City of Boston / Boston Police Department / Police Officer
Job-title file
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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Nelson Kadey works as a Police Officer for Boston Police Department. Nelson earned $248,879 in 2024.
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At Boston Police Department, Emily Larosa serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $248,658.
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At Boston Police Department, Dwain Jackson serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $248,141.
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Wilson Sousa holds the role of Police Officer at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $248,127.
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Darryl Dorsainvil is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $248,118.
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Thomas Sandoval is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $247,924.
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At Boston Police Department, Robert Connolly serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $247,781.
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At Boston Police Department, Nicholas Kimaiyo serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $247,495.
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Rodney Cameron holds the role of Police Officer at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $247,485.
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Renzo Monzon is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $247,269.
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Ryan Egan holds the role of Police Officer at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $246,996.
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Connor Askins works as a Police Officer for Boston Police Department. Connor earned $246,673 in 2024.
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Adolfo Paulino works as a Police Officer for Boston Police Department. Adolfo earned $246,393 in 2024.
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Andrew Blake works as a Police Officer for Boston Police Department. Andrew earned $246,234 in 2024.
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Jeffrey Gelinas is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $246,188.
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Joseph Campot holds the role of Police Officer at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $246,043.
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Roderick Lewis works as a Police Officer for Boston Police Department. Roderick earned $245,863 in 2024.
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Deirdre Pinkham works as a Police Officer for Boston Police Department. Deirdre earned $245,680 in 2024.
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Christopher Hamilton works as a Police Officer for Boston Police Department. Christopher earned $245,170 in 2024.
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Arthur Green is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $244,797.
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At Boston Police Department, Garvin Mchale serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $244,733.
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Steven Smigliani is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $244,688.
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Emiky Pires is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $244,621.
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Michael Coppinger holds the role of Police Officer at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $244,210.
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Cynthia Beckford-Brewington is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $244,148.
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Matthew Muckerheide works as a Police Officer for Boston Police Department. Matthew earned $243,931 in 2024.
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At Boston Police Department, Karl Truong serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $243,888.
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Steven Kovaleski holds the role of Police Officer at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $243,708.
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John Calisi is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $243,411.
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Baltazar Darosa holds the role of Police Officer at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $243,409.
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Patrick Creavin is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $242,798.
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At Boston Police Department, Patrick Byrnes serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $242,687.
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Martin Prendergast is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $242,561.
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Edwin De Jesus holds the role of Police Officer at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $242,355.
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Philomena Chea holds the role of Police Officer at Boston Police Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $241,267.
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Terrence O'Toole is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $241,075.
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Brendon Buccelli is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $240,987.
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Michael Doyle is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $240,687.
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Christopher Allen is a Police Officer at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $240,654.
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At Boston Police Department, Michael Canuto serves as a Police Officer. Their 2024 pay totaled $240,285.