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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
Patrick James Nichols 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $216,805 $50,099
Steven Caulfield 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $216,758 $7,190
Ronald Joseph Holmes 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $216,589 $68,561
Duane B Jenkins 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $216,419 $38,708
Lawrence H Buechs 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $216,407 $43,513
John M Kilroe 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $216,357 $20,622
James Francis Fitzgerald 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $216,256 $28,936
Gerry Liam Grealish 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $215,672 $39,584
Christopher Avery Williams 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $215,368 $40,398
Peter R. Ryan Jr. 2025 Boston Fire Department FF (FPD Night Div Insp) Admin $215,322 $9,182
Christopher John Abban 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $215,276 $56,026
Peter Cameron Eleey 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $215,068 $71,906
John Edward Drugan 2025 Boston Fire Department Chemist $214,950 $4,166
Sean Rudenauer 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $214,882 $33,399
Robert Santangelo 2025 Boston Fire Department FF (Asst Dive Mast) $214,859 $52,836
Jamie P Arroyo 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $214,824 $39,623
Marvin Lamar Alexander 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $214,606 $12,697
Nicholas Daniel Massarelli 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $214,564 $37,786
Christopher J. Cummings 2025 Boston Fire Department FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTech Admin $214,312 $31,765
Ryan Patrick Kenney 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $214,129 $39,435
Robert Tabb 2025 Boston Fire Department FF Trng Inst Adjunct Admin $214,046 $62,174
Andrew Copp Burns 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $213,927 $44,590
Rene Roumo 2025 Boston Fire Department FF Paid Detail Officer Admin $213,874 $4,392
Thomas John Higgins 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $213,863 $31,400
Eric C Evans 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $213,789 $45,147