Local leaders and law enforcement are among the highest-paid employees for Grove City, public records obtained by The Dispatch show.
City Administrator Charles Boso was the top paid Grove City worker, bringing in a total of $216,255 in 2025. Police Lt. Jason Stern ranked second in total earnings, making a total of $185,598, according to payroll records.
Founded in 1852, Grove City is a southern Columbus suburb and home to more than 43,000 residents
.The highest-paid Grove City employees in 2025 included:
- Charles Boso, city administrator: $216,255.
- Jason Stern, police lieutenant: $185,598.
- Eric Scott, police chief: $166,762.
- William Vedra, deputy city administrator: $164,044.
- Justin Gallo, police lieutenant: $163,892.
Earnings reflect each person's gross pay, which includes their salary, any bonus or overtime they received as well as other benefits such as severance pay, stipends and more.
The Dispatch obtained Grove City's payroll through a public records request
as part of an ongoing series analyzing salaries across public, taxpayer-funded agencies in the greater Columbus area. Use the database below to search the payrolls of public institutions from around the region, including school districts, local governments, colleges and more.
Who are the highest-paid employees for Grove City?
Database note: Pay classified as "other" in the database can include holiday or vacation time, accrued time as well as miscellaneous pay or stipends, among other payments a public employee received in 2025.
Editors note: The Dispatch used AI tools to help organize and clean data for this salary database.
Dispatch investigative reporter Max Filby can be reached by email at mfilby@dispatch.com. Find him on X at the handle @MaxFilby or on Facebook at @ReporterMaxFilby.
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