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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
Todd Levi Bailes 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,591 $10,472
John J Maguire 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $142,584 $12,780
Mark Anthony Pagliarini 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,541 $18,892
Leo Joseph Greeley 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,534 $14,442
Kevin Joseph Kavanagh 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,530 $13,685
Robert Brian Kelly 2023 Boston Fire Department Chief Technology Officer $142,459 $0
Leonardeen Kay De Souza 2023 Boston Fire Department Dir Human Resources (Fire) $142,459 $0
Michael John McDermott 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,446 $17,106
John Paul McHugh 2023 Boston Fire Department Lineperson $142,442 $1,691
Jeremy Michael Conley 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,420 $18,753
Justin Michael Bissonnette 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,418 $11,885
David Anthony Dawson 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,383 $11,180
Robert Barker Canham 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,356 $17,320
Robert Brian Kelly 2023 Boston Fire Department Chief Technology Officer $142,342 $0
Edson Pires Mendes 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,332 $17,216
Douglas K Miller 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,329 $15,088
Jay L Hairston 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,312 $14,168
James Alexander Miller 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,294 $11,992
Daniel Joseph Murphy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,255 $13,226
Patrick Ryan McCarron 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,241 $15,054
Cory Edward King 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,180 $13,389
James P. Reidy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,159 $3,570
Nicholas Dennis Costa 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $142,150 $10,637
Brian J Murray 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,148 $11,585
Joel Christopher McCarthy 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $142,135 $18,880