City of Boston / Boston Fire Department / Head Clerk
Job-title file
Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.
9 employees hold this title in Boston Fire Department. Median total compensation for the role is $51,380, below the department median of $174,516.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 9 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compare departments
Head Clerk is held in 6 City of Boston departments. In Boston Fire Department, the median of $51,380 ranks #4 of 6.
Median total compensation for the Head Clerk role in other City of Bostondepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City of Boston, the median of $44,831 ranks #4 of 4. See Head Clerk across all of City of Boston →
Median total compensation for comparable Head Clerkroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Head Clerk/Boston Fire Department
Source-specific fields
At Boston Fire Department, David Johnson serves as a Head Clerk. Their 2024 pay totaled $58,205.