City of Boston / Boston Police Department / Police Officer
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Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
1,335 employees hold this title in Boston Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $185,462, above the department median of $178,751.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 1,335 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 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 11,440 people — is $78,180. Boston Police Department pays a median base salary of $111,114 for this role, 42% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 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 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 670,520 people — is $76,210. Boston Police Department’s median base salary is 46% above that national figure, about the 87th 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 1,247 of 1,335 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 $185,462, 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 31 jurisdictions. In City of Boston, the median of $185,462 ranks #4 of 31. See Police Officer across all of City of Boston →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Officerroles 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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Matthew Beggan holds the role of Police Officer at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $177,604.
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Jeffrey Herron is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $177,244.
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Azadi Charles-Sampson is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $176,978.
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Dany Matos is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $176,723.
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Taryn Conley is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $176,658.
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Khai Nguyen works as a Police Officer for Boston Police Department. Khai earned $176,616 in 2024.
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Noah Pressley works as a Police Officer for Boston Police Department. Noah earned $176,386 in 2024.
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Kyle Gaughan works as a Police Officer for Boston Police Department. Kyle earned $176,347 in 2024.
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At Boston Police Department, David Hansford Iii serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $175,900.
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Dionne O'Garro is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $175,799.
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Jake Ryan is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $175,476.
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Lorena Labour Aguasvivas holds the role of Police Officer at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $175,467.
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At Boston Police Department, Daniel Oliveira serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $175,398.
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Chelsea Powell is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $175,219.
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Michael Kelly is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $175,013.
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Sharon Woods is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $174,750.
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Andrew Hunter holds the role of Police Officer at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $174,524.
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At Boston Police Department, Jose Figueroa serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $174,373.
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Daniel Harlow holds the role of Police Officer at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $174,360.
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At Boston Police Department, Nelida Rodriguez serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $173,865.
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At Boston Police Department, David Cordones serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $173,590.
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Moises De Jesus holds the role of Police Officer at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $173,535.
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Dylan Williams is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $173,429.
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At Boston Police Department, Jennifer Patterson serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $173,333.
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Emiliano Chery is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $173,219.
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Kiana Chaves works as a Police Officer for Boston Police Department. Kiana earned $173,179 in 2024.
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Jason Palmer works as a Police Officer for Boston Police Department. Jason earned $173,071 in 2024.
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At Boston Police Department, Andrew Swain serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $173,065.
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At Boston Police Department, May Chen serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $172,761.
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James Dahill works as a Police Officer for Boston Police Department. James earned $172,682 in 2024.
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At Boston Police Department, Brendan Cavanaugh serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $172,671.
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At Boston Police Department, Richard Santiago serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $172,558.
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Christopher Boyle is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $172,208.
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Gassendy Pierre holds the role of Police Officer at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $172,197.
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Billie Kelly is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $172,056.
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At Boston Police Department, Lawrence Calderone serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $171,675.
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Sean O'Connor holds the role of Police Officer at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $171,639.
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Amir Tal is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $171,623.
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Chase Robichaud works as a Police Officer for Boston Police Department. Chase earned $171,561 in 2024.
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Stephen Shields works as a Police Officer for Boston Police Department. Stephen earned $171,352 in 2024.