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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
Angela Patrice Bonds	2025	Boston Public Library	Childrens Librarian II	$100,145	$11,693
Joseph Paul Femino	2020	Boston Fire Department	Lineperson	$0	$11,692
Thomas J Nee	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,692
Daniel Mark Sonia	2014	Boston Police Department	MtrEquipRpprClassIIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$11,691
Gary J Thomas	2011	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$11,691
Marilyn Sferrazza	2016	Boston Police Department	Sr Employee Development Asst	$0	$11,690
Stacy M Gomes	2011	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$11,690
Nathaniel Ryan Dougan	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,689
Stephen P McCarthy	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$11,689
Christopher Connelly Perachi	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,689
Andrew Biggio	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$66,935	$11,688
Kevin W Sweeney	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$11,688
Ryan Conlon	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,687
Joseph John Masley IV	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$11,687
Timothy N Quigley	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$11,686
William F Carroll	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Hosp Liaison 4$10	$0	$11,686
Roy H Broussard	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,685
Sewgopaul Jodhan	2013	Parks Department	Gardener	$0	$11,685
John P. Sarro	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,685
Kevin G. McCarthy	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,685
Thomas Geoffrion V	2018	Parks Department	Gardener	$0	$11,685
Glen Hassard	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,684
Edward P. Kenney	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,683
William R Hubbard	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,683
Richard John Dalton	2023	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C	$91,829	$11,683
Daniel T Conboy	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$11,682
John Johnson	2023	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$77,303	$11,682
John Johnson	2022	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$77,303	$11,682
Thomas E. McDonough	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$11,682
Adam J. Simonini	2023	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Maint Worker/Custodian	$70,226	$11,681
John Fredrick Horan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,681
Kevin F Lockhead	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,681
Elmazine C. Nelson	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Hackney Invest 3$8	$0	$11,680
Christopher John Abban	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,679
Guibert Tercina	2023	Boston Public Library	Sr Bldg Custodian	$67,707	$11,679
Jason M Albanese	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,679
Virginia Gaughan	2020	Boston Police Department	Employee Development Asst(Ems)	$0	$11,678
Jesse Lewis Flynn	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,678
Pearlina D. Bannis-Martin	2025	Special Education	One to One Para	$93,648	$11,678
Tyrone D Lewis	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,678
Christopher Sullivan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$125,326	$11,678
Jason Michael Harrington	2023	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$78,990	$11,677
Thomas R Sullivan	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$123,250	$11,676
John W Ezekiel	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$11,676
Sean Patrick Coyle	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,676
David Hardie	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$149,819	$11,675
Timothy Kenney	2020	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Special Assistant I (CC)	$0	$11,675
Robin Howell	2021	BPS Business Service	Buyer 31	$86,777	$11,675
Richard J Johnson	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,675
Gary Marino	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$168,334	$11,675