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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
Benjamin William Kelleher IV 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $10,448
Joseph A Kelleher 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $9,451
David M Kelley 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $14,339
Joseph Kelley Jr 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-ADR $0 $0
Matthew Shane Kelley 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $6,643
Richard T Kelley 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $13,784
Susan Kelley 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Alarm Operator $0 $9,976
Michael J Gormley 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $8,834
Lori M. Donovan 2016 Boston Fire Department Sr Admin Asst (Fire) $0 $1,974
Patricia K. Donovan 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $32,254
Shawn M. Donovan 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $15,988
William F. Donovan 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-ADR $0 $0
John J. Dooley 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $12,443
Michael E. Doolin 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $11,713
John P. Dorion 2016 Boston Fire Department Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer $0 $14,302
Justin Frank Dornhoffer 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $28,985
Jose Felipe Dos Santos 2016 Boston Fire Department Hvy Mtr Equip Repairperson BFD $0 $26,589
Nathaniel Ryan Dougan 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $13,037
Thomas P Dougherty 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $16,730
David M Dowd 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $0 $15,146
Joseph M Dowd 2016 Boston Fire Department FF(IncidentCommandSp)DFC-AdvTe $0 $18,045
Daniel R Dowling 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $13,870
Ralph Phillip Dowling 2016 Boston Fire Department Sr Fire Alarm Operator $0 $38,596
Robert L. Dowling 2016 Boston Fire Department District Fire Chief-Technician $0 $40,463
Gary E. Doyle 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $15,622