City of Boston / Boston Fire Department

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Boston Fire Department

Source file: City of Boston — Employee Earnings Report / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Boston Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2024, this agency had 1,805 employees with median total compensation of $174,516; the highest distinct record was $373,465.

Year: 2024
Employees: 1,805
Median total: $174,516
Highest record: $373,465

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$1,278$310,531+

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 1,805 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($174,516) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $127,222 (73%)
Overtime — $27,638 (16%)
Other — $20,585 (12%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$83,018

$147,266

$174,516

$211,075

$255,112

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $255,112 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $83,018. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Fire Fighter

809 · $164,984

Fire Fighter-Technician

158 · $164,066

Fire Lieutenant

138 · $205,155

Cadet (Fire)

61 · $33,860

Fire Fighter-Advancetechnician

55 · $178,242

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

Highest-paid first / page 29

Casey Owens

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$162,328

Base pay: $88,845
Overtime: $21,083
Other pay: $52,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,328
Work ZIP code: 02169

Source-specific fields

Id: 3292
Other Pay: $550

Casey Owens is a Fire Fighter at Boston Fire Department. 2024 total compensation came to $162,328.

Michael Jeglinski

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$162,278

Base pay: $120,375
Overtime: $18,519
Other pay: $23,384
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,278
Work ZIP code: 01906

Source-specific fields

Id: 3293
Other Pay: $2,957

Michael Jeglinski is a Fire Fighter at Boston Fire Department. 2024 total compensation came to $162,278.

Matthew Crane

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$162,154

Base pay: $107,250
Overtime: $18,398
Other pay: $36,507
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,154
Work ZIP code: 02152

Source-specific fields

Id: 3299
Other Pay: $1,446

Matthew Crane works as a Fire Fighter for Boston Fire Department. Matthew earned $162,154 in 2024.

Nicholas Politsopoulos

Fire Fighter-Technician/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$162,108

Base pay: $101,700
Overtime: $33,051
Other pay: $27,357
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,108
Work ZIP code: 02132

Source-specific fields

Detail: 11,458.13
Id: 3300
Other Pay: $7,369
Quinn Education: 8,530.06

At Boston Fire Department, Nicholas Politsopoulos serves as a Fire Fighter-Technician. Their 2024 pay totaled $162,108.

Raymond Travers

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$162,092

Base pay: $139,684
Overtime: $21,859
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,092
Work ZIP code: 02132

Source-specific fields

Id: 3301
Other Pay: $550

Raymond Travers holds the role of Fire Fighter at Boston Fire Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $162,092.

Brian Heaton

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$161,956

Base pay: $139,678
Overtime: $17,800
Other pay: $4,477
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,956
Work ZIP code: 01835

Source-specific fields

Detail: 3,089.25
Id: 3304
Other Pay: $550

At Boston Fire Department, Brian Heaton serves as a Fire Fighter. Their 2024 pay totaled $161,956.

Keith Murphy

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$161,933

Base pay: $146,033
Overtime: $12,401
Other pay: $3,498
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,933
Work ZIP code: 02132

Source-specific fields

Id: 3306
Other Pay: $3,498

Keith Murphy holds the role of Fire Fighter at Boston Fire Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $161,933.

Oscar Francisco

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$161,890

Base pay: $656
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $161,234
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,890
Work ZIP code: 02122

Source-specific fields

Id: 3309
Other Pay: $80,093

Oscar Francisco works as a Fire Fighter for Boston Fire Department. Oscar earned $161,890 in 2024.

Nicholas Andrasy

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$161,824

Base pay: $135,547
Overtime: $25,727
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,824
Work ZIP code: 02341

Source-specific fields

Id: 3312
Other Pay: $550

Nicholas Andrasy holds the role of Fire Fighter at Boston Fire Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $161,824.

Sally Chung

Principal Data Proc Systems Analyst/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$161,810

Base pay: $139,359
Overtime: $12,898
Other pay: $9,553
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,810
Work ZIP code: 02072

Source-specific fields

Id: 3313
Other Pay: $5,330
Retro: 4,222.28

At Boston Fire Department, Sally Chung serves as a Principal Data Proc Systems Analyst. Their 2024 pay totaled $161,810.

Michael Venteroso

Ff Investigator Administrative/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$161,733

Base pay: $151,808
Overtime: $7,564
Other pay: $2,361
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,733
Work ZIP code: 02346

Source-specific fields

Id: 3318
Other Pay: $550

Michael Venteroso holds the role of Ff Investigator Administrative at Boston Fire Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $161,733.

Carlos Peralta

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$161,720

Base pay: $129,402
Overtime: $31,551
Other pay: $766
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,720
Work ZIP code: 02122

Source-specific fields

Detail: 216
Id: 3320
Other Pay: $550

Carlos Peralta holds the role of Fire Fighter at Boston Fire Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $161,720.

Joseph Derby

Fire Fighter-Technician/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$161,083

Base pay: $143,613
Overtime: $16,919
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,083
Work ZIP code: 02132

Source-specific fields

Id: 3347
Other Pay: $550

Joseph Derby holds the role of Fire Fighter-Technician at Boston Fire Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $161,083.

David Pires

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,919

Base pay: $121,738
Overtime: $24,166
Other pay: $15,015
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,919
Work ZIP code: 02125

Source-specific fields

Detail: 1,728.00
Id: 3353
Other Pay: $550

David Pires works as a Fire Fighter for Boston Fire Department. David earned $160,919 in 2024.

Patrick Dasey

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,847

Base pay: $139,414
Overtime: $19,856
Other pay: $1,577
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,847
Work ZIP code: 02184

Source-specific fields

Id: 3358
Other Pay: $550

At Boston Fire Department, Patrick Dasey serves as a Fire Fighter. Their 2024 pay totaled $160,847.

Cody Klein

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,804

Base pay: $133,852
Overtime: $26,402
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,804
Work ZIP code: 02126

Source-specific fields

Id: 3362
Other Pay: $550

Cody Klein holds the role of Fire Fighter at Boston Fire Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $160,804.

Xavier Cruz

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,755

Base pay: $128,344
Overtime: $25,989
Other pay: $6,422
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,755
Work ZIP code: 02124

Source-specific fields

Detail: 5,872.00
Id: 3365
Other Pay: $550

At Boston Fire Department, Xavier Cruz serves as a Fire Fighter. Their 2024 pay totaled $160,755.

Thomas Flaherty

Fire Fighter-Technician/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,705

Base pay: $108,932
Overtime: $41,559
Other pay: $10,215
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,705
Work ZIP code: 02122

Source-specific fields

Id: 3367
Other Pay: $550

At Boston Fire Department, Thomas Flaherty serves as a Fire Fighter-Technician. Their 2024 pay totaled $160,705.

Edward Contilli Jr.

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,672

Base pay: $147,007
Overtime: $12,368
Other pay: $1,297
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,672
Work ZIP code: 01982

Source-specific fields

Id: 3369
Other Pay: $1,297

Edward Contilli Jr. works as a Fire Fighter for Boston Fire Department. Edward earned $160,672 in 2024.

Robert Pugsley Iii

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,669

Base pay: $123,010
Overtime: $24,572
Other pay: $13,087
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,669
Work ZIP code: 02124

Source-specific fields

Id: 3370
Other Pay: $550

Robert Pugsley Iii is a Fire Fighter at Boston Fire Department. 2024 total compensation came to $160,669.

David Garay

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,601

Base pay: $134,080
Overtime: $25,971
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,601
Work ZIP code: 02125

Source-specific fields

Id: 3374
Other Pay: $550

David Garay works as a Fire Fighter for Boston Fire Department. David earned $160,601 in 2024.

Daniel Viola

Fire Alarm Operator/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,574

Base pay: $125,746
Overtime: $31,489
Other pay: $3,338
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,574
Work ZIP code: 02131

Source-specific fields

Id: 3376
Other Pay: $3,338

Daniel Viola holds the role of Fire Alarm Operator at Boston Fire Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $160,574.

Jeremy Daviau

Fire Fighter-Advancetechnician/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,550

Base pay: $129,859
Overtime: $13,738
Other pay: $16,953
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,550
Work ZIP code: 01945

Source-specific fields

Id: 3377
Other Pay: $550

At Boston Fire Department, Jeremy Daviau serves as a Fire Fighter-Advancetechnician. Their 2024 pay totaled $160,550.

Richard Raymond Iii

General Main Mechanical Frprs(Cfm)##/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,512

Base pay: $105,426
Overtime: $52,466
Other pay: $2,621
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,512
Work ZIP code: 02127

Source-specific fields

Id: 3381
Other Pay: $2,621

Richard Raymond Iii works as a General Main Mechanical Frprs(Cfm)## for Boston Fire Department. Richard earned $160,512 in 2024.

James Nelson Jr.

Fire Fighter-Technician/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,498

Base pay: $145,078
Overtime: $14,272
Other pay: $1,148
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,498
Work ZIP code: 02048

Source-specific fields

Id: 3382
Other Pay: $1,148

James Nelson Jr. holds the role of Fire Fighter-Technician at Boston Fire Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $160,498.

Stephen Tobin

Fire Fighter-Technician/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,464

Base pay: $104,580
Overtime: $15,372
Other pay: $40,513
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,464
Work ZIP code: 02132

Source-specific fields

Detail: 880
Id: 3385
Other Pay: $550

Stephen Tobin is a Fire Fighter-Technician at Boston Fire Department. 2024 total compensation came to $160,464.

Tyler Hallinan

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,270

Base pay: $140,346
Overtime: $19,374
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,270
Work ZIP code: 02132

Source-specific fields

Id: 3396
Other Pay: $550

Tyler Hallinan holds the role of Fire Fighter at Boston Fire Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $160,270.

Spenser Adams

Fire Fighter-Technician/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,241

Base pay: $143,975
Overtime: $14,395
Other pay: $1,870
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,241
Work ZIP code: 02132

Source-specific fields

Detail: 1,320.00
Id: 3397
Other Pay: $550

At Boston Fire Department, Spenser Adams serves as a Fire Fighter-Technician. Their 2024 pay totaled $160,241.

Michael Mcgonagle

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,222

Base pay: $142,043
Overtime: $16,733
Other pay: $1,446
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,222
Work ZIP code: 02056

Source-specific fields

Id: 3398
Other Pay: $1,446

Michael Mcgonagle works as a Fire Fighter for Boston Fire Department. Michael earned $160,222 in 2024.

Joseph Femino

Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,112

Base pay: $115,052
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,060
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,112
Work ZIP code: 02132

Source-specific fields

Id: 3402
Other Pay: $45,060

At Boston Fire Department, Joseph Femino serves as a Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer. Their 2024 pay totaled $160,112.

Paul Aquino

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,082

Base pay: $141,162
Overtime: $15,955
Other pay: $2,965
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,082
Work ZIP code: 02148

Source-specific fields

Id: 3404
Other Pay: $2,965

Paul Aquino is a Fire Fighter at Boston Fire Department. 2024 total compensation came to $160,082.

Siobhan Elvin

Fire Fighter-Technician/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$160,051

Base pay: $102,556
Overtime: $42,622
Other pay: $14,873
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,051
Work ZIP code: 02132

Source-specific fields

Detail: 8,997.00
Id: 3406
Other Pay: $550

Siobhan Elvin works as a Fire Fighter-Technician for Boston Fire Department. Siobhan earned $160,051 in 2024.

Robert Gainey

Fire Fighter-Technician/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$159,888

Base pay: $141,822
Overtime: $16,619
Other pay: $1,446
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,888
Work ZIP code: 02136

Source-specific fields

Id: 3412
Other Pay: $1,446

Robert Gainey is a Fire Fighter-Technician at Boston Fire Department. 2024 total compensation came to $159,888.

Matthew Lausier

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$159,779

Base pay: $140,410
Overtime: $18,819
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,779
Work ZIP code: 01921

Source-specific fields

Id: 3414
Other Pay: $550

Matthew Lausier is a Fire Fighter at Boston Fire Department. 2024 total compensation came to $159,779.

Ryan Halsey

Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$159,698

Base pay: $95,730
Overtime: $1,228
Other pay: $62,740
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,698
Work ZIP code: 02131

Source-specific fields

Id: 3417
Other Pay: $550

Ryan Halsey works as a Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer for Boston Fire Department. Ryan earned $159,698 in 2024.

Daniel Kane

Fire Fighter (Inctcomndsp) Dfc/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$159,629

Base pay: $141,160
Overtime: $17,918
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,629
Work ZIP code: 02171

Source-specific fields

Id: 3425
Other Pay: $550

Daniel Kane works as a Fire Fighter (Inctcomndsp) Dfc for Boston Fire Department. Daniel earned $159,629 in 2024.

Michael Hegarty

Ff Paid Detail Officer Administrative/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$159,607

Base pay: $106,243
Overtime: $14,272
Other pay: $39,092
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,607
Work ZIP code: 02186

Source-specific fields

Detail: 3,105.25
Id: 3426
Other Pay: $3,712

Michael Hegarty works as a Ff Paid Detail Officer Administrative for Boston Fire Department. Michael earned $159,607 in 2024.

Matthew Butler

Fire Fighter/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$159,604

Base pay: $140,890
Overtime: $13,965
Other pay: $4,750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,604
Work ZIP code: 02132

Source-specific fields

Detail: 3,520.00
Id: 3427
Other Pay: $550

Matthew Butler is a Fire Fighter at Boston Fire Department. 2024 total compensation came to $159,604.

Nathaniel Leblanc

Fire Fighter-Technician/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$159,599

Base pay: $145,519
Overtime: $12,634
Other pay: $1,446
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,599
Work ZIP code: 02132

Source-specific fields

Id: 3428
Other Pay: $1,446

Nathaniel Leblanc is a Fire Fighter-Technician at Boston Fire Department. 2024 total compensation came to $159,599.

Kevin Coyne

Chief Bureauofadminserv (Fire)/Boston Fire Department

2024 total comp

$159,581

Base pay: $156,630
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,952
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,581
Work ZIP code: 02124

Source-specific fields

Id: 3429
Other Pay: $2,952

Kevin Coyne works as a Chief Bureauofadminserv (Fire) for Boston Fire Department. Kevin earned $159,581 in 2024.