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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
Brandon Thomas Wilbur 2023 Curley K-8 Teacher $126,884 $0
Denise M Merlino 2025 Boston Police Department Prin Admin Asst $126,883 $1,170
Michelle Wilson-Price 2023 Russell Elementary Teacher $126,882 $0
Michael P Russell 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $126,882 $17,302
Michael P Russell 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $126,882 $17,302
Sheila M. Hanson-Fazzolari 2021 BPS Otis Elementary Teacher $126,879 $0
Ileana Marilena Gruia 2025 Data & Accountability Director (NonAcad) D $126,878 $0
Edward S Patterson 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $126,878 $18,265
Kimberly L. Copeland 2025 Gardner Pilot Academy Teacher $126,876 $0
Meghan Greene 2023 BPS Sumner Elementary Teacher $126,876 $0
Meghan Greene 2022 BPS Sumner Elementary Teacher $126,876 $0
Matthew McGowan 2021 Dpt of Innovation & Technology Chief Digital Officer $126,875 $777
Demitri Adonis Curry 2024 Another Course to College Asst Headmaster $126,874 $0
Jihan Mehideen 2025 Higginson-Lewis 3-8 Teacher $126,874 $0
Denise K Watson 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $126,874 $6,355
Carolyn Branca 2023 Community Academy School Counselor $126,873 $0
Linda E Stanford-Scaglione 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $126,873 $488
Josette Williams 2023 Early Learning Services Director (NonAcad) D $126,872 $0
Josette Williams 2022 Early Learning Services Director (NonAcad) D $126,872 $0
Suzanne Marie Jacobson 2024 Murphy K-8 Teacher $126,870 $0
Sarah Margaret Allen 2024 Ellis Elementary Social Worker/Coordinator $126,870 $0
Christine O'Donnell 2023 Boston City Council ComplianceDir&StaffCounsel(CC) $126,868 $0
Christine O'Donnell 2022 Boston City Council ComplianceDir&StaffCounsel(CC) $126,868 $0
Christine M Downing 2024 West Zone ELC Teacher $126,867 $0
Stephen A MacCormack 2021 Haynes EEC Teacher $126,867 $0
Rachel Chen 2025 English High Teacher $126,863 $0
Mollie Van Deusen 2023 Conley Elementary Teacher $126,862 $0
Kristen A. Morgan 2023 Boston Police Department Criminalist IV $126,860 $8,013
Kristen A. Morgan 2022 Boston Police Department Criminalist IV $126,860 $8,013
Maggie L Driscoll 2024 McKay K-8 Teacher $126,860 $0
Patrick O'Leary 2023 Boston Police Department Supv Mtr Equip Rpprs (BPD) $126,859 $18,620
Patrick O'Leary 2022 Boston Police Department Supv Mtr Equip Rpprs (BPD) $126,859 $18,620
Jillian Galdi Mulhern 2024 Warren-Prescott K-8 Teacher $126,858 $0
Carole D Holmes 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $126,858 $3,203
Evan Alex Piering 2025 King Elementary Social Worker/Coordinator $126,857 $0
Araceli Gongora 2021 BPS Timilty Middle Teacher $126,855 $0
Donovan A. McLean 2023 O'Bryant School of Math & Sci Teacher $126,855 $0
Erin Elizabeth Abbott 2023 Ellison-Parks Early Ed Teacher $126,853 $0
Charles D. Harris 2024 Umana Academy Teacher $126,852 $0
Denise K Watson 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $126,851 $2,439
Denise K Watson 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $126,851 $2,439
Erica Anjelisse Santiago 2023 East Boston High Nurse $126,850 $0
Alexander Maxim Feeney 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $126,849 $10,121
Dana Suzanne Griswold 2021 BPS Blackstone Elementary Teacher $126,845 $0
Neil J. Doherty 2023 ASD Intergvernmtl Relations Chief of Staff $126,843 $0
Neil J. Doherty 2022 ASD Intergvernmtl Relations Chief of Staff $126,843 $0
Jennifer Anderson Harrington 2023 Roosevelt K-8 Nurse $126,839 $0
Nelson F Kadey 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $126,838 $30,946
Nelson F Kadey 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $126,838 $30,946
Giovanna DeBarros 2023 Curley K-8 Teacher $126,836 $0