Boston, MA · 2025 pay · 26 people
How much does a dist fire chief make in Boston, MA?
$271,672typical pay for a dist fire chief in 2025
$251,271 – $295,398what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 8.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from City of Boston · Matches the agency's latest release · boston.gov ↗
Where dist fire chiefs work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid dist fire chiefs, 2025
Common questions
How much does a dist fire chief make in Boston, MA?
The typical dist fire chief was paid $271,672 in 2025; most earned between $251,271 and $295,398. This counts all 26 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 13.2% of all pay for dist fire chiefs in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Dist Fire Chief, at any level (for example "Dist Fire Chief"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this