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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
Christopher Anthony Cawley 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $189,058 $24,619
Mark Flynn 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,978 $24,761
Melven Barros 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,945 $38,250
Paul F Aquino 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,909 $18,107
Tyler Jeremiah Hallinan 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,863 $29,689
Joel Christopher McCarthy 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,804 $16,085
Daniel Christopher Castro 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,785 $17,628
Matthew John Healey 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,689 $23,284
Sean F. Teed 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,641 $24,533
Michael F Devine 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,588 $24,872
Patrick Ryan Baird 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,538 $28,463
Susan Kelley 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Alarm Operator $188,485 $28,188
Paul Francis Ledbetter 2024 Boston Fire Department Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer $188,402 $0
Brad James Watts 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,255 $24,549
Joseph L Foley 2024 Boston Fire Department FFLiaison to RetireBoard Admin $188,163 $15,173
Michael Blaney 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,096 $26,660
Brian James Heaton 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,091 $20,078
Arthur W Brown 2024 Boston Fire Department Mask Repair Specialist Admin $188,086 $25,521
Sean Michael Kelly 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,081 $22,512
Brian J Mellace 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,077 $0
Reginald Desir 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,053 $15,617
Johnathan Robert Martin 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $187,899 $24,795
Moises DeJesus Abreu 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $187,789 $33,750
Aaron Joseph LaBrecque 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $187,779 $25,088
Elizabeth Mary Baker 2024 Boston Fire Department Sr Fire Alarm Operator $187,600 $5,275