City of Boston / Boston Police Department / Police Lieutenant (Det)
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
21 employees hold this title in Boston Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $330,964, above the department median of $178,751.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 21 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 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — about 3,720 people — is $108,190. Boston Police Department pays a median base salary of $168,972 for this role, 56% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 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 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — about 154,610 people — is $106,040. Boston Police Department’s median base salary is 59% above that national figure, above the 90th 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.
Median total compensation for this role at Boston Police Department is $312,362, 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 22 jurisdictions. In City of Boston, the median of $312,362 ranks #2 of 22. See Police Lieutenant across all of City of Boston →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Lieutenant roles 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.
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Police Lieutenant (Det)/Boston Police Department
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At Boston Police Department, Stanley Demesmin serves as a Police Lieutenant (Det). Their 2024 pay totaled $490,239.
Police Lieutenant (Det)/Boston Police Department
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At Boston Police Department, Michael Mccarthy serves as a Police Lieutenant (Det). Their 2024 pay totaled $418,174.
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James Conley works as a Police Lieutenant (Det) for Boston Police Department. James earned $413,271 in 2024.
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Patrick Cullity is a Police Lieutenant (Det) at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $401,879.
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At Boston Police Department, Adam Mammone serves as a Police Lieutenant (Det). Their 2024 pay totaled $398,437.
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At Boston Police Department, Thomas Hopkins serves as a Police Lieutenant (Det). Their 2024 pay totaled $359,031.
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Michael Kern is a Police Lieutenant (Det) at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $357,412.
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Gary Eblan holds the role of Police Lieutenant (Det) at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $351,035.
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Michael Connolly works as a Police Lieutenant (Det) for Boston Police Department. Michael earned $339,457 in 2024.
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Brian Larkin is a Police Lieutenant (Det) at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $338,241.
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At Boston Police Department, Stephen Mcneil serves as a Police Lieutenant (Det). Their 2024 pay totaled $330,964.
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Daniel Duff holds the role of Police Lieutenant (Det) at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $318,859.
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Ryan Mason is a Police Lieutenant (Det) at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $316,846.
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Beth Leary holds the role of Police Lieutenant (Det) at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $312,113.
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Arthur Torigian works as a Police Lieutenant (Det) for Boston Police Department. Arthur earned $293,183 in 2024.
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At Boston Police Department, Justin Wood serves as a Police Lieutenant (Det). Their 2024 pay totaled $275,321.
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At Boston Police Department, James Tarantino serves as a Police Lieutenant (Det). Their 2024 pay totaled $259,401.
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Nicole Lapointe works as a Police Lieutenant (Det) for Boston Police Department. Nicole earned $250,945 in 2024.
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Peter Chu works as a Police Lieutenant (Det) for Boston Police Department. Peter earned $231,595 in 2024.
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Marwan Moss works as a Police Lieutenant (Det) for Boston Police Department. Marwan earned $229,560 in 2024.
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Adrian Troy works as a Police Lieutenant (Det) for Boston Police Department. Adrian earned $224,326 in 2024.