following Raymond Flynn's appointment as United States Ambassador to the Holy See, Boston mayoral elections are held the year following presidential elections (e.g. presidential election in 1992, mayoral election in 1993). Salary In June 2018, the Council voted to increase the salary of the mayor to $207,000, effective after the mayoral election of November 2021 (term starting in January 2022); this increased the salary of councillors to $103,500, effective after the council elections of November 2019 (terms starting in January 2020). In October 2022, the Council voted to increase the salary of the mayor to $250,000. List There is no official count of Boston's mayors. The City of Boston does not number its mayors and numbering has been inconsistent over time. For example, Thomas Menino was referred to as the 47th mayor at the time he was sworn in, yet his successor, Marty Walsh, was identified as the 54th. The Walsh administration cited Wikipedia for its use of 54. That numbering scheme counted persons who served as elected mayors and counted those who served non-consecutive terms more than once; James M. Curley served four non-consecutive terms and was counted four times. Kim Janey, who became acting mayor in March 2021, refers to herself as the 55th mayor. Use of () in the below table denotes non-consecutive terms for a mayor. died in office acting mayor only Native American Party and American Party were formal names of the "Know Nothing" movement. Acting mayors Boston's city charter stipulates that the City Council President serves as acting mayor whenever the mayor is absent from the city, unable to serve, or the office is vacant. An acting mayor cannot make permanent appointments, and can only perform urgent tasks "not admitting of delay" (which is somewhat open to interpretation). The following individuals served as acting mayor during a vacancy in the office. See also Timeline of Boston List of elections in Massachusetts List of members of Boston City Council List of mayors of Roxbury, Massachusetts List of mayors of Charlestown, Massachusetts List of mayors of the 50 largest cities in the United States Notes Sources References Further reading External links Lists of Mayors of Boston at The Political Graveyard 1822 establishments in Massachusetts Mayors of Boston Government of Boston Boston