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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
John J Keeley 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $233,646 $12,037
Justiniano Plaza 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $233,311 $56,591
Victor Ramirez 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $232,976 $47,694
Glenn D McGillivray 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech $232,923 $22,864
Christopher Michael Dunn 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $232,681 $24,082
Kenneth L Alicea 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $232,610 $57,551
Robert E. Hayes 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $232,580 $0
Patrick James Nichols 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $232,531 $36,435
Rodney Herbin 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $232,514 $43,259
Thomas John Higgins 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $232,385 $24,113
Thomas William Beard 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $232,380 $39,595
Jamie P Arroyo 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $232,255 $29,317
Michael E. Guilfoyle 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $232,183 $37,411
Timothy J Freda 2024 Boston Fire Department FF (FPD Night Div Insp) Admin $232,077 $17,973
William J Murphy 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $231,772 $31,707
Anthony J Vargas 2024 Boston Fire Department FF Investigator Admin $231,537 $65,161
Kelley A Minehan 2024 Boston Fire Department Sr Fire Alarm Operator $231,474 $35,364
Michael John Marotta Jr. 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $231,316 $30,733
Mohan R Pilwah 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $231,259 $42,355
Christopher M Fairbanks 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $230,985 $21,331
Patrick M. McKenna 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $230,289 $28,751
James P Riley 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $230,259 $47,019
Ralph Phillip Dowling 2024 Boston Fire Department Sr Fire Alarm Operator $230,246 $33,146
Margaret Sybil Porter Connolly 2024 Boston Fire Department Female FF Liaison Offcr Admin $230,177 $37,904
Robert Santangelo 2024 Boston Fire Department FF (Asst Dive Mast) $230,131 $52,350