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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
Carl Brent Thompson 2024 Boston Fire Department Chaplain (Fire Dept) $13,080 $0
Joseph M Graham 2024 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $12,916 $0
James Ryan Kenney 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $12,808 $0
James E Sullivan 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $12,692 $0
Nicole Robinson 2024 Boston Fire Department Head Clerk $12,512 $0
Edward Gottwald 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-ADR $12,296 $0
John G Jackson 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $11,301 $0
Frank J. Fortes 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $11,251 $0
Christopher James Tillman 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $10,407 $0
Paul F Vinard 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $10,378 $0
Edward T O'Donnell 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $10,213 $0
Alexander E Wright 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $10,145 $0
Ronald A Harrington 2024 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief Tech-ADR $9,708 $0
Reynaldo Estremera 2024 Boston Fire Department FF (InctComndSp) DFC-ADR $9,510 $0
Michael L Young 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $9,304 $0
Kennedy L Lightfoot 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $9,170 $0
Paul G. Carey 2024 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $9,039 $0
Kevin W. Shepherd 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $8,108 $0
William J McCarthy 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $8,035 $0
John J. Finn 2024 Boston Fire Department Gen Frprs-Fire Alarm Construct $7,860 $0
Gregory Magee 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $7,842 $0
Frederick C. Adams 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $7,762 $0
Stephen Avery Henderson 2024 Boston Fire Department Frprs Electrical Equip Rprprs $7,446 $0
Richard F Fullam 2024 Boston Fire Department FF (Juvenile F5 Program) $7,190 $0
Robert Eric Barrett 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $7,046 $0