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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
Gregory J MacKin 2022 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief Administration $1,000 $0
Michael Browder Jr. 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $668 $0
Michael E Hocking 2021 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief $336,836 $75,459
Michael J. Doherty 2021 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief $332,583 $52,774
Timothy Smith 2021 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $299,744 $44,756
Eric L Brown 2021 Boston Fire Department FF (Mas Of F Boat) $297,885 $66,880
Michael J Ruggere 2021 Boston Fire Department DepFireChiefAdmn-AdvTechnician $297,395 $0
Andre R Stallworth 2021 Boston Fire Department Chief of Field Services $289,979 $0
Gerald E Hogan 2021 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $287,530 $26,718
Joseph G McMahon 2021 Boston Fire Department Chief of Support Services $286,183 $0
Horacio D. Brienza 2021 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $283,113 $37,716
Dennis L Keeley 2021 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief Tech-ADR $278,980 $2,012
Mark Buchanan 2021 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief Administration $278,557 $16,899
Theron S. Houlder 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $278,446 $47,729
James J Lonergan 2021 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief $277,917 $42,016
Gerald Joseph Powers Jr. 2021 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $277,763 $41,422
James P Greene 2021 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief $276,871 $46,527
Emmet P Nichols 2021 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $276,022 $73,576
Robert J Counihan Jr. 2021 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $272,845 $33,357
Tyrance Jarvon Corbett 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $271,733 $56,533
William Francis McCarthy 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $269,210 $0
Brian P Tully 2021 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief $268,798 $28,804
Frederick David Lorenz 2021 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $268,319 $65,850
Rodney O. Marshall 2021 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $268,226 $28,392
Kevin P Brooks 2021 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $268,224 $33,877