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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
Colin Thomas Donovan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,896 $24,320
Matthew Paul Murphy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,832 $23,809
Ryan Francis Maher 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $150,820 $17,078
James Raymond Hughes 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,814 $19,096
Timothy Ryan Shepard 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,767 $26,251
Conor Patrick Flaherty 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,714 $36,421
Joseph Stephen Magee Jr. 2023 Boston Fire Department Mask Repair Specialist $150,702 $11,433
Joseph Robert Trahon 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,665 $38,321
Brendan Coleman Costello 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $150,654 $46,745
Frank Johannes Lang 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,649 $19,094
Matthew Keenan Dever 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,648 $13,907
Paul D Gillis 2023 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $150,624 $23,854
Sean Michael Kelly 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,619 $20,014
Daniel Ernest Gould 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $150,575 $858
Jeremiah Francis Foley 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $150,556 $23,915
Joseph Paul Derby 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $150,550 $19,426
Brian Richard Fredholm 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $150,535 $17,454
Casey S Owens 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,406 $19,693
Joseph A Ford Jr. 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,377 $19,810
Geoffrey Myles Curtis 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $150,373 $37,307
Arthur James Conlon 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,371 $23,860
Joseph M. Briscoe 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-ADR $150,364 $0
Sean E Wilson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,351 $20,014
Brian J Murray 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,328 $18,892
Pearse Thomas McIntyre Jr. 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $150,302 $16,565