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
Dennis W. Toland 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $237,975 $40,819
Willie Michael Lara 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $237,929 $43,255
Paula F Pearson 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,925 $51,094
Peter Blain Buchanan 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $237,917 $37,851
Paul J Bercume 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $237,897 $39,524
Ryan Donahue 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,887 $12,683
Santiago Maldonado 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,848 $20,092
Brendan Daly McCarthy 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $237,846 $34,000
Alberto A Pina 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,846 $5,669
Michael Francis Tierney 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $237,840 $39,202
Emerdine L Lennon 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,837 $50,962
Spencer Arnold 2024 Boston Fire Department FF FPD(Plc of Assy Insp) Admin $237,837 $63,943
Paul J Zelvis 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $237,819 $61,404
Paul J Zelvis 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $237,819 $61,404
Joseph Glynn Simonson 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer Mobile Oper 2$6 $237,804 $44,960
Giuseppe A. Guarino Jr. 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $237,787 $22,290
Thomas E. McDonough 2024 Boston Fire Department FF FPD(Plc of Assy Insp) Admin $237,784 $54,643
Cameron Antonio Clemente Williamson 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,737 $52,387
Sean M Rooney 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $237,732 $66,553
Patrick W Wood 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,727 $72,983
Kevin P McGoldrick 2023 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $237,711 $67,946
Albert C Christie 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,702 $127,350
Ryan Joseph Byrnes 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,679 $9,595
Naweed A Hassan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,677 $34,552
Naweed A Hassan 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,677 $34,552
Benjamin N Linsky 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,648 $47,618
Mario Joseph Marotta 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $237,644 $89,347
Thomas Grimes Doherty 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,597 $41,932
Patrick J McDonough 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $237,595 $59,272
James Tran 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,590 $113,855
James Tran 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,590 $113,855
Randy Do 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,587 $27,137
Joao DePina 2025 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $237,584 $45,944
Aundria Burcy 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $237,574 $68,433
Joel Resil 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $237,572 $56,746
Patrick J McDonough 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $237,563 $56,282
Patrick J McDonough 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $237,563 $56,282
Colin P. Kelly 2023 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $237,550 $23,847
Colin P. Kelly 2022 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $237,550 $23,847
Kenneth J Hayes 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $237,538 $63,803
Jade Denise Peeples 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,527 $38,388
Thomas Francis Messer 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver) $237,492 $42,226
Elbert Miguel Pereira 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,438 $12,052
James Patrick Duffy 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $237,436 $35,862
Alexander Cho 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $237,399 $55,112
Michael Lowe Blake 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $237,391 $40,426
Paul T Quinn 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $237,335 $50,327
Scott D. Lucas 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10 $237,335 $83,847
Nelson F Kadey 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $237,329 $58,328
John M. Noberini 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $237,325 $80,297