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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
Kendra J Stewart	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$12,264
Theodore R. Hendren II	2019	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$12,264
Erik C Then	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$183,935	$12,263
Dereck Dolly	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,263
Dennis Martin Kane	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (EMS Coordinator)	$171,111	$12,263
Dennis Martin Kane	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF (EMS Coordinator)	$171,111	$12,263
Jason alfredo Peralta	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$107,266	$12,262
Catherine M Small	2016	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$12,262
Stephen C. Stegemann	2019	BPS Facility Management	Sen Custodian	$0	$12,261
Mark Callahan	2011	Transportation Department	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$12,261
Kevin Bernard McMahon	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$110,475	$12,260
Shandralee Lerro	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,260
Sean Joseph Colby	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$12,259
Joseph P Langan	2013	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$0	$12,259
James C Clark	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,258
John MacKinnon	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,257
Roger Bryant Clark	2012	Boston Public Library	Sr Bldg Custodian	$0	$12,257
Phu Pham	2019	Election Division	Asst Reg Voters	$0	$12,257
Patrick Moran	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$12,256
Mark D Murphy	2025	Safety Services	Lieutenant	$97,614	$12,256
Timothy H O'Halloran	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$91,734	$12,256
Adrian S Worrell	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$267,525	$12,255
Michael J Venteroso	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,254
Gerald W. Rautenberg	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,254
Michael Edward Mahoney	2024	Parks Department	Laborer Seasonal (Parks)	$30,036	$12,251
Melvin Johnson	2013	Inspectional Services Dept	Housing Inspector	$0	$12,251
Marie Gerald Saint Louis Bazile	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$49,090	$12,250
Kevin Luddy	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,250
Thomas Joseph Dever	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,250
Charles Bryan Starr	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,250
Matthew M. Ross	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,249
Jorge Gabriel Santiago Marcelino	2023	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$63,638	$12,249
James Joseph Toland	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$12,248
Barry F Gaynor Jr.	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,248
Raymond Chan	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$12,247
Karen Hutton	2018	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$12,247
Sandra J Tanner	2016	Boston Police Department	Admin Asst	$0	$12,247
Paul S Fitzpatrick	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$12,247
Jermaine Gilmore	2025	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$69,635	$12,247
Joseph Ross	2017	Boston Police Department	Criminalist II	$0	$12,246
Kevin Larade	2018	Boston Police Department	Dir-Forensic Quality Control	$0	$12,244
John Fredrick Horan	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,244
Murphy L Gregory Jr	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,244
Brian Miller	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$200,351	$12,243
Scott J Malone	2013	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$12,242
Kerri A. Guerin	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$12,242
Tan T Le	2015	Traffic Division	Traffic Signal Repairprs##	$0	$12,241
Kelli Ann McLaughlin	2014	Boston Police Department	Admin Secretary (BPD)	$0	$12,240
Leon Graves	2025	Property Management	Exec Asst (Pmd/Bldgs)	$156,406	$12,239
Robert K. Kelly	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$12,238