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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 Francis Fitzgerald 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $11,824
Charles F Pero 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $16,977
Matthew John Christoforo 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $15,734
Christopher James Tillman 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $6,202
John L Howard 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $21,102
David Skarbek 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $11,915
Sheldon K. Jackson 2017 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification) $0 $0
John W Wornum 2017 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification) $0 $0
Robert M Staunton 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Admin-ADR $0 $0
James I Barnes 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $0 $10,327
Mark S Oliver 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $0
James A Duffy 2017 Boston Fire Department FF - Safety Specialist $0 $3,550
John Michael Gallagher 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $0 $46,688
John H Noonan 2017 Boston Fire Department FF (Mas Of F Boat) $0 $28,214
Stephen P Paschal 2017 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief Admin $0 $27,921
Leo Patrick Hughes 2017 Boston Fire Department FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP $0 $12,793
James Boyle V 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $0 $822
Robert A Franklin 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $17,827
William Roach Sr 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $1,679
Edward T O'Donnell 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $5,625
James L King 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $25,096
Kevin Cotton 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $10,637
Brian D Burke 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $16,009
Ballin L Wright 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $0 $15,880
Gerard Viola 2017 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $0 $25,955