City of Boston public payroll explorer

Boston Fire Department Payroll

Boston Fire Department is represented in the Boston payroll dataset from 2011-2025. Across 27,822 reported records, the department accounts for $1,767,449,508 in total gross pay and $504,515,973 in overtime. Use this page to review the department’s recurring titles, top-paid records, and year-by-year payroll footprint.

Total pay

$1,767,449,508

Combined gross pay in this department.

Average pay

$63,527

Average gross pay per record.

Employee names

2,753

Distinct employee-name entries reported.

Overtime

$504,515,973

Combined overtime in the dataset.

Year-by-year department payroll

Year Total Gross
2025 $316,676,060
2024 $343,616,180
2023 $559,248,465
2022 $278,031,391
2021 $269,877,412
2020 $0
2019 $0
2018 $0
2017 $0
2016 $0
2015 $0
2014 $0
2013 $0
2012 $0
2011 $0

Payroll records for this department

Employee Year Department Title Total Gross Overtime
Sean M Merchant 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $193,812 $28,453
John Michael Lee 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $193,764 $39,941
Janice Marie Parsons 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $193,760 $35,351
John R Soares 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $193,605 $0
Matthew Joseph Drouin 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $193,534 $25,103
Ronald Francis Bigos 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $193,401 $29,623
Joseph Evan Sameski 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $193,363 $22,038
Joseph A Lee Jr. 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $193,250 $22,664
Mac Francis Luciani 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $193,212 $21,366
James F Shone 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $193,087 $9,872
Bob Ojugbana 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $193,075 $17,848
Robert E Broadway 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $193,062 $33,067
Michael Patrick Keady 2024 Boston Fire Department SrFire Alrm Opr(TrainOfc)Admin $193,040 $2,136
Roberto Sepulveda 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $192,919 $26,876
James Francis Nelson Jr. 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $192,821 $25,935
Mario Colucci 2024 Boston Fire Department Wkg Frprs Machinist $192,784 $0
Ryan T Kelly 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $192,696 $28,171
James A Harding 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $192,673 $28,388
Reaksmey Keo 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $192,620 $27,509
David M Kiley 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $192,612 $26,004
Nicholas J Clifford 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $192,607 $18,636
Robert Matthew Manning 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $192,574 $24,385
Ryan Michael Halsey 2024 Boston Fire Department Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer $192,548 $819
Michael Joseph Ball 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $192,316 $24,932
Josiah McGillveary Patriquin 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $192,315 $24,116