McNulty 2021 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief-Adm Asst Dvmtr $252,777 $28,213
William F Traft 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $252,759 $64,324
Deborah E. Pullen 2025 Office of Human Resources BPS Director (NonAcad) D $252,739 $0
Walter Leo Murphy 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $252,718 $66,820
Eamon Michael O'Leary 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $252,709 $40,798
Patrick Kane 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $252,707 $113,123
Patrick Kane 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $252,707 $113,123
James P. Defeo 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $252,704 $78,041
Kevin M Butcher 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $252,665 $75,780
Keyanna Smith 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $252,571 $79,369
Kyle Ortiz 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $252,534 $91,733
Tracey A Fenton 2025 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $252,524 $29,165
Dennis J Leahy 2024 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $252,514 $82,639