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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
Kevin Larade	2014	Boston Police Department	Dir-Forensic Quality Control	$0	$12,379
Hector L Ortiz	2023	Safety Services	Officer-Bps Police	$75,955	$12,378
Jacob Mancebo	2018	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Maint Person##	$0	$12,378
Jonathan Carter	2020	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$12,377
Justiniano Plaza	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$12,377
Jean M. Keough	2015	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$12,376
James M Gaughan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/Hackney Invest	$310,776	$12,376
Brian E. Askew	2025	Planning & Engineering	Asst Supv-Sch Bld El In & Mnt	$91,329	$12,376
Henry Baston	2017	Boston Fire Department	FF (Constituent Liaison Off)	$0	$12,375
Peter J Savalis	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,374
Daniel Flores	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$142,793	$12,374
Eamon Michael O'Leary	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,373
Sean Patrick Coyle	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,373
Martin M White	2018	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$12,373
Daniel Desmarais	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$112,372	$12,373
Francisco Diaz	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$12,372
Jose J Yurrita	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,372
David G Hyslip	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$12,371
Edward J. Kulik	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$12,371
Evon J Burroughs	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$12,370
Kyle Robert Herman	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$99,668	$12,370
Maureen Anderson	2013	Property Management	Sr Project Mangr (PMDConst&Rp)	$0	$12,369
Sean Cavanaugh	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,369
Juan Carlos Gonzalez	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,369
Julie K James	2025	Boston Police Department	Criminalist IV	$141,719	$12,368
Joseph P. Kirby	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$12,368
Edward Contilli Jr.	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,672	$12,368
Debra D Bynum	2013	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$12,368
Jahiid W Allen-Paisley	2025	Public Works Department	Utility Inspector	$64,278	$12,368
Michael Scott Locust	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,367
Andre Molina	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,367
David T. McCann	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$12,366
Terrence K Adams	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,364
Jeffrey D Long	2024	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$112,749	$12,364
Huy Ngo	2012	Dept of Voter Mobilization	Asst Reg Voters	$0	$12,364
Christopher M Fairbanks	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,364
Joseph John Fawkes	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$227,606	$12,364
St. Julian Little	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,363
Elizabeth Susan Philbin	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,363
Tuan C Huynh	2021	Public Works Department	Asst Electrical Engineer	$106,694	$12,362
Erik J Mattson	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$12,361
Jose Negron	2019	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$12,361
Khai Q. Nguyen	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,361
John D Teehan	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$12,361
Anthony P Fucile	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$12,360
Mark Stephen Pietchel	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,360
Michael P Thornton	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$12,360
Ronald F Solis	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,360
Steven Caulfield	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$12,360
Jean G. Joseph	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,359