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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
Kara Leigh Nemeth 2022 Haley Pilot Teacher $119,793 $0
Ciara E O'Connell 2023 BPS Lee Elementary Teacher $119,788 $0
Ciara E O'Connell 2022 BPS Lee Elementary Teacher $119,788 $0
James Joseph Greene 2024 Office of Housing Asst Dir (DND) $119,785 $0
Alexander Manuel Barros 2023 O'Bryant School of Math & Sci Rotc Instructor $119,785 $0
Erin Marie Brayden 2025 Orchard Gardens K-8 Teacher $119,784 $0
Adrienne S Bowman 2023 BPS Ohrenberger Elementary Teacher $119,783 $0
Karla Settles 2023 BPS Mather Elementary Teacher $119,783 $0
Adrienne S Bowman 2022 BPS Ohrenberger Elementary Teacher $119,783 $0
Karla Settles 2022 BPS Mather Elementary Teacher $119,783 $0
Maureen McQuillen 2023 Parks Department Sr Admin Asst $119,782 $11,146
Maureen McQuillen 2022 Parks Department Sr Admin Asst $119,782 $11,146
Alison Brizius 2021 Environment Department Commissioner $119,781 $0
Andrea B. Puckerine 2021 BPS O'Bryant School Teacher $119,779 $0
Migdalia Hernandez-Green 2021 BPS Special Education Speech & Language Pathologist $119,779 $0
Silvia S Johnson 2021 BPS Special Education Teacher $119,779 $0
Wynne L. Freed 2021 BPS Special Education Occupational Therapist $119,779 $0
Xiao-Li Hou 2021 BPS Latin Academy Teacher $119,779 $0
Lawrence Joseph Andersen Jr. 2024 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Repairpr Class I $119,779 $18,627
Amy D Carlson 2021 BPS Special Education Physical Therapist $119,779 $0
Frank M. Scott 2021 BPS McKinley Middle Teacher $119,776 $0
Mary Jane Guthrie 2023 BPS Bates Elementary Teacher $119,776 $0
Vanessa Prosper 2023 BPS Boston Latin Specialist (BTU) $119,776 $0
Mary Jane Guthrie 2022 BPS Bates Elementary Teacher $119,776 $0
Vanessa Prosper 2022 BPS Boston Latin Specialist (BTU) $119,776 $0
Carmen M. Estrada-Carrau 2023 BPS East Boston High Teacher $119,775 $0
Carmen M. Estrada-Carrau 2022 BPS East Boston High Teacher $119,775 $0
David F. Murray 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $119,772 $1,826
Annette Zambello 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $119,772 $0
Timothy Gay 2023 BPS Boston Latin Teacher $119,771 $0
Timothy Gay 2022 BPS Boston Latin Teacher $119,771 $0
Melanie C. Smith 2021 Quincy Upper School Teacher $119,771 $0
Enrique J Pepen 2025 Boston City Council City Councilor $119,769 $0
John FitzGerald 2025 Boston City Council City Councilor $119,769 $0
Henry Santana 2025 Boston City Council City Councilor $119,769 $0
Julia Mejia 2025 Boston City Council City Councilor $119,769 $0
Sharon Durkan 2025 Boston City Council City Councilor $119,769 $0
Erin J. Murphy 2025 Boston City Council City Councilor $119,769 $0
Edward M Flynn 2025 Boston City Council City Councilor $119,769 $0
Ruthzee Louijeune 2025 Boston City Council City Councilor $119,769 $0
Benjamin J Weber 2025 Boston City Council City Councilor $119,769 $0
Elizabeth Breadon 2025 Boston City Council City Councilor $119,769 $0
Gabriela D. Coletta 2025 Boston City Council City Councilor $119,769 $0
Brian Jason Bomani Worrell 2025 Boston City Council City Councilor $119,769 $0
Franklin Wright III 2023 Henderson K-12 Inclusion Teacher $119,768 $0
Eleanor Anne Wyant 2024 Teaching & Learning Teacher $119,765 $0
Carmelo W Pierre 2024 Boston Police Department Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD $119,765 $29,383
Kelli Ann McLaughlin 2023 Boston Police Department Fleet Operations Mgr $119,764 $5,730
Mary F Stenson 2024 Mel H King South End Academy Nurse $119,761 $0
Stephanie J Forte 2021 Warren/Prescott K-8 Teacher $119,761 $0