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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
Ryan Michael Farnham 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $166,303 $29,286
Brian A Roberts 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $166,094 $41,766
Patrick M. McKenna 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,995 $29,041
Ronald A White 2021 Boston Fire Department Radio Operator (Bfd) $165,892 $12,566
Edwin S Melecio 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $165,889 $29,038
Dara Patrick Nunan 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $165,855 $13,554
Kevin W. Shepherd 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $165,801 $17,828
Victor Battle 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $165,779 $36,167
Joseph M. Briscoe 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $165,772 $18,623
Dara Seamus Flaherty 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $165,744 $30,483
Anthony Rowan 2021 Boston Fire Department FF - Safety Specialist $165,656 $12,680
Roy Owens 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,573 $32,199
Mauricio Carvalho Lopes 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,516 $37,809
James Alexander Wyse II 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,478 $43,174
Ronald Francis Bigos 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,466 $29,352
Larry Joseph 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $165,464 $30,851
Kenneth L. Mays 2021 Boston Fire Department FF Paid Detail Officer $165,424 $3,853
Peter John Starkey 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $165,290 $13,661
Jeremy Ryan Daviau 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $165,286 $34,027
Thomas E. McDonough 2021 Boston Fire Department FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp) $165,204 $18,734
Julia M Rodriguez 2021 Boston Fire Department FF (FPD Special Hazards Insp) $165,201 $16,700
Richard F Stirling 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $165,187 $961
Katoyer Liunuma 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $165,172 $33,603
Brian Alkins 2021 Boston Fire Department Public Information Officer $165,167 $19,502
Michael McCarthy 2021 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSp)DFC-AdvTe $165,075 $33,305