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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
Robert F Buckley 2012 Boston Fire Department FF (Scuba Diver) $0 $19,244
Matthew Andrew Buckley 2012 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $0
Gerard W Buckley 2012 Boston Fire Department FF (Training Instruc) $0 $30,489
Michael Buchanan 2012 Boston Fire Department FF (Mas Of F Boat) $0 $52,130
Mark Buchanan 2012 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $0 $17,222
Charles M. Buchanan 2012 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $14,127
James D Bruynell 2012 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain Administration $0 $682
Neil E. Brunswick 2012 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $16,405
Arthur Charles Bruno 2012 Boston Fire Department Maint Mech (Painter)## $0 $0
Michael Patrick Browne 2012 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $19,403
Shawn M. Brown 2012 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $8,620
Lila Brown V 2012 Boston Fire Department Admin Asst $0 $1,091
Justin Becker Brown 2012 Boston Fire Department Dep Comm-Planning&Organization $0 $0
Francis J Brown 2012 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-ADR $0 $0
Eric L Brown 2012 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $18,689
Delophine A Brown 2012 Boston Fire Department Gen Maint Mech $0 $540
Arthur W Brown 2012 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $2,809
Michael Browder 2012 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $12,619
Michael Browder Jr. 2012 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $14,516
Richard E Brooks 2012 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $0 $15,416
Kevin P Brooks 2012 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $0 $11,275
Joseph F. Brooks 2012 Boston Fire Department Radio Supv (Bfd) $0 $7,485
James Joseph Brooks 2012 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $19,617
Arthur Stephen Brooks Jr. 2012 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $17,346
Edward Holland Brodney 2012 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $16,486