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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
Corey L Crosson 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $0
Kevin P Brooks 2017 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $0 $35,121
Michelle Johnson 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $12,123
Brian Alkins 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $11,101
Roy A. Marshall 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $12,273
Rodney E Gillum 2017 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification) $0 $3,670
Michael J Atkins 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $10,851
Mark E Needham 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $13,487
Patrick J Ellis 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $0 $18,854
Thomas J Blake 2017 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Adv Tech $0 $59,136
John P Hardiman 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $0 $9,811
James E McLaughlin 2017 Boston Fire Department FF (Training Instruc) $0 $21,140
Mariano Hernandez 2017 Boston Fire Department FF (Training Instruc) $0 $28,007
William J McCarthy 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $5,635
Stephen W Keogh 2017 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Adv Tech $0 $31,008
Joseph J Cappellano 2017 Boston Fire Department Gen Maint Mech Frprs## $0 $4,365
John J Geswell 2017 Boston Fire Department Sr Fire Alarm Operator $0 $23,079
Paul J Spinelli 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $10,110
Jorge L Diaz 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $10,263
Timothy P Foley 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $4,826
John E. Pagnani 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $14,667
Francis Rosina Lugo 2016 Boston Fire Department Sr Admin Asst $0 $384
Michael James McCarthy 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $29,831
Emmett Reed 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $14,003
Aleksei Constantine Nicklas 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $6,725