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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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William Odom

Plumbing & Gasfitting Inpector/Inspectional Services Department

2024 total comp
$197,131
Base pay
$98,929
Overtime
$94,261
Other pay
$3,941
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$197,131
Work ZIP code
02126

Source-specific fields

Id
2002
Other Pay
$3,852
Retro
88.94

William Odom is a Plumbing & Gasfitting Inpector at Inspectional Services Department. 2024 total compensation came to $197,131.

Timothy Davidson

Chief Inspector/Inspectional Services Department

2024 total comp
$197,004
Base pay
$108,948
Overtime
$82,692
Other pay
$5,364
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$197,004
Work ZIP code
02134

Source-specific fields

Id
2006
Other Pay
$5,364

Timothy Davidson is a Chief Inspector at Inspectional Services Department. 2024 total compensation came to $197,004.

Martin Kelledy

Wire Inspector/Inspectional Services Department

2024 total comp
$196,731
Base pay
$88,938
Overtime
$103,347
Other pay
$4,446
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$196,731
Work ZIP code
02122

Source-specific fields

Id
2016
Other Pay
$4,446

Martin Kelledy holds the role of Wire Inspector at Inspectional Services Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $196,731.