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Boston Overtime Pay

Overtime is one of the most searched pay categories in Boston payroll data. This page highlights the records and departments with the largest reported overtime totals while also reminding readers that overtime reflects payroll reporting categories, operational needs, and labor agreements rather than a single explanation.

Departments with the most overtime

Boston Police Department $1,147,692,406

Boston Fire Department $504,515,973

Public Works Department $74,356,196

Property Management $35,474,109

Parks Department $26,319,037

Traffic Division $25,758,010

Inspectional Services Dept $24,940,631

BPS Facility Management $19,904,786

Boston Public Library $10,562,887

Boston Public Schools $6,749,840

Facilities Management $6,524,969

Dpt of Innovation & Technology $5,753,978

Highest overtime payroll records

Employee	Year	Department	Title	Total Gross	Overtime
Janice Marie Parsons	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF (LEPC Title3 Insp)	$0	$12,466
Joseph P Jablonski	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,320	$12,465
Joel Martinez	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$214,899	$12,463
Richard Joseph Donovan	2023	Cemetery Division	Grave Digger	$59,440	$12,463
Richard Joseph Donovan	2022	Cemetery Division	Grave Digger	$59,440	$12,463
Edward F Fitzgerald	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,463
Elie Nassif V	2023	Planning & Engineering	Sen Tech - Energy	$133,828	$12,462
Eric Prentis	2019	Office of Streets	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$12,462
Van Littleton	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$12,461
David Curtis	2014	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$12,461
James Thomas Morahan	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$123,987	$12,460
Daniel Thomas Conroy Jr.	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$12,460
Ryan Francis Maher	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$12,460
Paul J Coffey	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$12,459
Gregory L Burton	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,459
John F Kelly	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$12,459
Joseph A Lee Jr.	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,459
Oscar A Guerrero	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,458
Timothy J Golden	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$12,458
Twjuan Armani Gray	2023	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$38,932	$12,457
Twjuan Armani Gray	2022	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$38,932	$12,457
Gregory Robert LaVallee	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,455
Calvin Smalls	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$0	$12,455
Michael John McDermott	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,455
Sean P Costello	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,454
Michael O'Keefe	2024	Auditing Department	Division Director	$150,905	$12,454
Thomas J Carroll	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,345	$12,453
Thomas J Carroll	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,345	$12,453
Joseph A Ruka	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,453
Charles E Sweeney	2014	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$12,452
Daniel Laughlin Farina	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,452
Jose M Araujo	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,452
Robert Edward Grandfield	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$12,452
William J Hogan	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$12,451
John F Harrington	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$12,451
Paul A Edmeade	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,451
Daniel F McLean Jr.	2017	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Chief Sup-Sch Bdg Plg&Gas Ftng	$0	$12,451
Kerim Hadzi	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,450
Barbara M Robertson	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$0	$12,450
Michael E Johnson	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,450
Reivilo Degrave	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,449
Edward A Godinho	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$12,448
Danielle Rosales	2013	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$12,448
Kevin James Sheehan	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,448
Mark T Foley	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,447
Richard M. Caban	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,446
Michael Scott Locust	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,446
Stephen T Brady	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$12,446
Jermain Dujon Graham	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,445
Robert A Dwan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$12,445