Boston and Worcester, MA · 2025 pay · 73 people
How much does a fire captain make in Boston and Worcester, MA?
$217,670typical pay for a fire captain in 2025
$157,357 – $240,165what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 7.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from City of Boston · Matches the agency's latest release · boston.gov ↗✓ Official data from City of Worcester HR · Matches the agency's latest release · worcesterma.gov ↗
Where fire captains work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid fire captains, 2025
Common questions
How much does a fire captain make in Boston and Worcester, MA?
The typical fire captain was paid $217,670 in 2025; most earned between $157,357 and $240,165. This counts all 73 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 15.8% of all pay for fire captains in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Fire Captain, at any level (for example "Fire Captain"). 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