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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
Jose A Estrella 2025 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief Admin $321,392 $32,637
Robert J Counihan Jr. 2025 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $320,348 $47,841
Patrick S Hayes 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $318,835 $35,899
Dennis P. Devlin 2025 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief Administration $317,196 $10,500
Horacio D. Brienza 2025 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $316,147 $36,773
Justin William Dezotell 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $314,638 $42,085
James J Lonergan 2025 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief $313,072 $63,528
John P. Dolan 2025 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $312,879 $48,034
Luis A Palermo 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $311,122 $44,825
Eamon Michael O'Leary 2025 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $311,002 $28,892
Alston L. Allen 2025 Boston Fire Department FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTech Admin $310,773 $50,428
Rodney O Marshall 2025 Boston Fire Department Chief of Support Services $310,531 $0
Patrick J Ellis 2025 Boston Fire Department Chief of Field Services $310,322 $0
Gregory Thomas Nicholas 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain-Technician $310,315 $66,192
Douglas Philip Menard 2025 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Adv Tech $310,120 $61,422
Brian Sellon 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $308,799 $58,498
William J. Malcomb 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $306,492 $86,565
Glen R Martin 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $306,231 $89,286
Martin P McCormack 2025 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief $305,761 $48,375
Matthew Richard Kenneally 2025 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $305,658 $33,201
Steven J. Mitchell 2025 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $303,941 $48,057
Neal A Mullane Jr. 2025 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief Administration $302,849 $36,639
Shawn M. Donovan 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain-Technician $301,619 $39,599
Kevin M McCarthy 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $300,046 $872
James J Hoar 2025 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief Administration $299,803 $0