Massachusetts local governments · 2025 pay · 1,116 people
How much does a fire fighter make in Massachusetts local governments?
$151,315typical pay for a fire fighter in 2025
$111,003 – $175,708what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 7.3% from 2024.
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- City of Boston · boston.gov ↗
- City of Worcester HR · worcesterma.gov ↗
- Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · macomptroller.org ↗
Where fire fighters work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid fire fighters, 2025
Common questions
How much does a fire fighter make in Massachusetts local governments?
The typical fire fighter was paid $151,315 in 2025; most earned between $111,003 and $175,708. This counts all 1,116 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 14.2% of all pay for fire fighters in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Fire Fighter, at any level (for example "Fire Fighter"). 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