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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
Tarquinia C Townsend 2022 BPS Boston Arts Academy Teacher $132,628 $0
Nathan John Proulx 2021 Mildred Avenue K-8 Teacher $132,627 $0
Samantha Thompson 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $132,626 $25,202
Nalida L. Besson 2024 Special Education Teacher $132,621 $0
Annemarie Carey 2025 Brighton High Teacher $132,620 $0
Claire L Bratz 2023 Chittick Elementary Teacher $132,620 $0
Lawanda P Finley 2023 Winthrop Elementary Teacher $132,619 $0
Dorian Jenkins 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification) $132,618 $0
Michael P Warren 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Canine 2$6 $132,618 $19,524
Michael P Warren 2022 Boston Police Department Police Offc Canine 2$6 $132,618 $19,524
Emily Gerarde Bamberg 2025 Quincy Upper Teacher $132,616 $0
Emily K. Shea 2023 Age Strong Commissioner Elderly Affairs $132,615 $0
Daniel H. Foley 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $132,615 $8,549
Daniel H. Foley 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $132,615 $8,549
Laurie A. Ciardi 2025 Curley K-8 Teacher $132,615 $0
Lavern Gayle 2024 Shaw-Taylor Elementary School Teacher $132,614 $0
Deborah White O'Shea 2021 Gardner Pilot Academy Teacher $132,614 $0
Michael Anthony Mustacchio 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $132,611 $20,268
Michelle C Brown 2023 Curley K-8 SpEd Support Svcs Coordinator $132,611 $0
David Michael Sims Jr. 2023 BPS Human Resource Team Consulting Teacher $132,609 $0
David Michael Sims Jr. 2022 BPS Human Resource Team Consulting Teacher $132,609 $0
Casey Ann Mandel 2023 UP Academy Dorchester Teacher $132,608 $0
Christopher J Ross 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $132,607 $23,491
Christopher J Ross 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $132,607 $23,491
Michele Corinne Lavorgna 2024 Brighton High Teacher $132,607 $0
Melissa J. Parsons 2023 Special Education Speech & Language Pathologist $132,606 $0
Stephen Shields 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $132,605 $14,356
Karen L. Ziminski-Callender 2023 Kennedy, EM Health Academy Instructional Coach $132,604 $0
Karen L. Ziminski-Callender 2022 Kennedy, EM Health Academy Instructional Coach $132,604 $0
Jillian Sarah Kerman 2025 Early Childhood Program Director (Basas 9) $132,603 $0
Thomas R Levett 2023 Quincy Elementary Teacher $132,602 $0
Elizabeth A. Matlin 2021 Kilmer K-8 Teacher $132,602 $0
Shira E. Decovnick 2021 Turnaround and Transformation Director (NonAcad) D $132,600 $0
Yomarie Santiago 2023 Roosevelt K-8 Teacher $132,600 $0
Hector Ortiz 2025 Public Works Department Master Gen Maint Mech Forepr $132,598 $18,313
Vonda M Long-McFarlane 2023 Mildred Avenue K-8 Teacher $132,597 $0
Vonda M Long-McFarlane 2022 Mildred Avenue K-8 Teacher $132,597 $0
Cristina De Guzman 2021 BPS English High Teacher $132,596 $0
Nicole M. McNeil 2023 Beethoven Elementary Teacher $132,594 $0
Michael B Berger 2023 BPS Madison Park High Teacher $132,591 $0
Michael B Berger 2022 BPS Madison Park High Teacher $132,591 $0
Annette Sophie Mitko 2024 Special Education Speech & Language Pathologist $132,589 $0
Adam Johnson 2024 Law Department Asst Corp Counsel IV (LAW) $132,588 $0
Charleen Brantley 2023 BPS Adams Elementary Teacher $132,587 $0
Charleen Brantley 2022 BPS Adams Elementary Teacher $132,587 $0
Jason Ryan Gaffney 2021 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $132,587 $32,193
Kristy L Dupuis 2025 Boston Latin Teacher $132,585 $0
Thomas O'Donnell 2021 Inspectional Services Dept Assoc Inspection Eng Fire-Serv $132,584 $2,072
Long Bao Nguyen 2024 Boston Latin Teacher $132,583 $0
Carleen Kenesha Hibbert 2024 King Elementary Specialist (BTU) $132,583 $0