The 54 top-paid city employees in Boston in 2025 were members of the police department, according to city payroll data.
The top earner for the year was police Captain Timothy Connolly, who brought home $498,195. Connolly was followed by Lt. Stanley Demesmin, with $490,239; Captain Michael Hegarty with $488,434; Captain John Danilecki with $485,534; and Captain Wayne Lanchester with $479,062.
All five of the top earners in 2025 were also in the top 10 the previous year. In 2024, Demesmin was the highest-paid employee in the city, with Connolly in fourth, Danilecki in fifth, Hegarty in sixth and Lanchester in eighth…