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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 Daniel Shea 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $147,352 $14,565
Christopher Everett Benson 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $147,313 $20,954
Jeremy Michael Conley 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $147,278 $20,182
Nephtaly Jean-Felix 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $147,275 $39,272
Marc Steven Bunszell 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $147,267 $17,799
Brent Michael Humphrey 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $147,250 $28,138
Patrick Ryan McCarron 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $147,231 $20,044
Matthew Joseph Drouin 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $147,180 $19,896
Michael John Joyce 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $147,093 $24,790
Edward Contilli Jr. 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $147,013 $11,605
Gary William Russell 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $146,997 $16,907
Dennis P Harrison Jr. 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $146,993 $11,123
William J McCarthy 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $146,935 $18,318
Benjamin Todd Upton 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $146,875 $19,135
Joseph Viola 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $146,832 $14,860
Thomas Phillip McGrory 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $146,820 $16,788
Daniel Joseph Murphy 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $146,805 $16,512
Michael Browder Jr. 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $146,678 $38,561
Michael Regan 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $146,663 $15,632
Stephen Edward Flynn 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $146,656 $14,608
Aleksei Constantine Nicklas 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $146,656 $13,440
Brandon Anderson Melendez 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $146,654 $45,541
Kevin G. Toland 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $146,634 $18,797
Jack Schaeffer Giordano 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $146,484 $15,863
Matthew Mullen Crane 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $146,433 $14,605