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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
Nicholas Vincent Rizzo 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,415 $16,780
Casley K Bailey 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,377 $16,588
Dana Bradley 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification) $148,317 $9,547
Thomas Phillip McGrory 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $148,295 $17,105
Janine Margaret Smith 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Alarm Operator $148,294 $15,353
Nicholas David Andrasy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,286 $25,663
Christopher A Smith 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,263 $18,124
John Jeremiah Ahern 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $148,209 $15,372
Joseph George Linehan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,115 $25,766
Joseph M Santos III 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,042 $16,383
Eric M Evans 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $148,036 $21,473
Thomas B Brittan 2023 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSp)DFC-AdvTe $148,009 $17,255
Michael Blaney 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $147,967 $21,849
James L Scanlon 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $147,957 $16,411
Tyler Jeremiah Hallinan 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $147,950 $19,884
Christopher Wayne Springer 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $147,861 $18,535
Kevin G. McCarthy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $147,831 $7,759
Janine Margaret Smith 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Alarm Operator $147,826 $16,144
James Raymond Hughes 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $147,818 $15,430
Elizabeth Mary Baker 2023 Boston Fire Department Sr Fire Alarm Operator $147,813 $2,957
Patrick Thomas Burke 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $147,813 $36,410
Shawn Patrick Mullen 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $147,782 $17,898
Robert W McMaster 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $147,782 $17,104
William Warren Hayhurst III 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $147,746 $19,820
Christopher Mark Gilmore 2023 Boston Fire Department FF (FPD Night Division Inspec) $147,743 $2,233