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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
Erik J Mattson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain-AdvanceTechnician $215,927 $19,004
Richard Michael MacDonald 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $215,924 $47,233
Stephen T Brady 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $215,889 $28,172
Telly M Cordova 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $215,852 $47,592
Michael O Jackson 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (Training Instruc) $215,813 $8,154
Walter Leo Murphy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $215,811 $65,002
Robert K. Kelly 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $215,505 $22,795
Augusto Martinez Lara 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $215,321 $38,696
Quentin D Lee 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain-AdvanceTechnician $215,081 $33,622
Michael S Moran 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain-Technician $215,061 $34,967
Andre R Stallworth 2023 Boston Fire Department Chief of Field Services $215,060 $0
Beau J Claiborne 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $214,890 $59,722
C.Devon Watson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $214,845 $22,845
James P McAdams 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $214,582 $40,055
Nicholas Allen Santangelo 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $214,523 $61,214
Robert Thomas Anderson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $214,508 $80,485
Shawn Matthew Hakins 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $214,187 $26,515
Michael James McCarthy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain-Technician $214,108 $37,492
John W. Evans Jr. 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $213,977 $49,271
Sean M. O'Brien 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $213,900 $29,710
Sean Patrick McGonagle 2023 Boston Fire Department Gen Frprs-Fire Alarm Construct $213,787 $37,204
Kevin M McCarthy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $213,722 $44,547
John J. Dooley 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $213,699 $36,638
Keith Patrick Hanson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $213,447 $45,295
Michelle Johnson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $213,307 $39,889