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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
Kevin Thomas Lawler 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $127,418 $16,700
Joanne M Donovan 2025 Boston Fire Department Prin Admin Asst $127,318 $1,709
Joseph John Starkey 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $127,097 $9,547
Dong Van Le 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $126,770 $24,218
Julie Byrne Devin 2025 Boston Fire Department Prin Admin Asst $126,402 $804
Antonio Santillan 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $125,759 $23,259
Daitannah Smith 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $125,268 $14,476
Joseph Upton 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $124,702 $13,120
Brian McKinley 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $124,684 $13,735
Igor Verbitzki 2025 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $124,446 $4,379
Matthew W Coose 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $124,355 $15,860
Michael Patrick Michel 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $124,340 $14,201
Jeremy Peter Michaud 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $124,122 $7,775
Timothy Peter Callahan 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $123,866 $5,136
Joseph M Panetta 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $123,796 $16,621
Jason Wetterhahn 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $123,689 $13,253
Alexander Maxim Feeney 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $123,463 $13,555
Paul Falvey 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $123,419 $10,533
William Czar Jr. 2025 Boston Fire Department Prin Admin Asst $123,274 $0
Ryan K Tilley 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $123,195 $18,164
Eric Savard 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $123,074 $14,530
Q'Ra Guichard 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $122,993 $5,128
Donovan Lamonica 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $122,714 $13,084
John Patrick Coffey 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $122,499 $12,634
William Brissenden 2025 Boston Fire Department Gen Maint Mech Frprs## $122,493 $35,334