City of Boston / Boston Police Department / Principal Administrative Assistant

Job-title file

Principal Administrative Assistant

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

18 employees hold this title in Boston Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $135,370, below the department median of $178,751.

Employees: 18
Total payroll: $2.7M
Role median: $135,370
Agency median: $178,751
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$121,162$209,613+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 18 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.

Compare departments

This role across City of Boston

Principal Administrative Assistant is held in 22 City of Boston departments. In Boston Police Department, the median of $135,370 ranks #7 of 22.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Election Division

$166,816 · 1

Boston Retirement System

$149,709 · 3

Traffic Division

$142,671 · 2

Treasury-Collecting Division

$139,412 · 1

Dpt of Innovation & Technology

$136,328 · 3

City Clerk

$135,779 · 1

Inspectional Services Department

$130,077 · 6

Asd Human Resources

$129,384 · 4

Procurement

$127,947 · 3

Auditing Department

$127,732 · 4

Boston Fire Department

$127,594 · 6

Public Works Department

$125,750 · 9

Median total compensation for the Principal Administrative Assistant role in other City of Bostondepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Denise Merlino

Principal Administrative Assistant/Boston Police Department

2024 total comp

$126,883

Base pay: $120,049
Overtime: $1,170
Other pay: $5,664
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,883
Work ZIP code: 02472

Source-specific fields

Id: 8026
Other Pay: $2,295
Retro: 3,368.38

Denise Merlino is a Principal Administrative Assistant at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $126,883.

Dana Macneil

Principal Administrative Assistant/Boston Police Department

2024 total comp

$126,285

Base pay: $120,049
Overtime: $1,957
Other pay: $4,279
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,285
Work ZIP code: 02184

Source-specific fields

Id: 8143
Other Pay: $918
Retro: 3,360.53

Dana Macneil is a Principal Administrative Assistant at Boston Police Department. 2024 total compensation came to $126,285.