Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 39 people
How much does a state firefighter make in Massachusetts?
$61,741typical pay for a state firefighter in 2025
$33,657 – $80,902what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 3.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where state firefighters work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- State Firefighter I7 people$26,686
- State Firefighter II12 people$36,797
- State Firefighter III8 people$66,921
- State Firefighter IV12 people$89,952
Highest-paid state firefighters, 2025
- 1Joshua NigroState Firefighter IV · Department of Conservation and Recreation$124,454
- 2Michael MarquardtState Firefighter IV · Department of Conservation and Recreation$111,467
- 3Roy LiardState Firefighter IV · Department of Conservation and Recreation$100,510
- 4Philip GilmoreState Firefighter IV · Department of Conservation and Recreation$96,098
- 5Aaron WhiddonState Firefighter IV · Department of Conservation and Recreation$95,908
Common questions
How much does a state firefighter make in Massachusetts?
The typical state firefighter was paid $61,741 in 2025; most earned between $33,657 and $80,902. This counts all 39 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 15.3% of all pay for state firefighters in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is State Firefighter, at any level (for example "State Firefighter I"). 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