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
Sean Patrick McGonagle 2024 Boston Fire Department Gen Frprs-Fire Alarm Construct $227,255 $1,000
Henry Joseph Staines 2021 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant (Det) $227,246 $31,725
Eric Peter Wier 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $227,244 $67,661
Eric Peter Wier 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $227,244 $67,661
Michael Palizzolo 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $227,231 $46,582
Richard Osberg 2025 Boston Police Department Police Captain $227,224 $1,390
John J. Sciara 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $227,209 $58,692
Carolyn Ivens 2024 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc $227,208 $5,906
Carmen Alisha Brown 2025 Boston Fire Department FF Paid Detail Officer Admin $227,206 $21,305
Daniel J. MacIsaac 2024 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $227,206 $3,564
Brian P Davis 2024 Boston Fire Department FF Investigator Admin $227,205 $59,890
Kyle Christian Ryan 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $227,197 $50,317
Richard Estrella 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $227,191 $91,303
Richard Estrella 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $227,191 $91,303
Igor Verbitzki 2023 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $227,183 $22,734
Igor Verbitzki 2022 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $227,183 $22,734
Debra G Blandin 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10 $227,166 $70,616
Julian Andres Velez 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $227,154 $47,804
Devon M Cornelius 2023 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10 $227,115 $112,645
Devon M Cornelius 2022 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10 $227,115 $112,645
William K Morrison 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $227,108 $22,084
Matthew Paul Stone 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $227,106 $84,938
Thomas M Goggin 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $227,091 $30,236
Robert M Zingg 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $227,068 $108,239
Sheila Ann Leahy 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $227,064 $13,623
Mathew Jean St. Marc 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $227,052 $47,628
Robert P. Hurley 2023 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $227,033 $12,904
Robert P. Hurley 2022 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $227,033 $12,904
James Joseph Toland 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $227,027 $39,534
Ryan J Oag 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $227,020 $46,917
Jonathan H Quigg 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $227,019 $22,641
Thomas M. Antonino 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $227,011 $36,631
Thomas M. Antonino 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $227,011 $36,631
Michael A Donaghy 2024 Public Works Department Assoc Electrical Engineer $227,003 $84,353
Michael Lowe Blake 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $226,986 $25,812
William W. Zubrin 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $226,971 $99,618
William W. Zubrin 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $226,971 $99,618
Stephen Edward Flynn 2025 Boston Fire Department Lt Trng Inst Adjunct Admin $226,925 $55,075
Vanessa Neves 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $226,916 $18,853
Paul P. Ristino 2023 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $226,891 $27,540
Lynwood Jenkins 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $226,888 $72,984
John Fredrick Horan 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $226,877 $67,172
Jose A Estrella 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $226,866 $22,394
David C Harrison 2021 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $226,834 $25,342
Andrew J Guerini III 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $226,834 $26,515
Robert J Donaruma 2023 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $226,832 $24,708
Robert J Donaruma 2022 Boston Police Department Police Lieutenant $226,832 $24,708
Larry Hurd 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $226,826 $52,215
Gregory Penella 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $226,813 $35,502
Taylor S. Small 2025 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $226,799 $35,070