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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
Michael Browder 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $5,664
John Francis Walsh 2017 Boston Fire Department Chief of Support Services $0 $0
Edward C. Doherty 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $1,933
William L Miller 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $16,652
Douglas W Smith 2017 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $0 $26,778
Joseph G Bento 2017 Boston Fire Department FF (FPD InspLev2Certification) $0 $33,645
Reynold Maughn 2017 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief Administration $0 $8,982
Ralph E Davis 2017 Boston Fire Department EAP Counselor $0 $36,083
Michael A Gallagher 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $15,484
Alan J Staunton 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $18,402
Carlos Nieves 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $0 $7,946
David J Montoya 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $16,745
James F Shone 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $9,487
Edward S. Saniuk 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $4,951
Walter J. MacK 2017 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification) $0 $1,741
Paul Covington 2017 Boston Fire Department FF (LEPC Title3 Insp) $0 $11,057
Gerard T Sheehan 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $11,620
Dennis A Woodbury 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $5,584
Kenneth Doneghey 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $6,804
Frederick C. Adams 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $15,344
John S Varner 2017 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $0 $11,407
Anthony J O'Brien 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $0 $25,990
Robert L. Dowling 2017 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $0 $50,714
Eugene B Fortes 2017 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec $0 $9,472
Jean N Semexant 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $18,846