Massachusetts · 2025 pay

How much do Boston employees make?

Name: City of Boston employee pay 2025
Creator: PublicPayData

$90,793typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025

$44,725 – $136,053what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.

City of Boston publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.

Common jobs: Teacher Paraprofessional Police Officer

✓ Official data from City of BostonMatches the agency's latest releaseboston.gov ↗

How is pay spread across workers?

A year of pay for a lower-paid, typical and higher-paid worker (counting everyone paid), and the top earner, split into regular pay, overtime and extra pay.

$44,496

$90,904

$135,979

$524,441

Lower-paid workerearns more than 1 in 4 coworkers

Typical workerright in the middle

Higher-paid workerearns more than 3 in 4 coworkers

Highest paidone person

Regular payOvertimeExtra pay

Is pay going up?

Yes. Typical pay went from $66,222 in 2016 to $90,793 in 2025 (+37%).

Typical payNumber of people paidTotal payroll

What changed since 2024

+7.6%Typical pay went up from $84,347 to $90,793.
−12725,321 people were paid in 2025, compared with 25,448 in 2024.
+37%Since 2016, typical pay has gone from $66,222 to $90,793, while the number of people paid went up from 21,946 to 25,321.

The next update is expected in February 2027.

Pay slip · 2025

A typical worker's year

Boston

10years of
official data
2016–2025

Average pay of people in the middle of the pay range
Regular pay	$84,252
Overtime	$2,814
Extra pay	$3,838
Total for the year	$90,904

Average of the 1,266 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.

Official source: City of Boston (Analyze Boston), boston.gov ↗
Matches the agency's latest release

Worth knowing about pay at Boston

What stands out in the payroll data, checked against the rest of our data before it is shown.

7¢
Of every dollar Boston paid in 2025, about 7 cents was overtime.
Usual among the 8 other cities of a similar size in our data: about 12 cents. 7th highest of 9.
The data shows what was paid, not why. Overtime is pay for hours beyond the regular schedule.
+55%
Since 2016, total pay at Boston went up 55% while the number of people paid went up 15%.
Counts everyone paid during each year. Not adjusted for inflation.

Pay by job

Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.

Job	People	Typical pay	Most earn	Since 2024
Teacher	5,375	$122,935	$94k – $136k	▲ 5.0%
Paraprofessional	1,536	$54,718	$44k – $61k	▲ 21.3%
Police Officer	1,343	$185,501	$137k – $227k	▲ 1.2%
Fire Fighter	807	$164,984	$146k – $184k	▼ 8.5%
Cab Monitor He	647	$33,430	$23k – $39k	▲ 5.3%
Part-Time Cafeteria Attendant	431	$19,236	$14k – $26k	▲ 13.5%
Lunch Hour Monitors	373	$12,192	$8k – $14k	▲ 21.1%
Substitute Teacher	327	$6,737	$3k – $20k	▲ 10.4%
One to One Para	292	$60,001	$52k – $67k	▲ 17.7%
Police Detective	266	$213,651	$189k – $252k	▼ 10.2%
Social Worker/Coordinator	253	$114,514	$99k – $132k	▲ 8.9%
Substitute Teacher He	251	$34,384	$20k – $49k	▲ 5.2%
Instructional Coach	197	$142,200	$128k – $150k	▲ 4.4%
Jr Customer/Nights	190	$60,460	$56k – $65k	▲ 6.3%
Speech and Language Pathologist	187	$123,192	$96k – $136k	▲ 4.4%
Nurse	184	$119,955	$92k – $130k	▲ 4.5%
School Traffic Supervisor	181	$15,233	$13k – $18k	▼ 3.3%
Aba Specialist Btu	177	$60,111	$17k – $72k	▲ 26.9%
Community Field Coordinator	176	$84,345	$73k – $93k	▲ 6.8%
Surround Care Paraprofessional	169	$55,435	$36k – $68k	▲ 9.0%
Parking Meter Supervisor	167	$54,853	$25k – $71k	▼ 13.9%
Fire Fighter-Technician	158	$164,066	$146k – $187k	▼ 10.4%
Manager Nonacad C	158	$100,433	$70k – $112k	▼ 2.1%
Sped Support Services Coordinator	155	$139,936	$127k – $153k	▲ 3.3%
Police Sergeant	139	$261,473	$217k – $302k	▼ 5.4%
Specialist Btu	138	$127,381	$100k – $138k	▲ 0.1%
Fire Lieutenant	137	$205,578	$194k – $225k	▼ 8.1%
Sen Customer C	136	$81,824	$73k – $92k	▲ 0.8%
Per Diem Substitute Teacher	136	$5,724	$2k – $12k	▲ 22.3%
Family Liaison Btu	126	$94,360	$80k – $99k	▲ 9.5%
Employment Agreement	126	$18,765	$6k – $42k	▲ 15.8%
Sub Teacher - Retiree	119	$15,093	$7k – $28k	▼ 12.7%
Police Sergeant Det	114	$296,308	$240k – $348k	▼ 0.8%
Prin Admin Assistant	114	$125,828	$110k – $136k	▲ 8.3%
School Psychologist 1	113	$131,405	$105k – $144k	▲ 10.6%
Substitute Nurse	111	$3,282	$1k – $9k	▼ 35.9%
Admin Assistant	101	$71,441	$59k – $82k	▼ 5.9%
Part-Time Custodian	98	$13,769	$5k – $16k	▲ 93.9%
Intern 3	92	$6,767	$2k – $10k	▼ 41.6%
Occupational Therapist	88	$120,013	$101k – $134k	▲ 1.6%
Secretary	87	$30,049	$10k – $75k	▲ 12.8%
Jr Custodian	81	$62,984	$59k – $66k	▲ 1.6%
Security Offc Prot ser	77	$73,091	$41k – $94k	▲ 10.5%
Cluster Substitute	77	$48,102	$18k – $55k	▲ 3.8%
Sen Clerk School Sec 766-15b	76	$43,699	$39k – $52k	▼ 1.8%
Librarian	75	$115,732	$97k – $130k	▲ 14.0%
Coordinator-Manager B	75	$72,241	$45k – $86k	▼ 1.6%
Summer Golf Worker	74	$14,012	$8k – $25k	▼ 3.0%
Cafeteria Manager 12	73	$52,871	$48k – $56k	▲ 14.3%
Director Nonacad D	72	$129,449	$116k – $141k	▲ 2.5%
Jr Building Custodian	72	$56,382	$51k – $64k	▲ 6.8%
Sen Customer C/Nights	71	$75,578	$69k – $86k	▲ 0.7%
Principal Elementary	68	$167,968	$155k – $179k	▲ 2.0%
Student Development Counselor 1	68	$142,872	$130k – $151k	▲ 4.9%
Coach Nontpp	67	$6,582	$5k – $9k	▲ 27.0%
Director	66	$118,450	$105k – $132k	▲ 9.8%
Program Director Basas 9a	62	$140,992	$116k – $145k	▼ 0.6%
Prin Clerk/School Sec 23e	62	$70,933	$63k – $77k	new
Coordinator	60	$74,803	$65k – $80k	▲ 15.9%
Cadet Fire	60	$33,860	$16k – $36k	▲ 4.7%
Bps Worker's Comp Job Class	57	$36,559	$22k – $53k	▲ 8.2%
Fire Fighter-Advancetechnician	55	$178,242	$170k – $206k	▼ 7.8%
Emrgncycommspec911 Call Taker	54	$89,913	$75k – $107k	▼ 2.8%
Meo Motor Eqip Opr and Pw Lbr	54	$58,310	$45k – $68k	new
Sum Sch - Btu Prof	54	$6,064	$6k – $9k	▼ 13.2%
Senior Data Proc Systems Anl	53	$123,511	$102k – $127k	▲ 7.6%
Lifeguard I Seasonal	53	$6,794	$6k – $8k	▼ 5.9%
Intern I	51	$7,110	$6k – $16k	▲ 22.2%
Police Lieutenant	50	$310,993	$255k – $352k	▼ 1.0%
Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	50	$205,687	$177k – $234k	▼ 8.0%
Senior Library Assistant Branch	50	$51,027	$34k – $55k	▲ 4.3%
Substitute Cafeteria Attendant	50	$2,631	$1k – $9k	▲ 2.5%
Workers Comp Job Classificatn	48	$37,041	$30k – $48k	▲ 16.1%
Police Offc Comm Service Offc 3$8	46	$213,381	$173k – $264k	▼ 2.6%
Assistant Headmaster	46	$146,391	$122k – $151k	▲ 0.7%
School Counselor	46	$126,132	$99k – $138k	▼ 0.6%
Officer-Bps Police	46	$52,241	$31k – $65k	▼ 11.5%
Library Aide	46	$6,368	$4k – $11k	▼ 1.4%
Fire Captain	45	$236,194	$221k – $263k	▼ 8.4%
Head Clerk	45	$44,831	$30k – $53k	▲ 4.5%
Cadet Police	45	$20,524	$17k – $43k	▼ 42.5%
Manager	43	$97,218	$86k – $112k	▲ 19.1%
Prin Clerk/School Sec 23	42	$67,715	$56k – $71k	new
Fire Lieutenant Administration	41	$255,864	$211k – $285k	▲ 3.5%
Police Clerk and Typist	41	$57,753	$49k – $62k	▲ 1.9%
Per Diem Substitute Teacher He	41	$27,936	$13k – $33k	▲ 5.8%
Head of School	39	$169,765	$155k – $182k	▼ 4.3%
Senior Admin Assistant	39	$96,455	$79k – $110k	▲ 5.0%
Program Manager	39	$90,346	$73k – $96k	▲ 12.8%
Fellow I	39	$7,450	$3k – $13k	▲ 14.5%
Division Director	38	$126,190	$115k – $146k	▲ 1.5%
Youth Worker	38	$53,601	$44k – $61k	▼ 0.4%
Analyst C	37	$100,277	$48k – $110k	▲ 2.6%
Lifeguard II Part-Time	37	$24,845	$10k – $34k	▲ 64.1%
Sub Lunch Monitor	36	$2,280	$1k – $4k	▲ 38.4%
Admin Coordinator Com sch	34	$125,641	$109k – $129k	▲ 8.8%
Special Assistant	34	$92,434	$86k – $116k	▼ 9.9%
Hot Line Worker	34	$10,104	$6k – $14k	▼ 21.0%
Coordinator-Manager C	33	$98,669	$71k – $116k	▲ 0.7%
Staff Assistant	33	$64,578	$51k – $67k	▲ 4.9%
Cab Monitor	33	$30,129	$21k – $33k	▲ 188.6%
Summer Btu Para	33	$5,531	$5k – $6k	▲ 35.7%
Security Para	32	$61,551	$52k – $70k	▼ 7.0%
Emrgncy Comm Specialist Police Dispa	31	$135,792	$114k – $149k	▼ 1.9%
Lifeguard II	31	$34,992	$17k – $52k	▼ 19.7%
Police Offc Acad Instructor 2$6	30	$216,290	$190k – $230k	▼ 9.9%
Program Supervisor	30	$86,884	$77k – $94k	▲ 9.0%
311 Call Takers	30	$63,655	$52k – $70k	▲ 1.8%
Senior Building Custodian	30	$62,286	$56k – $67k	▲ 4.0%
Clinical Coordinator	29	$133,533	$110k – $144k	▲ 21.3%
Emrgncycommspec-Supportanalyst	29	$82,877	$69k – $95k	▲ 0.7%
Cafeteria Manager14	29	$55,341	$39k – $61k	▲ 8.8%
Admin Assistant Cc	29	$49,042	$14k – $69k	▲ 67.8%
Program Director Basas 10b	28	$127,802	$117k – $143k	▲ 0.5%
Technician B	28	$80,365	$72k – $86k	▲ 1.5%
Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	28	$62,863	$51k – $71k	▲ 12.8%
Fire Lieutenant-Technician	27	$207,969	$198k – $230k	▼ 8.0%
Motor Eq Rpprs Classibpdfleetbfd	27	$112,061	$95k – $137k	▼ 4.3%
Childrens Librarian II	27	$87,360	$79k – $91k	▲ 2.1%
Staff Assistant B	27	$76,303	$61k – $88k	▲ 5.9%
Athletic Director	27	$57,545	$50k – $59k	▲ 2.5%
Dist Fire Chief	26	$271,672	$251k – $296k	▼ 8.4%
Program Director Basas 9	26	$139,196	$127k – $143k	▲ 0.9%
Physical Therapist	26	$130,191	$88k – $136k	▲ 3.0%
Specialist Library Assistant II	26	$60,897	$41k – $69k	▲ 7.3%
Project Manager	25	$82,893	$44k – $95k	▲ 19.8%
Assistant Principal Elementary	24	$144,892	$124k – $155k	▲ 6.1%
Fire Alarm Operator	24	$133,509	$90k – $154k	▼ 10.4%
Public Works Hokey	24	$45,416	$30k – $55k	▲ 33.0%
Aguperdiem Clerical Substitute	24	$5,155	$1k – $13k	new
Police Lieutenant Det	23	$318,859	$275k – $359k	▲ 4.0%
Fire Fighter Inctcomndsp Dfc	23	$173,863	$154k – $209k	▼ 5.9%
Clerk of Works II Pfd	23	$130,398	$116k – $151k	▲ 3.1%
Coordinator Climate and Culture 3a Bas	23	$96,052	$85k – $99k	new
Head Clerk and Secretary	23	$68,147	$64k – $77k	▲ 4.7%
Head Admin Clerk	23	$61,804	$51k – $74k	▲ 17.4%
Sped Coverage Paraprofessional	23	$54,747	$50k – $62k	▲ 11.6%
Listing Officer Hrly-Level III	23	$4,995	$4k – $8k	▼ 3.3%
Principal Middle	22	$171,127	$152k – $182k	▲ 1.5%
Director of Instruction	22	$136,126	$113k – $149k	▼ 5.3%
Assistant Director D Non ac	22	$127,147	$120k – $131k	▲ 1.8%
Deputy Director	22	$104,621	$88k – $131k	▲ 21.6%
Specialist Library Assistant I Branch	22	$65,285	$61k – $72k	▲ 8.0%
Driver	22	$43,111	$17k – $59k	▼ 19.0%
Police Offc/Fgrprt Ev Tch 4$10	21	$216,614	$203k – $250k	▼ 10.7%
Project Manager C	21	$104,572	$97k – $113k	▲ 3.4%
Highway Maintenance Inspector##	21	$83,825	$75k – $106k	▲ 13.4%
Housing Inspector	21	$81,697	$71k – $87k	▲ 10.9%
Park Maintenance Foreperson##	21	$70,903	$67k – $85k	new
Maintenance Worker/Custodian	21	$55,231	$37k – $57k	▼ 0.9%
Athletic Assistant	21	$44,157	$37k – $48k	▲ 1.2%
Chief of Staff	20	$127,999	$90k – $151k	▲ 1.3%
Building Inspector	20	$123,108	$110k – $133k	new
Senior Parking Meter Supervisor I	20	$99,059	$84k – $116k	▼ 4.9%
Data Proc Systems Analyst	20	$89,725	$75k – $102k	▲ 12.1%
Health Inspector##	20	$89,087	$84k – $97k	▲ 1.9%
Motor Equipment Operator-Parks	20	$47,018	$37k – $54k	new
Attendant	20	$9,595	$2k – $11k	▼ 9.4%
Counselor Cc	20	$3,600	$4k – $4k	▲ 8.7%
District Fire Chief-Technician	19	$257,289	$252k – $295k	▼ 12.9%
Ff Investigator Admin	19	$227,562	$192k – $249k	▲ 4.5%
Assistant Director Basas 11b	19	$147,168	$139k – $161k	▲ 1.7%
Assistant Director	19	$139,197	$94k – $146k	▲ 5.3%
Trans Program Planner III	19	$93,370	$82k – $96k	▲ 32.7%
Generalist II	19	$83,706	$77k – $88k	▲ 0.9%
Customer Service Representative a	19	$48,966	$43k – $58k	▲ 25.6%
Before/After School Support	19	$10,481	$5k – $23k	▼ 15.6%
Board Member Stipend	19	$3,750	$2k – $7k	▲ 50.1%
Ff Incidentcommandspec Dfc-Tec	18	$178,331	$152k – $212k	▼ 14.9%
Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	18	$145,918	$143k – $148k	▲ 8.6%
Rotc Instructor	18	$109,597	$40k – $141k	▼ 15.9%
Senior Library Assistant	18	$55,708	$37k – $59k	▲ 11.2%
Grave Digger	18	$46,761	$25k – $55k	▼ 8.9%
Police Offc Canine 2$6	17	$224,528	$190k – $233k	▼ 2.3%
Director D Non-Ac	17	$117,426	$83k – $122k	▲ 3.4%
Foreperson	17	$100,514	$91k – $102k	new
Dep Supn Bpd	16	$292,934	$290k – $293k	▼ 12.1%
Director C Non Acad	16	$119,975	$115k – $121k	▲ 5.1%
Manager Climate and Culture 4a Bas	16	$114,368	$109k – $121k	new
Manager C Non-Ac	16	$90,558	$79k – $97k	▲ 5.2%
Assistant Corp Counsel I Law	16	$89,256	$69k – $99k	▲ 12.7%
Hvy Motor Equipment Operator and Pw Lbr	16	$67,846	$62k – $80k	new
Admin Secretary	16	$63,170	$45k – $73k	▼ 4.2%
Building Manager	16	$58,244	$55k – $60k	▲ 2.4%
Staff Assistant (Part-Time)	16	$5,005	$4k – $6k	▲ 4.9%
Registrar	15	$138,729	$134k – $150k	▼ 0.6%
Criminalist IV	15	$130,566	$128k – $142k	▲ 1.3%
Head Staff Assistant 28	15	$82,902	$61k – $90k	▲ 8.8%
Cluster Paraprofessional	15	$39,749	$20k – $59k	▲ 37.4%
Police Captain/Ddc	14	$392,242	$329k – $425k	▼ 6.7%
Fire Captain Administration	14	$271,742	$234k – $306k	▲ 1.9%
Supervisor-Highway Maintenance Pwd	14	$122,985	$113k – $143k	▲ 7.6%
Specialist Assistant	14	$92,731	$69k – $100k	▲ 6.2%
Senior Admin Anl	14	$90,215	$75k – $103k	▲ 7.9%
Code Enforce Offc	14	$78,104	$68k – $89k	▲ 5.8%
Staff Assistant II	14	$75,646	$55k – $81k	▲ 5.7%
Chief Claims Investigator	14	$67,486	$54k – $84k	▼ 7.8%
Administrative Assistant	14	$65,667	$61k – $91k	new
Gardener	14	$58,782	$50k – $68k	▼ 1.4%
Park Keeper	14	$54,455	$51k – $63k	▼ 8.8%
City Councilor	13	$119,769	$120k – $120k	▲ 4.5%
Senior Civil Engineer	13	$119,374	$106k – $182k	▲ 12.7%
Manager D Non-Ac	13	$111,737	$97k – $117k	▲ 6.6%
Senior Radio Communications Technician	13	$110,768	$107k – $125k	▼ 2.7%
Assistant Director C	13	$110,267	$107k – $120k	▼ 1.9%
Branch Librarian II	13	$108,246	$107k – $114k	▲ 1.9%
Branch Librarian I	13	$98,706	$96k – $105k	▲ 1.2%
Envrnmntl Health Inspector I	13	$93,651	$86k – $103k	▲ 3.7%
Prin Research Analyst	13	$81,867	$80k – $104k	▼ 4.8%
Sergeant-Bps Police	13	$79,119	$71k – $81k	▲ 0.9%
Cluster Substitute Es	13	$34,431	$5k – $59k	▼ 23.4%
Site Supervisor	13	$10,168	$10k – $10k	▼ 4.2%
Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	12	$228,072	$198k – $262k	▲ 18.7%
Ff Fpd Plc of assy insp Admin	12	$216,895	$203k – $236k	▼ 0.6%
Ff Fpdinsplevl1cert Admin	12	$180,061	$169k – $198k	▲ 4.5%
Executive Director E Nonacad	12	$154,848	$84k – $171k	▲ 2.8%
Assistant Principal Middle	12	$147,961	$138k – $155k	▲ 4.1%
Project Manager II Pfd	12	$127,869	$123k – $132k	▲ 9.4%
Assistant Corp Counsel II Law	12	$120,944	$118k – $124k	▲ 18.6%
Associate Inspec Engineer Isd	12	$119,790	$93k – $136k	▲ 3.3%
Emergcommspec-911trainer	12	$107,240	$95k – $142k	▼ 11.2%
Executive Assistant	12	$103,977	$80k – $155k	▲ 21.9%
Community Services Offc	12	$100,547	$96k – $111k	▲ 11.2%
Hub Coordinator	12	$100,277	$90k – $104k	▲ 8.7%
Student Registration Specialist B	12	$80,887	$80k – $83k	▲ 3.2%
Program Assistant	12	$76,244	$65k – $81k	▲ 0.9%
Head Lifeguard	12	$54,836	$49k – $61k	▲ 1.9%
Admin Anl	12	$54,669	$53k – $68k	▼ 9.3%
Claims Investigator Opc	12	$38,295	$22k – $50k	▼ 22.2%
Assistant Assessor Trainee ii	12	$21,986	$9k – $43k	▼ 51.9%
Laborer-Streets	12	$10,004	$2k – $24k	new
Assistant Reg Voters Hourly	12	$2,439	$2k – $3k	new
Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	11	$225,149	$206k – $237k	▼ 7.5%
Fire Lieutenant-Advancetech	11	$210,288	$184k – $256k	▼ 16.4%
Police Offc/Bomb Squad	11	$196,783	$186k – $238k	▼ 8.8%
Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	11	$187,589	$165k – $214k	▼ 16.6%
Deputy Chief Non-Acad E	11	$181,835	$182k – $187k	▲ 5.5%
Senior Data Proc Systems Anl Asd/Dpu	11	$148,226	$103k – $149k	▲ 7.5%
Director of Operations	11	$145,966	$131k – $163k	▲ 23.8%
Senior Project Mangr Pfd	11	$144,355	$138k – $148k	▲ 7.4%
Director Basas 11b	11	$141,624	$138k – $150k	▼ 0.9%
Senior Director	11	$137,344	$131k – $150k	▲ 6.6%
Supervisor of Attendance	11	$135,349	$117k – $139k	▲ 11.1%
Assistant Corp Counsel III Law	11	$133,342	$130k – $139k	▲ 7.3%
Pupil Adjustment Counselor 1	11	$131,149	$129k – $142k	▲ 3.9%
Area Manager	11	$124,714	$123k – $139k	▼ 11.5%
Fns Coordinator-Manager Bas	11	$110,890	$108k – $126k	▼ 0.0%
Staff Assistant IV	11	$90,512	$84k – $101k	▲ 33.1%
Advocacy Representative	11	$66,584	$60k – $69k	▲ 6.6%
Staff Assistant I	11	$58,563	$22k – $66k	▲ 8.3%
Hearings Employee	11	$9,757	$8k – $16k	▲ 36.2%
Supn Bpd	10	$315,189	$313k – $324k	▼ 14.0%
Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	10	$209,196	$186k – $221k	▼ 4.3%
Police Sergeant/Chief Radio Disp	10	$203,912	$186k – $263k	▼ 13.1%
Wire Inspector	10	$201,652	$141k – $217k	▲ 10.4%
Dep Director	10	$149,021	$147k – $153k	▲ 8.1%
Deputy Chief	10	$145,792	$132k – $163k	▼ 2.8%
Assistant Corp Counsel IV Law	10	$139,965	$126k – $148k	▲ 2.7%
Manager Nonacad D	10	$132,806	$125k – $144k	▲ 11.9%
Senior Project Manager C	10	$119,975	$72k – $122k	▲ 13.5%
Operations Manager	10	$109,179	$94k – $110k	▲ 10.4%
Senior Program Manager	10	$104,052	$95k – $111k	▲ 11.1%
Housing Development Offcr	10	$99,156	$85k – $102k	▲ 7.7%
Assistant Supervisor-Parking Enforcement	10	$92,486	$89k – $140k	▼ 0.1%
Executive Assistant Law/Administrator	10	$90,191	$85k – $108k	new
Special Projects Manager	10	$84,969	$75k – $100k	▼ 3.6%
Vipr Specialist	10	$75,946	$75k – $77k	new
Specialist Library Assistant II Branch	10	$75,472	$67k – $79k	▲ 15.4%
Sen Computer Repair Technician	10	$69,260	$65k – $83k	▲ 6.8%
Specialist Library Assistant I	10	$64,166	$63k – $64k	▲ 8.6%
Assistant Registrar of Voters I	10	$61,993	$52k – $74k	▼ 14.9%
First Assistant Drawtender##	10	$61,555	$60k – $79k	▲ 7.3%
Park Ranger I	10	$56,367	$47k – $65k	▲ 24.9%
Hvy Motor Equ Repairpr Class III	10	$55,883	$28k – $74k	▼ 3.7%
Building Assistant	10	$50,970	$36k – $52k	▲ 17.9%
Maintenance Mech Lightsvcrpr Pwd ##	10	$41,575	$10k – $67k	▼ 41.0%
Senior Traffic Maintenance Person##	10	$39,155	$15k – $50k	▲ 164.1%
Over-Time Stipend Other	10	$1,500	$2k – $2k	▲ 0.0%
Dep Fire Chief Administration	9	$302,849	$297k – $335k	▼ 2.2%
Fire Captain-Technician	9	$266,320	$261k – $285k	▲ 0.0%
Police Sergeant/Comm Service Offc	9	$253,894	$223k – $276k	▼ 15.1%
Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	9	$209,444	$189k – $243k	▼ 19.5%
Ff Inct comnd sp Dep	9	$192,578	$180k – $224k	▼ 10.2%
Operational Leader	9	$166,268	$163k – $173k	▼ 0.3%
Project Manager Pfd	9	$121,855	$109k – $123k	▲ 6.3%
Senior Housing Develop Offcr	9	$117,655	$103k – $119k	▲ 7.0%
Streetlightingconstinsp Pwd ##	9	$106,741	$92k – $121k	▲ 10.3%
Trans Program Planner IV	9	$104,781	$80k – $124k	▼ 9.2%
Criminalist II	9	$104,587	$95k – $122k	▼ 0.4%
Coordinator C	9	$100,277	$97k – $112k	▲ 16.1%
Senior Management Analyst	9	$96,281	$92k – $105k	▼ 4.4%
Specialist C	9	$95,629	$72k – $97k	▲ 1.0%
Social Worker Bpd	9	$89,384	$32k – $92k	▲ 1.9%
Prin Account Clerk 31	9	$80,396	$76k – $87k	▲ 2.1%
Data Proc Equipment Technician	9	$73,639	$60k – $80k	▲ 19.7%
Senior Accountant	9	$61,308	$54k – $71k	▼ 2.8%
Paver ##	9	$59,175	$57k – $74k	new
Laborer- Parks	9	$52,822	$49k – $59k	new
Prin Clerk/School Sec 19	9	$47,166	$37k – $63k	▼ 19.8%
Lead Satellite Attendant B	9	$26,112	$25k – $29k	▲ 18.0%
Laborer Seasonal Parks	9	$12,875	$11k – $16k	▼ 10.1%
Adult Ed-Teacher/Assistant	9	$6,337	$5k – $16k	▼ 57.3%
Tutor Home and Hospital	9	$3,424	$2k – $10k	▼ 78.1%
District Fire Chief Admin	8	$324,922	$297k – $330k	▲ 10.9%
Dep Fire Chief	8	$317,261	$306k – $336k	▼ 9.7%
Senior Director Basas 12b	8	$156,434	$153k – $159k	▲ 1.0%
Prin Dp Systems Anal-Dp	8	$154,268	$153k – $156k	▲ 6.9%
Comm Connections Fac	8	$145,498	$143k – $149k	▲ 5.8%
Redcircle Gen Park Main Frprsn	8	$126,455	$120k – $134k	new
Advisor	8	$124,053	$123k – $135k	▲ 7.8%
Transportation Officer	8	$116,775	$111k – $120k	▲ 2.9%
Hvy Motor Equi Repairpr Class II	8	$115,468	$94k – $133k	▲ 5.2%
Senior Parking Meter Supervisor II	8	$106,566	$96k – $115k	▲ 5.0%
Special Assistant C	8	$100,005	$96k – $101k	▲ 4.4%
Technician C	8	$97,583	$96k – $100k	▲ 2.5%
Director of Human Resources	8	$88,181	$72k – $113k	▼ 28.0%
Sanitation Insp##	8	$76,616	$70k – $85k	▲ 26.2%
Dog Offr Animalcontroloffcr ##	8	$76,244	$59k – $85k	▼ 2.5%
Maintmechpaint Pmdgraffremoval	8	$70,696	$56k – $75k	▲ 13.1%
Gardener Foreperson	8	$68,856	$63k – $71k	▲ 0.7%
Sign Language Interpreter	8	$68,609	$50k – $89k	▲ 11.0%
Health Para	8	$65,866	$59k – $68k	▲ 14.1%
Cafeteria Manager16	8	$58,597	$55k – $63k	▲ 17.4%
Teacher I	8	$56,903	$41k – $60k	▲ 4.2%
Library Paraprofessional	8	$56,469	$30k – $62k	▲ 33.5%
Management Analyst Obpe	8	$52,449	$28k – $77k	▼ 27.1%
Teller	8	$50,217	$25k – $53k	▼ 7.8%
Traffic Signal Repairprs##	8	$47,542	$14k – $55k	▲ 13.6%
Substitute Nurse He	8	$43,362	$25k – $68k	new
Supervisor-Assistant Assessors	8	$40,110	$29k – $71k	▼ 58.4%
Standby Cab Monitor He	8	$34,335	$33k – $36k	▲ 191.0%
Jr. Engineering Aide	8	$19,649	$19k – $20k	new
Jr Eng Aid	8	$19,128	$1k – $21k	▲ 4.9%
Intern North Eastern Co--Op	8	$15,000	$15k – $16k	new
Ff Training instruc Admin	7	$236,722	$235k – $243k	▲ 3.8%
Elementary Superintendent F	7	$205,923	$206k – $207k	▲ 3.6%
Assistant Superintendent	7	$177,878	$161k – $181k	▲ 11.3%
Ff Admin	7	$172,396	$156k – $208k	▼ 2.0%
General Counsel Law	7	$164,844	$162k – $168k	▲ 5.6%
Nacc Specialist Btu	7	$148,577	$148k – $153k	new
Assistant Program Director 7	7	$142,340	$130k – $154k	▲ 21.5%
Assistant Commissioner	7	$140,775	$138k – $142k	new
Assistant Director Basas 10b	7	$138,028	$132k – $147k	▲ 15.5%
Deputy Director D	7	$135,085	$134k – $153k	▼ 6.7%
Supn-Park Maintenance	7	$133,279	$131k – $149k	▲ 2.0%
Assistant Director Dnd	7	$118,918	$118k – $120k	▲ 2.3%
Director C	7	$108,543	$106k – $127k	▼ 6.1%
Office Manager II	7	$107,458	$104k – $115k	▲ 7.0%
Manager C	7	$106,178	$98k – $116k	▲ 22.4%
Security Supervisor Prot serv	7	$105,766	$99k – $134k	▼ 6.7%
Worker's Compensation Case Manager	7	$101,853	$90k – $105k	▲ 23.4%
Senior Traffic Engineer	7	$97,437	$87k – $121k	new
Specialist Library Assistant V	7	$90,779	$88k – $93k	▲ 8.5%
Management Analyst	7	$86,591	$79k – $96k	▼ 1.1%
Senior Analyst	7	$85,266	$82k – $109k	▲ 23.6%
Young Adults Librarian II	7	$81,511	$77k – $85k	▲ 6.4%
Community Relations Specialist	7	$80,718	$71k – $86k	▲ 197.3%
Computer Instructor	7	$76,318	$76k – $78k	▲ 2.1%
Planner I D	7	$72,899	$72k – $79k	new
Jr. Traffic Engineer	7	$68,522	$67k – $87k	new
Business Operations Manager	7	$66,222	$65k – $112k	▼ 15.3%
Administrative Secretary	7	$65,113	$63k – $80k	new
Senior Computer Operator	7	$64,813	$21k – $105k	▲ 38.1%
Liaison Agent Bpd	7	$59,219	$59k – $63k	▲ 34.6%
Coder/ Analyst	7	$49,668	$49k – $63k	▲ 264.4%
Building Maintenance Person##	7	$49,231	$34k – $65k	▲ 294.8%
Paralegal Law	7	$45,094	$39k – $61k	▼ 5.0%
Planner II E	7	$34,615	$26k – $76k	new
Distribution Center Worker	7	$19,460	$17k – $27k	new
Board Member Appeals	7	$15,640	$15k – $17k	▼ 15.0%
School Committee Member	7	$7,500	$7k – $7k	▲ 0.0%
Sub Nurse-Retiree	7	$6,102	$2k – $28k	new
Police Sergeant/Acadinstructor	6	$242,472	$185k – $262k	▼ 5.1%
Lt Training Inst Adjunct Admin	6	$241,472	$227k – $257k	new
Policesergeant/Supvcourtcases	6	$224,589	$112k – $294k	▼ 6.9%
Police Offc Bomb Squad	6	$214,145	$201k – $236k	▼ 1.2%
Ff Socbestteam -Advtech Admin	6	$213,599	$195k – $234k	▼ 10.8%
Ff Paid Detail Officer Admin	6	$209,270	$160k – $227k	▼ 5.4%
Ff Mas of f boat	6	$208,734	$187k – $225k	▲ 4.9%
Ff Training Inst Adjunct Admin	6	$201,110	$193k – $212k	new
Plumbing and Gasfitting Inpector	6	$191,460	$89k – $234k	new
Director M	6	$180,902	$165k – $197k	▲ 115.5%
Program Director Basas 10	6	$148,456	$130k – $161k	new
New Teacher Developer	6	$141,463	$127k – $143k	▲ 4.5%
Consulting Teacher	6	$140,517	$129k – $142k	▲ 2.9%
Admin Assistant Finance	6	$134,608	$118k – $138k	▲ 1.8%
Sen Supervisor School Building Electrical	6	$133,199	$110k – $165k	▼ 4.7%
Executive Director	6	$132,169	$35k – $155k	▲ 4.7%
Supervisor-Payrolls	6	$123,025	$104k – $131k	new
Associate Director	6	$121,374	$85k – $136k	▲ 4.8%
Director D	6	$116,887	$114k – $126k	▲ 1.5%
Policy Advisor	6	$111,890	$62k – $138k	▲ 6.3%
Data Proc Systems Analyst 1	6	$107,300	$97k – $114k	▲ 12.6%
Prin Admin Assistant P and R	6	$106,452	$99k – $120k	▲ 9.8%
Project Director	6	$102,128	$89k – $104k	▲ 11.6%
Senior Research Analyst Brjp	6	$101,083	$100k – $103k	▲ 5.3%
Office Manager	6	$98,583	$73k – $124k	▲ 9.9%
Senior Project Manager F	6	$97,933	$97k – $106k	▲ 123.7%
Management Analyst Bpd Asse	6	$95,541	$93k – $97k	▲ 7.7%
Construction Supervisor	6	$94,082	$89k – $97k	new
Senior Admin Anl Sp proj stff Aud	6	$93,951	$84k – $103k	▲ 18.9%
Jr. Civil Engineer	6	$86,716	$32k – $90k	new
Prin Accountant	6	$85,306	$74k – $86k	▲ 4.7%
Grants Manager	6	$82,265	$79k – $82k	▲ 125.3%
Specialist Hvy Meo	6	$67,251	$53k – $101k	▼ 16.0%
Senior Clerk - School Secretary 19	6	$63,723	$57k – $66k	new
Assistant Assessor	6	$58,743	$52k – $68k	new
Tree Equipment Operator	6	$58,676	$49k – $65k	new
Collections Specialist	6	$46,802	$41k – $56k	new
Dispatcher	6	$33,063	$18k – $48k	▲ 82.2%
Outreach Advocate	6	$18,332	$12k – $50k	new
Lifeguard	6	$12,822	$11k – $14k	new
Co-Op	6	$10,500	$6k – $12k	new
Seasonal Laborer- Parks	6	$8,842	$6k – $16k	new
Commissioner Cannabis bd	6	$7,500	$7k – $9k	▼ 34.2%
Student Intern	6	$4,049	$1k – $17k	▼ 41.3%
Police Captain	5	$414,097	$227k – $416k	▼ 1.7%
Police Sergeant/Mobile Operator	5	$272,667	$266k – $280k	▼ 12.0%
Police Sergeant/Fgrprt Ev Technician	5	$266,636	$260k – $295k	▲ 10.5%
Prin Fire Alarm Operator	5	$221,429	$218k – $223k	▼ 12.6%
Ff Fpd night div insp Admin	5	$217,606	$215k – $218k	▼ 6.2%
Senior Advisor F	5	$202,304	$202k – $202k	new
Senior Fire Alarm Operator	5	$175,852	$170k – $179k	▼ 13.4%
Director E Non-Ac	5	$167,956	$159k – $182k	▲ 7.1%
Deputy Director M	5	$167,148	$163k – $180k	▲ 118.8%
Wkg Frpr Linepr and Cablesplicer	5	$164,489	$160k – $170k	▼ 10.4%
Small Learning Comm Leader	5	$157,069	$129k – $170k	▲ 1.5%
Police Officer Harborboat 3$8	5	$156,890	$156k – $167k	▼ 18.6%
Program Director Basas 11b	5	$156,016	$152k – $158k	▲ 0.1%
Assistant Corp Counsel V Law	5	$155,383	$151k – $159k	new
Director D Acad	5	$152,627	$150k – $155k	▲ 4.1%
Emergcommspec Dispatch Trainer	5	$144,034	$141k – $158k	▲ 1.0%
Criminalist V	5	$143,840	$136k – $156k	new
Assignment Transfer Specialist	5	$131,512	$131k – $132k	▲ 5.0%
Program Director Basas 11	5	$129,744	$125k – $135k	new
Supervisor-Accounting	5	$123,303	$117k – $124k	new
Hvy Motor Equipment Repairperson Bfd	5	$122,453	$104k – $128k	▼ 1.6%
Counsel H	5	$121,785	$84k – $124k	new
Technical Specialist	5	$120,768	$119k – $122k	▲ 8.9%
Senior Urban Designer I G	5	$117,084	$114k – $120k	new
Specialist Assistant II	5	$115,813	$109k – $118k	▲ 7.5%
Director-Assessing Services	5	$112,816	$108k – $113k	▲ 8.8%
Project Manager III	5	$106,563	$99k – $107k	▲ 17.7%
Senior Admin Assistant Fire	5	$106,477	$106k – $119k	▲ 5.7%
Manager D	5	$97,924	$55k – $111k	new
Assistant Deputy Director	5	$91,815	$92k – $95k	▲ 130.4%
Neigh Business Manager	5	$86,021	$84k – $97k	new
Advance Coordinator	5	$84,920	$83k – $96k	new
Admin Manager	5	$83,919	$33k – $87k	▼ 3.8%
Special Library Assistant IV	5	$80,619	$75k – $81k	▲ 5.2%
Project Coordinator	5	$79,388	$77k – $91k	new
Senior Building Custodian Bpd ##	5	$75,280	$72k – $77k	▲ 13.9%
Hdadmclerk/Veteransbenefitsspc	5	$75,268	$37k – $79k	new
Mech Equipment Repairperson	5	$73,402	$68k – $74k	▲ 15.7%
Outreach and Engagement Specialist	5	$73,379	$33k – $77k	▲ 10.3%
Senior Clerk	5	$73,137	$70k – $74k	new
Maintenance Mech Carpenter ##	5	$70,201	$64k – $71k	▲ 11.8%
Community Liaison	5	$67,374	$48k – $68k	new
Criminalist I	5	$66,720	$47k – $68k	▼ 17.5%
Technical Support Associate	5	$66,267	$65k – $68k	▲ 9.9%
Utility Inspector	5	$64,278	$45k – $76k	▲ 73.5%
Specialist Library Assistant IV	5	$63,499	$61k – $65k	new
Regional Coordinator	5	$52,509	$32k – $72k	new
Community Connections Coordinator	5	$43,754	$40k – $47k	▼ 39.8%
Statistical Analyst Bpd	5	$43,734	$42k – $71k	new
Constituent Assistant Specialist	5	$30,987	$4k – $34k	new
Head Staff Assistant 28 Hmcb	5	$24,950	$21k – $79k	new
Motor Equipment Operator and Lbr P and R	5	$21,649	$3k – $30k	▼ 48.6%
Scheduler	5	$16,948	$17k – $24k	new
Hot Line Worker He	5	$11,856	$5k – $19k	▼ 63.3%

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How many people earn what

Under $10k2,024
$10k – $30k2,746
$30k – $50k2,152
$50k – $70k3,198
$70k – $90k2,432
$90k – $110k2,527
$110k – $150k6,087
$150k or more4,155

Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.

Pay by department

Department	People	Typical pay
Boston Police Department	3,081	$179,592
Boston Fire Department	1,799	$174,575
Special Education	1,104	$67,359
Bps Substitute Teachers/nurs	1,027	$11,909
Transportation	759	$33,562
Food & Nutrition Services	666	$21,349
Facilities Management	607	$63,519
Boston Public Library	554	$71,643
Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	457	$51,183
Traffic Division	410	$67,624
Public Works Department	398	$75,265
Parks Department	394	$55,300

Common questions

How much does a Boston employee make?

The typical employee was paid $90,793 in 2025: half of the 25,321 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $44,725 and $136,053.

Why do so many people earn very little?

The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 2,024 people (8.0%) were paid under $10,000.

Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?

No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (82.5% of all pay), overtime (7.5%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (10.0%).

Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?

From City of Boston (Analyze Boston) (boston.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected in February 2027.

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