City of Boston / Boston Police Department / Police Detective
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Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
265 employees hold this title in Boston Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $213,203, above the department median of $178,751.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 265 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, the median wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators — about 1,110 people — is $110,150. Boston Police Department pays a median base salary of $129,284 for this role, 17% above that figure — about the 62nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Detectives and Criminal Investigators across every employer in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Boston Police Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators — about 114,430 people — is $93,790. Boston Police Department’s median base salary is 38% above that national figure, about the 78th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 254 of 265 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Boston Police Department is $213,203, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of Boston, the median of $213,203 ranks #2 of 2. See Police Detective across all of City of Boston →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Detectiveroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Michael Mastronardi holds the role of Police Detective at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $188,062.
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David Chaves is a Police Detective at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $187,562.
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Kevin Sullivan works as a Police Detective for Boston Police Department. Kevin earned $187,535 in 2024.
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At Boston Police Department, Katelyn Coe serves as a Police Detective. Their 2024 pay totaled $187,377.
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Matthew Mccarthy holds the role of Police Detective at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $186,002.
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At Boston Police Department, James Bowden serves as a Police Detective. Their 2024 pay totaled $185,863.
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Gregory Waldrip is a Police Detective at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $185,799.
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Scott Maccallum is a Police Detective at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $185,538.
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Lucie Andre is a Police Detective at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $185,264.
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At Boston Police Department, Juan Diaz serves as a Police Detective. Their 2024 pay totaled $185,155.
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At Boston Police Department, Ivan Bermejo serves as a Police Detective. Their 2024 pay totaled $185,022.
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Shandra Pinto holds the role of Police Detective at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $184,267.
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Rodney Best works as a Police Detective for Boston Police Department. Rodney earned $184,266 in 2024.
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Amy Boudreau works as a Police Detective for Boston Police Department. Amy earned $184,028 in 2024.
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Mathew Pieroway holds the role of Police Detective at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $181,441.
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Monica Sheesley is a Police Detective at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $180,881.
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Anthony Serra holds the role of Police Detective at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $180,193.
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Daniel Hooley works as a Police Detective for Boston Police Department. Daniel earned $179,902 in 2024.
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Ludwik Bartkiewicz works as a Police Detective for Boston Police Department. Ludwik earned $179,875 in 2024.
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At Boston Police Department, Richard Regan serves as a Police Detective. Their 2024 pay totaled $179,716.
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Micah Chapman holds the role of Police Detective at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $178,513.
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John Harrington holds the role of Police Detective at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $178,417.
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Patricia Durant works as a Police Detective for Boston Police Department. Patricia earned $178,236 in 2024.
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At Boston Police Department, Troy Hartgrove serves as a Police Detective. Their 2024 pay totaled $177,993.
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Brendan Cahill is a Police Detective at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $177,002.
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Matthew Haslett works as a Police Detective for Boston Police Department. Matthew earned $175,341 in 2024.
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Karen Mejia is a Police Detective at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $173,732.
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Michael Goggin Jr. holds the role of Police Detective at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $173,455.
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Sean Daniely works as a Police Detective for Boston Police Department. Sean earned $173,226 in 2024.
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Derek Kelley works as a Police Detective for Boston Police Department. Derek earned $172,508 in 2024.
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At Boston Police Department, Delores Facey serves as a Police Detective. Their 2024 pay totaled $172,209.
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At Boston Police Department, Casey Kelliher serves as a Police Detective. Their 2024 pay totaled $172,188.
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Claire Duffy holds the role of Police Detective at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $172,048.
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Elizabeth Evans works as a Police Detective for Boston Police Department. Elizabeth earned $171,701 in 2024.
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Joseph Dominguez works as a Police Detective for Boston Police Department. Joseph earned $170,964 in 2024.
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At Boston Police Department, Steven Horne serves as a Police Detective. Their 2024 pay totaled $170,413.
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At Boston Police Department, James Griffin serves as a Police Detective. Their 2024 pay totaled $170,278.
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Timothy Lawless holds the role of Police Detective at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $169,788.
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At Boston Police Department, Mary Rooney serves as a Police Detective. Their 2024 pay totaled $168,823.
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David Williams is a Police Detective at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $167,362.