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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
James Patrick Greatorex 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $196,836 $31,164
Patrick M Slattery 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $196,740 $25,332
Kevin M McCarthy 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $196,722 $38,346
Frederick James Hollien 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $196,718 $22,771
Robert L. Biggs 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $196,661 $36,178
Mohan R Pilwah 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $196,381 $27,197
Brian J Nee 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $196,164 $42,625
John M Kilroe 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $195,995 $30,205
Steven W Perry 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $195,983 $64,627
C.Devon Watson 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $195,953 $24,922
Thomas Goodmen Connelly 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $195,826 $21,123
Francis Kevin Coan 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $195,824 $13,932
Eugenio E. Dudley 2021 Boston Fire Department FIU Digital Lab Supervisor $195,656 $16,470
Matthew C Vaitiskis 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $195,617 $30,291
Guy J Cammarata 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $195,490 $24,537
Wilfredo Pacheco Jr. 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lt Admn-AdvanceTechnician $195,316 $30,180
Ralph T. Dean 2021 Boston Fire Department FF (Mas Of F Boat) $195,219 $21,044
Alex Alvarez De Sotomayor 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $195,197 $17,589
Michael Robert Goggin 2021 Boston Fire Department FF (Scuba Diver) $195,129 $60,202
Douglas M Felton 2021 Boston Fire Department FireLt(ScubaDiv)AdvanceTech $194,946 $34,549
Christopher J McGrath 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $194,943 $22,204
Thomas J. Murray 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $194,930 $0
Hiram K Ortega 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $194,870 $37,286
Robert J. McGrath 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $194,754 $24,862
Emmett Reed 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $194,744 $2,032