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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
Mark C. Flaherty 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $166,358 $35,803
Christopher M. McCarron 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $166,352 $21,715
Jesse Frederick O'Connor 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $166,337 $34,656
John L Cetrino 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $166,323 $12,612
Dana Michael Robinson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $166,310 $11,379
Mauricio Carvalho Lopes 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $166,291 $36,468
Larry Joseph 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $166,248 $35,883
Matthew Christopher Collins 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $166,225 $21,112
Kevin Brandon Halsey 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $166,193 $25,515
Brian James McCarthy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $166,146 $27,607
Paul F Vinard 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $166,066 $0
Todd Joyce 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $166,050 $37,774
Bryan McCue 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $166,044 $28,572
Cory Prescott Finn 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $166,034 $32,498
Benjamin William Kelleher IV 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $165,991 $36,163
Paul F Flaherty 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $165,975 $0
Steven Atkins 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $165,971 $27,864
Robert J. McGrath 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $165,944 $0
Mark Christopher Cardarelli 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,910 $14,362
Colin Jumaal Dockins 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,895 $25,443
Kenneth Green 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,890 $10,843
Paul Francis Ledbetter 2023 Boston Fire Department Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer $165,885 $17,555
Ryan Jon Wilson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $165,859 $11,636
David J Messina 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $165,851 $19,284
Sean Russell King 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,771 $37,973