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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
Eric Schreiber 2023 Boston Fire Department FF Paid Detail Officer $171,438 $16,483
Davidson Joseph 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $171,404 $24,437
James Michael Walsh 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $171,373 $16,742
Gregory James Dunham 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $171,321 $20,745
Stephen Domenic Todesco 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $171,281 $19,542
Victor Battle 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $171,178 $41,465
Denis McKeeney 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $171,156 $38,058
Dennis Martin Kane 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (EMS Coordinator) $171,111 $12,263
Joseph P Sullivan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $171,096 $34,014
Phillip C. Skrabut 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $171,084 $35,558
Thomas James Chadwell 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $171,039 $18,224
James Patrick Cashins 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $171,014 $20,810
Bryan J Griffin 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $170,970 $32,849
Donovan Patrick Sullivan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $170,953 $0
Bem I. Claiborne 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $170,916 $16,103
Nephtaly Jean-Felix 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $170,838 $38,935
Joseph A Kelleher 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $170,799 $23,561
Jay Nevin Sponseller 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $170,764 $40,526
Nicholas B Bonaceto 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $170,747 $14,146
Andrew Edward Ahern 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $170,661 $28,640
Shawn Robert Cleary 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $170,607 $31,710
Wesley Leo Alleyne 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $170,575 $43,067
William L Miller 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $170,570 $17,281
Jesse Matthew Gover 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $170,558 $37,818
Timothy MacDara Sullivan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $170,546 $28,764