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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
Joseph G McMahon 2023 Boston Fire Department Chief of Support Services $354,561 $0
Michael J. Doherty 2023 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief $349,749 $54,940
Gerard M Cahill 2023 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief Admin-ADR $348,741 $0
Michael E Hocking 2023 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief $348,081 $72,410
Paul F Burke 2023 Boston Fire Department FCommissioner/Chief of theDept $342,032 $0
Michael J. Doherty 2023 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief $333,354 $53,753
Robert J Doyle 2023 Boston Fire Department FF Master Fire Boat ScubaDiver $332,131 $173,736
Michael E Hocking 2023 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief $330,471 $53,641
Robert J Calobrisi 2023 Boston Fire Department Chief of Field Services $314,880 $0
Rodney O Marshall 2023 Boston Fire Department Chief of Support Services $309,719 $0
Shawn Joseph Hardiman 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $307,775 $115,826
Paul F Burke 2023 Boston Fire Department FCommissioner/Chief of theDept $307,446 $19,715
Rodney O Marshall 2023 Boston Fire Department Chief of Support Services $304,652 $27,001
Gerald E Hogan 2023 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $301,662 $30,889
Patrick J Ellis 2023 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief Administration $300,900 $52,540
Frank C Rogier 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $300,799 $65,932
Brian P Tully 2023 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief $300,505 $61,751
Joseph Orrie Walsh 2023 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief Admin $299,479 $89,994
Theron S. Houlder 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $299,034 $49,035
Anthony J O'Brien 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $297,462 $19,157
Robert J Calobrisi 2023 Boston Fire Department Chief of Field Services $296,474 $8,419
Jean N Semexant 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $295,851 $24,787
Gerald E Hogan 2023 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $295,572 $36,960
Kevin Mark Preston 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $289,732 $101,476
Scott J Malone 2023 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief $289,722 $58,908