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
Patrick Edward Zawadzki 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $223,728 $29,463
Joel Tee Cruz 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $223,705 $39,745
Joseph Albert Caggiano 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $223,698 $21,916
Christopher G Byrne 2023 Boston Police Department Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa $223,695 $92,337
James F Meredith 2025 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/Pd Det Serv $223,685 $40,310
Timothy F Wilson 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $223,677 $29,630
Alvin S Holder 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $223,673 $109,107
Steven Ennis Kasper 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $223,666 $36,315
Brendan Wheeler 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $223,636 $48,399
Thomas James Chadwell 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $223,635 $32,250
Peter A Gailunas 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $223,626 $38,450
John L Cetrino 2025 Boston Fire Department FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP $223,623 $61,757
Ryan Richard Kelly 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6 $223,610 $93,528
Antwane Daye 2024 Boston Police Department Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6 $223,605 $39,604
William Moccia 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP $223,580 $70,123
Alan J Staunton 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $223,576 $58,478
Francisco Diaz 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $223,554 $18,917
Francisco Diaz 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $223,554 $18,917
Benjamin Michael Waterfall 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $223,551 $33,373
Daniel R Dowling 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $223,547 $20,055
Clyde Ashton Forde 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $223,540 $45,589
John J. Forristall 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Admn-Advance Tech $223,521 $0
John J. Forristall 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Admn-Advance Tech $223,521 $0
Michael B. Carey 2023 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $223,519 $26,762
Michael B. Carey 2022 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $223,519 $26,762
Alexander Cho 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $223,505 $45,831
Alexander Cho 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $223,505 $45,831
Amanda C Kennedy 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $223,498 $42,015
Sarah E Palermo 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $223,495 $38,068
Christopher M Colby 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $223,485 $65,158
James D Scopa 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $223,478 $108,017
Matthew Martin DiPiro 2025 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10 $223,427 $92,263
Eric T. Schmidt 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $223,424 $16,214
Anthony C. Puopolo 2025 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $223,417 $27,727
Lyndon F Christian 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $223,395 $78,083
Lyndon F Christian 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $223,395 $78,083
Clydies Freeman 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $223,346 $30,980
Clydies Freeman 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $223,346 $30,980
Andreas Kaplan 2024 Boston Police Department Police Detective $223,310 $30,861
David Kevin Stock 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $223,286 $59,070
David Kevin Stock 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $223,286 $59,070
Joseph P Donovan 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $223,282 $57,272
Samuel S. DePina 2023 Superintendent's Office Deputy Superintendent-(non-ac) $223,277 $0
Todd Christopher Leonard 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $223,276 $33,826
Derek Kelley 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $223,275 $20,333
Kevin Mendes 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $223,269 $30,815
Jeff R Carrio 2025 Boston Police Department Police Detective $223,243 $51,213
Emmet P Nichols 2023 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $223,238 $21,624
Emmet P Nichols 2022 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $223,238 $21,624
Courtney A Powell 2023 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $223,218 $42,241