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City of Boston / Inspectional Services Department

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Inspectional Services Department

Source file: City of Boston — Employee Earnings Report / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Inspectional Services Department is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2024, this agency had 244 employees with median total compensation of $90,844; the highest distinct record was $299,565.

Year
2024
Total payroll
$22.4M
Employees
244
Median total
$90,844
Highest record
$299,565

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 244 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($90,844) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$76,720 (84%)
  • Overtime$11,459 (12%)
  • Other$3,511 (4%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$26,220
$57,515
$90,844
$121,912
$146,266

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $146,266 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $26,220. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Head Clerk
30 · $43,146
Housing Inspector
21 · $81,697
Building Inspector
20 · $123,108
Health Inspector##
20 · $89,087

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Ralph Kurpeski

Building Inspector/Inspectional Services Department

2024 total comp
$165,149
Base pay
$97,360
Overtime
$63,857
Other pay
$3,932
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$165,149
Work ZIP code
02136

Source-specific fields

Id
3158
Other Pay
$3,932

Ralph Kurpeski holds the role of Building Inspector at Inspectional Services Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $165,149.

Peter Kenny

Chief Building Inspector##/Inspectional Services Department

2024 total comp
$161,538
Base pay
$108,546
Overtime
$47,308
Other pay
$5,684
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$161,538
Work ZIP code
02124

Source-specific fields

Id
3323
Other Pay
$5,684

Peter Kenny holds the role of Chief Building Inspector## at Inspectional Services Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $161,538.