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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
Brad James Watts 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $8,239
Russell Thomas Watt 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $12,750
Valerie Watson 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Alarm Operator $0 $25,437
C.Devon Watson 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $12,479
Joshua Michael Waters 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $0
Benjamin Michael Waterfall 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $11,735
Jeremy G. Washburn 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $8,297
Bryan Edward Warner 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $8,489
Patrick Daniel Walsh 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $4,243
Michael J Walsh 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $0 $3,196
Joseph Orrie Walsh 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $26,284
John Francis Walsh 2016 Boston Fire Department Chief of Support Services $0 $4,708
Jamie J Walsh 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $0 $15,250
James Michael Walsh 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $15,703
David John Walsh 2016 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief Administration $0 $16,492
Jamie Joseph Walsh Jr. 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $7,858
Matthew Delorey 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $8,300
Maria L Hernandez 2015 Boston Fire Department Collection Agent BFD FirePreve $0 $420
Robert Paul Driscoll 2015 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $0 $14,658
Matthew Joseph Drouin 2015 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $0 $12,651
John C Dubeau 2015 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $11,489
Mark Anthony Dubeau 2015 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $0
Peter A Gailunas 2015 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $17,853
Raul N Hernandez 2015 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $15,378
Mariano Hernandez 2015 Boston Fire Department FF (Training Instruc) $0 $30,480