Boston and Worcester, MA · 2025 pay · 221 people
How much does a fire lieutenant make in Boston and Worcester, MA?
$190,905typical pay for a fire lieutenant in 2025
$139,657 – $212,015what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 9.2% 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 lieutenants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid fire lieutenants, 2025
Common questions
How much does a fire lieutenant make in Boston and Worcester, MA?
The typical fire lieutenant was paid $190,905 in 2025; most earned between $139,657 and $212,015. This counts all 221 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 14.2% of all pay for fire lieutenants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Fire Lieutenant, at any level (for example "Fire Lieutenant"). 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