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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
Kevin Shaughnessy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,982 $25,465
Keith Robert Murphy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,954 $18,534
Brian E James 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,934 $21,213
Tyler Daniel Jones 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,924 $18,527
Ryan Joseph Long 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,867 $24,069
Marc Steven Bunszell 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,855 $15,062
George A Paige 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,853 $17,412
Matthew B Gleason 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,826 $20,447
Michael Joseph Materia 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $148,792 $18,497
Daniel E Reardon 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,750 $17,148
Janice Marie Parsons 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,729 $24,227
Brian D McKenna 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,700 $21,907
Peter J Burke 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,694 $19,156
Jay L Hairston 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,693 $21,615
Nicholas Vincent Rizzo 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,662 $37,791
Dennis Charles Alessandro 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,618 $24,744
Robert Francis Pugsley III 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,610 $25,706
Daniel Christopher Castro 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,566 $21,488
Robert Jeremiah Vraibel 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,529 $20,498
Marc Steven Bunszell 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,507 $19,100
Darren J Fernandes 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,484 $21,868
Nicholas J. Driscoll 2023 Boston Fire Department FF Master of the Fire Boat-ADR $148,434 $0
Shawn E. Farrar 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification) $148,425 $13,236
Robert Francis Pugsley III 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,425 $24,009
Arthur James Conlon 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,420 $20,414