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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
Kirk Stokes 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,878 $13,586
William Eric Schulze 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver) $190,857 $38,068
Robert Charles Gibson III 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,846 $57,114
Stephen Edward Flynn 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $190,814 $44,235
Damon Todd Schersten 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $190,813 $31,063
Kelley A Minehan 2023 Boston Fire Department Sr Fire Alarm Operator $190,753 $38,965
Kyle Peter Taylor 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $190,737 $34,369
John Eric Adams 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,701 $33,796
Curtis C. Campbell 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,695 $24,966
Bryan Francis Higgins 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $190,693 $15,563
Jay Robert Gormley 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $190,635 $35,931
Keeghan H. O'Brien 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech $190,594 $33,979
Michael Francis Fitzpatrick Jr. 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,557 $54,526
Keith Michael Wilson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $190,533 $21,888
Edward A. McKinnon 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,474 $50,896
Joseph R. Vinard 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,391 $57,017
Rory P Thornton 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $190,198 $49,944
Francis Joseph McCarthy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $190,093 $53,930
Daniel Patrick MacAuley 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $189,931 $61,629
Christopher Avery Williams 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $189,886 $35,385
Joseph F. Brooks 2023 Boston Fire Department Radio Supv (Bfd) $189,864 $5,376
Alex Alvarez De Sotomayor 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $189,840 $13,463
Mohan R Pilwah 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $189,806 $35,511
Michelle Johnson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $189,781 $32,476
James E. Cahill 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $189,779 $24,221