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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
James P Riley 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $224,435 $66,727
John Joseph McKenna Jr. 2025 Boston Fire Department Prin Fire Alarm Operator $224,430 $40,231
Kevin M McCarthy 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $224,395 $28,855
Brian J. Denomy 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $224,204 $22,248
Brendan Robert Costa Ferreira 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $224,098 $30,825
Victor Ramirez 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $223,875 $71,633
Peter A Gailunas 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $223,626 $38,450
John L Cetrino 2025 Boston Fire Department FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP $223,623 $61,757
Clyde Ashton Forde 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $223,540 $45,589
Cassondra Ann Sullivan 2025 Boston Fire Department Prin Fire Alarm Operator $223,132 $34,295
Patricia K. Donovan 2025 Boston Fire Department FF Investigator Admin $222,990 $59,489
Thomas William Beard 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $222,621 $53,493
Michael John Szwanke 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $222,388 $78,341
Jose A. Pina 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $222,175 $76,590
Kevin Michael Bartel 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $222,084 $68,166
Matthew P Marian 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $221,651 $64,911
Donald J Price 2025 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $221,443 $0
Christine Eileen McKenna 2025 Boston Fire Department Prin Fire Alarm Operator $221,429 $32,221
Michael Joseph Ball 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $221,406 $30,087
David Busch 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $221,296 $28,070
Leonard Aaron Whitted 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $221,111 $77,538
Thomas Patrick Flynn Jr. 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $220,895 $36,957
James K Plourde 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $220,610 $73,194
Nicholas John Gregorio 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $220,500 $29,903
Ballin L Wright 2025 Boston Fire Department FF Admin $220,239 $23,939