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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 A Corbett 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $17,393
Richard B Magee 2017 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief Admin-ADR $0 $0
Robert J Gover 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $3,327
Robert L. Biggs 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $6,348
Kevin W. Shepherd 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $7,096
Frank J. Fortes 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $9,812
Michael B. Bigby 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $0
Michael Buchanan 2017 Boston Fire Department FF (Mas Of F Boat) $0 $26,655
Kevin McCarey 2017 Boston Fire Department Frpr-Lineperson&Cable Splicers $0 $10,221
John M. Caljouw 2017 Boston Fire Department FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp) $0 $11,836
Joseph E Lohan 2017 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification) $0 $8,588
James Coleman Feeney 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $14,882
Thomas J. Scanlan 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $17,432
Mark Buchanan 2017 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $0 $27,944
Dennis P Hickey 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $10,808
Edward A Godinho 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $18,147
Frank C Rogier 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $0 $36,366
Christopher K. Mackin 2017 Boston Fire Department FF (Mas Of F Boat) $0 $13,811
Randall E Bither 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $18,267
Joseph M. Briscoe 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $13,402
Kevin F McNiff 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $8,411
Joanne M. Donovan 2017 Boston Fire Department Sr Admin Asst (Fire) $0 $0
Michael P. Dillon 2017 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $0 $33,407
Wesley Leo Alleyne 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $12,105
Michael E Hocking 2017 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief Administration $0 $54,259