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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
Francis Flynn X	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$11,630
Joseph A Ford Jr.	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$11,630
Levar Brian Thomas	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,630
Immanuel G Yesus H Mariam	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$214,349	$11,629
Kerry Galvin	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$93,939	$11,629
Erntz C Valcin	2024	Public Works Department	Code Enforce Offc	$73,833	$11,628
James J. Higgins	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,628
Marie Anthony	2025	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$77,654	$11,627
Amanda Cummings	2020	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$11,627
Jahmahl Galloway	2012	Cemetery Division	Cemetery Foreperson##	$0	$11,627
Marie G Saint Fleur	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$44,225	$11,626
Kristen A. Morgan	2021	Boston Police Department	Criminalist IV	$130,473	$11,626
Angela D Coleman	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,626
April Maldonado	2024	Public Works Department	Office Manager	$110,358	$11,624
Ryan Keough	2023	Public Works Department	Sr Engineering Aid	$61,552	$11,624
Stanley L. Seto	2021	Public Facilities Department	Clerk of Works II (PFD)	$114,782	$11,624
Daniel F. Corey	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,624
Liam Patrick Doogan	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$138,865	$11,623
Lisa A Charves	2024	Boston Police Department	Pub Records Spec. (Paralegal)	$105,070	$11,623
Jason O. Palmer	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,623
Robert Lee	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$11,623
William Dickerson	2015	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$0	$11,622
Malcolm E. Fearon	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,621
Timothy A Warren	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,621
Michael Ryan Sweeney	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,621
Jorge L Diaz	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$11,621
Patrick Shay Callahan	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,620
Gerard T Sheehan	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$11,620
Helen F Stephens	2016	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$11,620
Marc E. Johnson	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$11,619
Brian J Mellace	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,619
Patricia-Ann D Olbrys	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,619
Travis Jp Dery	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,619
George S Thibodeaux	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,618
Peter R. Ryan Jr.	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,618
Jhon Domingo Mora Mora	2023	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$92,060	$11,617
William J. Malcomb	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$11,616
Jason Patrick Smith	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$85,490	$11,616
Jason Patrick Smith	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$85,490	$11,616
George J. Carey	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,616
Matthew James Kaiser	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$11,616
Anthony Jones	2013	Transportation Department	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$11,615
W. Scot Green	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,615
Louis Nieves	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$11,615
John F Nee	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$11,614
Lawrence P Carr	2017	Boston Fire Department	IncidentCommandTechtoFireComm	$0	$11,614
Ioan Truta	2020	Boston Police Department	Criminalist IV	$0	$11,613
Reynold Maughn	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$11,612
Charles J Papineau	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$11,612
Matthew Douglas Rader	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$114,083	$11,612