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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
Sean Patrick Murphy 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $163,357 $40,422
Gary S. Mottola 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $163,352 $28,495
Owen Kelly 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $163,314 $30,839
Jarred Michael Sprague 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $163,308 $41,228
Matthew S Guerard 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $163,275 $39,149
Kayci Claude Bernard 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $163,187 $36,444
Joaquin Anibal Valera 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $163,184 $32,899
Timothy S Dale 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $163,132 $13,785
William L Post 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $163,110 $30,829
Roosevelt Robinson 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $163,103 $28,347
Richard Edward McLaughlin 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $163,080 $34,409
Michael F Devine 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $163,030 $34,010
Ryan Timothy McLaughlin 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $163,003 $38,161
Levar Brian Thomas 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $162,832 $37,131
Michael A Gallagher 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $162,818 $29,480
William J O'Brien 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $162,809 $32,749
Matthew Dean Veerman 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $162,768 $37,529
John R Soares 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $162,761 $0
Anthony J Vargas 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $162,760 $35,084
Kevin William Johnson 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $162,756 $35,813
Brian Robert Burns 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $162,700 $39,145
Steven Richard O'Brien 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $162,645 $34,417
Michael Sullivan 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $162,638 $20,030
Christopher A Smith 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $162,566 $34,899
Alexander E Wright 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $162,555 $0