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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
Benjamin Michael Waterfall 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $190,905 $22,431
Stephen Robert Keenan 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $190,790 $34,068
Russell Martin McDonald 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,747 $47,467
Michael A Searcy 2025 Boston Fire Department FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP $190,706 $47,193
Shane Thomas Burns 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,495 $39,290
Bryan Alexis Molano 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $190,156 $43,036
Travis Jp Dery 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,079 $35,235
Peter J Starkey 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $189,994 $0
Emilio Oliver Cabey II 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $189,908 $44,354
Brian Joseph Glora 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $189,797 $43,323
Ryan McCall Sullivan 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $189,718 $25,478
Donald E Foley 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $189,669 $14,939
Shayne Michael Houlihan 2025 Boston Fire Department FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTech Admin $189,535 $34,760
Michael John Lydon 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $189,416 $39,771
Joseph L Foley 2025 Boston Fire Department FFLiaison to RetireBoard Admin $189,322 $21,490
Jorge L Diaz 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $189,271 $43,190
Justin Ryan Capece 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $189,193 $39,017
Mauricio Carvalho Lopes 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $189,151 $43,991
Geoffrey Myles Curtis 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $189,104 $37,848
James Alexander Miller 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $189,018 $23,207
Ralph E Davis 2025 Boston Fire Department FF FPD(Plc of Assy Insp) Admin $188,868 $32,637
Joe Brooks 2025 Boston Fire Department Radio Supv (Bfd) $188,788 $0
Angel M Sheppard Arias 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,754 $45,453
Timothy S Dale 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $188,705 $27,382
Michael T. O'Sullivan 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $188,680 $46,272