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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
Michael James Connolly 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $194,585 $57,319
Robert Dean 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $194,582 $20,542
Jamie J Walsh 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $194,438 $3,157
David J. Bergdoll 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $194,131 $11,392
Joseph F. Brooks 2021 Boston Fire Department Radio Supv (Bfd) $194,106 $11,090
Ryan Michael Halsey 2021 Boston Fire Department Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer $194,039 $48,754
Michael J. McKinnies 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $194,019 $47,794
Colin Jumaal Dockins 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $194,010 $45,214
Daniel Richard Martell Jr. 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $193,914 $24,837
Michael J Atkins 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $193,808 $19,952
Daniel Patrick MacAuley 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $193,695 $61,384
Robert David Bottary 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $193,666 $39,333
Edward E Munroe 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $193,664 $23,426
Christopher J Goggin 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $193,522 $35,606
Nicholas Daniel Massarelli 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $193,123 $26,697
Kevin Williams 2021 Boston Fire Department FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp) $193,054 $35,982
Francis Joseph McCarthy 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $193,003 $61,207
Paul Francis Lombard 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $192,951 $51,959
Keith Kelly 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $192,778 $22,366
John Ernest Hagerty 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $192,682 $35,321
Anthony J Perella 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $192,336 $37,039
Kade Edwards 2021 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification) $192,317 $20,191
Sean P. Gibbons 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $192,228 $21,035
Sean T Olson 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $192,219 $33,413
John G. Sylvester 2021 Boston Fire Department FF (Mas Of F Boat) $192,086 $10,698