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
Michael Lyons 2025 Inspectional Services Dept Plumbing & Gasfitting Inpector $234,357 $122,539
Andrew J. Minichello 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP $234,342 $77,994
Douglas W Smith 2021 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $234,333 $31,698
Seamus P Walsh 2025 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $234,329 $26,919
Kevin Patrick Ranahan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $234,315 $51,531
Kevin Patrick Ranahan 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $234,315 $51,531
Christopher M. Nee 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $234,296 $20,549
Brian Joseph McLean 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $234,271 $34,260
Damon D. Gibbs 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $234,246 $94,934
David J Messina 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $234,199 $44,405
Paul S Luciano 2023 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $234,198 $36,696
Paul S Luciano 2022 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $234,198 $36,696
Colin P. Kelly 2021 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $234,196 $37,620
William Eric Schulze 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver) $234,192 $39,920
Leonardo Hernandez 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $234,178 $56,080
Oscar A Guerrero 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $234,173 $82,824
Kevin A. Harrison 2025 Boston Fire Department FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTech Admin $234,139 $65,901
Humberto DaVeiga 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $234,122 $101,402
Anthony H Francis 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $234,114 $54,208
Iris S. Hairston 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Alarm Operator $234,108 $63,223
William L Miller 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $234,094 $40,044
Roselyn Lacroix 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $234,092 $97,720
Ryan MacDonald 2024 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $234,080 $21,266
Stephen W. Hodges 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $234,078 $58,875
Christopher J. Goodman 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $234,066 $77,366
David M. Komejko 2024 Boston Fire Department Liaison to Retirement Bd Admin $234,064 $41,596
Thomas J. Carty 2023 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $234,063 $54,243
Thomas J. Carty 2022 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $234,063 $54,243
James M Gaughan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Captain/Hackney Invest $234,047 $11,129
James M Gaughan 2022 Boston Police Department Police Captain/Hackney Invest $234,047 $11,129
John P Doris 2021 Boston Police Department PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases $234,045 $68,232
Klejvi Gega 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $234,021 $33,412
Jackson Geneus 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $234,016 $24,075
Omar McGovern 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $234,014 $79,279
Andrew L Johnson 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $233,959 $0
Andrew L Johnson 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $233,959 $0
Michael L. Rockwell 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $233,955 $61,815
Rory P Thornton 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $233,955 $80,666
Andrew G Garvey 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $233,952 $55,222
Thomas M. Antonino 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $233,945 $55,124
Wayne Emory Hester 2024 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $233,937 $71,628
Paul A MacIsaac 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $233,923 $78,788
Paul A MacIsaac 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $233,923 $78,788
Deanna Marie McDevitt 2023 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $233,897 $35,665
Deanna Marie McDevitt 2022 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $233,897 $35,665
Brian M Hurld 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $233,894 $40,526
Barry F. Stafford 2024 Boston Fire Department Prin Fire Alarm Operator $233,893 $19,203
Joey Tse 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $233,883 $69,156
Robert Cordasco 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $233,849 $13,361
James K Elow 2023 Boston Fire Department FIU Armorer $233,809 $54,350