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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
Alexander Thomas Berte Jr. 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $233,603 $40,481
Joseph Stephen Magee Jr. 2025 Boston Fire Department Mask Repair Specialist Admin $233,583 $59,757
Nicholas Allen Santangelo 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $233,394 $55,718
Wilfredo Pacheco Jr. 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lt Admn-AdvanceTechnician $233,384 $27,351
Paul John O'Brien 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $233,275 $53,595
Bryan Francis Higgins 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $233,244 $27,227
Lendail McDowall 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $232,936 $29,136
Elliot Zvi Chefitz 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $232,874 $46,066
Glen Hassard 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $232,840 $22,525
Edward E Munroe 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $232,274 $44,557
Patrick Kieran Carey 2025 Boston Fire Department EAP Counselor Admin $232,149 $69,842
Joshua William Stuart-Shor 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $232,087 $60,075
Terrance L Edwards 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $231,747 $36,381
James M McLaughlin 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $231,632 $36,875
Michael James Connolly 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $231,601 $58,155
Peter Ernest Trudeau 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $231,515 $30,464
Daniel Patrick McDevitt 2025 Boston Fire Department FF (Asst Dive Mast) $231,288 $82,422
Patrick S Langan 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $231,250 $58,792
James P. Cushing 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $231,022 $40,841
Clydies Freeman 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $230,724 $9,759
David R Blaides 2025 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Cert) Admin $230,705 $23,672
Michael G Spence 2025 Boston Fire Department FF (Training Instruc) Admin $230,636 $51,173
Christopher M Fairbanks 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $230,608 $35,056
Lek Kenny Moy 2025 Boston Fire Department FF FPD(Plc of Assy Insp) Admin $230,358 $69,579
Michael R. Kates 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $230,355 $18,787