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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
Jamie J Walsh 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $239,895 $6,818
Rory P Thornton 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $239,824 $63,989
Jonathan Alan Hamblin 2024 Boston Fire Department FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTech Admin $239,593 $57,791
Robert David Bottary 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lt Admn-AdvanceTechnician $239,573 $22,164
Philip J Cetrino 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $238,953 $26,908
Colin James Mooney 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $238,559 $25,034
Richard Michael MacDonald 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $238,178 $33,346
Dennis W. Toland 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $237,975 $40,819
Peter Blain Buchanan 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $237,917 $37,851
Brendan Daly McCarthy 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $237,846 $34,000
Spencer Arnold 2024 Boston Fire Department FF FPD(Plc of Assy Insp) Admin $237,837 $63,943
Giuseppe A. Guarino Jr. 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $237,787 $22,290
Thomas E. McDonough 2024 Boston Fire Department FF FPD(Plc of Assy Insp) Admin $237,784 $54,643
Thomas Francis Messer 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver) $237,492 $42,226
James Patrick Duffy 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $237,436 $35,862
Kevin A. Harrison 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $237,320 $51,216
Edward W Neff 2024 Boston Fire Department FF FPD(Plc of Assy Insp) Admin $237,127 $37,866
Malcolm E. Fearon 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $237,080 $39,103
Thomas P Quinn 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $237,038 $54,382
Christopher J Goggin 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $236,928 $23,329
Richard F Paris 2024 Boston Fire Department Asst Supn Maint Admin $236,828 $0
Stephen Edward Flynn 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $236,739 $43,884
Scott Ramsey Denson 2024 Boston Fire Department FF (FPDInspLevl1Cert) Admin $236,562 $59,643
Anthony M Tippett 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $236,542 $49,652
Patricia K. Donovan 2024 Boston Fire Department FF Investigator Admin $236,493 $60,908