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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
William O'Shea	2023	Public Facilities Department	Clerk of Works II (PFD)	$105,035	$11,727
William O'Shea	2022	Public Facilities Department	Clerk of Works II (PFD)	$105,035	$11,727
Alfredo J. Vilar	2013	Transportation Department	Sr Traffic Engineer	$0	$11,727
Stephen Ryan	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$11,726
Arthur Stephen Brooks Jr.	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,726
Arthur Brown	2014	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$11,726
Jeremy L. Fitton	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$229,826	$11,725
Christopher David Goff	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPDInspLevl1Cert) Admin	$175,461	$11,725
Michael S McDonagh	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,724
Nicholas Beliveau	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$188,893	$11,724
Daren A. Bradshaw	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$206,338	$11,724
Neil Weintraub	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,723
Ryan Michael Lynn	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$11,723
Jeremy G. Washburn	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,722
William M Santry	2016	Public Works Department	Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)##	$0	$11,722
James M. Bernardi	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,722
Patrick J. Conroy	2021	Parks Department	Sr Admin Anl	$98,516	$11,722
William L Miller	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$11,721
Louis A Chianca	2019	Parks Department	Prin Admin Asst (P&R)	$0	$11,721
James F. Davis	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,720
Tony Y Szeto	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,720
Manuel Antonio Andrade	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,720
Kevin W Sweeney	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$11,720
Michael T. O'Sullivan	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,719
Frank R. Chiola	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$137,289	$11,719
Daniel Andres Gomez	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,719
Steven L. Baldassari	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$0	$11,718
Daniel P Donahue	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$154,054	$11,717
Roy A. Marshall	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$202,023	$11,717
Roy A. Marshall	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$202,023	$11,717
Thomas Taylor Jr.	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,716
Theodore Bond	2018	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$0	$11,715
Stephen Joyal	2019	Boston Police Department	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl	$0	$11,715
Ryan McCall Sullivan	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$11,715
Christopher Anthony Griffiths	2018	Public Works Department	Sr Highway Maint CrftsprsPwd##	$0	$11,715
Christopher M Armstrong	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$193,224	$11,714
Ronzelle Roy Reid Hunter	2023	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$66,204	$11,714
Ronzelle Roy Reid Hunter	2022	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$66,204	$11,714
George A. McCarthy	2021	Public Works Department	Maint MechI(LightSrvRep/Pwd)##	$81,422	$11,714
Matthew Thomas Arseneault	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,713
John Joseph Houlihan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$202,551	$11,713
Michael E. Doolin	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$11,713
Michael D. Stoddard	2023	Parks Department	Head Storekeeper	$79,333	$11,712
Michael D. Stoddard	2022	Parks Department	Head Storekeeper	$79,333	$11,712
Roberto Sepulveda	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,712
Robert E Broadway	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,712
David Anthony Dawson	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,711
John Francis Toomey	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$140,382	$11,711
John Francis Toomey	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$140,382	$11,711
Paul D Gillis	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$139,314	$11,711