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 F McDonald 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $232,091 $62,131
Joshua William Stuart-Shor 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $232,087 $60,075
Timothy J Freda 2024 Boston Fire Department FF (FPD Night Div Insp) Admin $232,077 $17,973
Jeffrey Cahill 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $232,069 $50,398
Sean Bang 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $232,044 $80,622
Brian P Holmes 2024 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $232,033 $11,789
Paul A MacIsaac 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $232,013 $74,770
Stephen W Keogh 2023 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $231,988 $8,097
Stephen W Keogh 2022 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $231,988 $8,097
Lance R Norwood 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $231,981 $66,957
Patrick Champagnie 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $231,980 $32,169
Warren J Hoppie 2021 Boston Police Department Police Captain-DDC/HRCD $231,976 $39,096
Christopher J Cunniff 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $231,974 $80,397
Matthew J Wyman 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $231,966 $53,578
David A Macioce 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $231,964 $60,243
Eddy B. Pena 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10 $231,958 $120,933
Shawn P McKenzie 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $231,944 $7,682
Christopher K Shoulla 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $231,944 $63,953
Christopher K Shoulla 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $231,944 $63,953
Conor Walsh 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $231,903 $8,063
Edgar M Varela 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Bomb Squad $231,899 $21,026
Alvin S Holder 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $231,827 $112,795
Jordan Dean Aragones 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $231,818 $25,093
Sean P Flynn 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $231,812 $55,984
William J Murphy 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $231,772 $31,707
Drew Michael Echelson 2023 School Support Chief of Schools $231,769 $0
Terrance L Edwards 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $231,747 $36,381
Robert C Cox 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (FPD Night Division Inspec) $231,737 $16,280
David P. O'Sullivan 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $231,729 $6,019
Joseph A Boucher 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $231,724 $37,802
Joseph A Boucher 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $231,724 $37,802
Paul J Lyons Jr. 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain-Technician $231,718 $54,076
Paul J Lyons Jr. 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain-Technician $231,718 $54,076
Michael R Mylett 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $231,715 $60,552
Geneese Webster 2023 Boston Police Department EmergCommSpec-911Trainer $231,685 $123,683
Emmanuel C Dambreville 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8 $231,684 $123,056
Patrick Connor Byrnes 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $231,665 $17,562
James A Corbett 2021 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSp)DFC-AdvTe $231,641 $77,877
James M McLaughlin 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $231,632 $36,875
Joseph Orrie Walsh 2023 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief Admin $231,627 $43,076
Joseph Orrie Walsh 2022 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief Admin $231,627 $43,076
Michael James Connolly 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $231,601 $58,155
Peter Chu 2025 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant (Det) $231,595 $26,783
Frank James O'Brien 2024 Boston Police Department Police Offc Harborboat 3$8 $231,564 $25,376
Anthony J Vargas 2024 Boston Fire Department FF Investigator Admin $231,537 $65,161
Peter Ernest Trudeau 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $231,515 $30,464
Kelley A Minehan 2024 Boston Fire Department Sr Fire Alarm Operator $231,474 $35,364
Stephen T O'Brien 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $231,451 $65,147
Stephen T O'Brien 2022 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $231,451 $65,147
Brian L Ball 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $231,446 $108,436