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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 D. Rooney	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,302
Regina Harris	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$12,302
Edward J Glasheen	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$12,301
William Richtberg	2016	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$12,300
James Colvin	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$183,869	$12,300
Mark S Nadolny	2018	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$12,299
Keith M. Mahony	2019	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$12,298
William G Johnson	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,298
Patrick T. Loftus	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,298
Sharon M Galloway	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF (Asst To Pub Inf Offcr)	$0	$12,298
Joseph M Narduzzo	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,297
James Boyle V	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$12,297
David J Hansford III	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$133,874	$12,296
David J Hansford III	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$133,874	$12,296
Michael J Gurnick	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$0	$12,296
Christopher Bailey	2019	Boston Police Department	Sergeant/Harbor Patrol	$0	$12,295
Daniel Ross	2013	Parks Department	Tree Climber##	$0	$12,295
Yuri Rushin	2019	Public Works Department	Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)##	$0	$12,295
Carlos o Aponte	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,293
Brian S Lynch	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,293
Michael Mastronardi	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$134,320	$12,293
Justin R O'Brien	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$132,508	$12,293
Glenn Preston	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$12,292
Justin David Poitras	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$12,292
Rolando K Pam	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,292
Peter J. Garabedian	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,292
Christopher R. Steele	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,291
Alan K. Perkins	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$12,291
Joseph G Ciampa	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,290
Eric Travers	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,289
Michael Timothy Lyons	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$172,338	$12,289
Troy M Harris	2023	Public Works Department	Utility Inspector	$78,352	$12,289
Troy M Harris	2022	Public Works Department	Utility Inspector	$78,352	$12,289
Robert H Connolly	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,289
Oscaury Andres Rosario Garcia	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$233,382	$12,289
Daniel Joseph Murphy	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,288
George C Nikas	2023	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C	$96,605	$12,288
Juanita Gross Wornum	2020	Boston Police Department	ChCommEquipOper I (SCTT)	$0	$12,287
Robert Dean	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$183,611	$12,287
Robert Dean	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$183,611	$12,287
Patrick Ryan Mahoney	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$164,218	$12,286
Paul Sophal Dok	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$121,724	$12,286
Paul Sophal Dok	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$121,724	$12,286
William A Ace III	2019	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$12,286
Jose O Curet	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,285
Stephanie Braxton	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$12,284
Eric Prentis	2017	Office of Streets	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$12,284
Douglas K Miller	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,284
Barry J Person	2015	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$12,283
Peter S. Papasso	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,282