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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
Dana Anthony Dodson	2023	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$85,908	$11,449
Frank J Alexopoulos	2016	Boston Police Department	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl (ASD/DPU)	$0	$11,449
Michael S Durfee	2015	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$11,448
Brian Joseph McDermott	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,448
Scott Paul Rushton	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$120,420	$11,447
Luis A Sein	2014	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$11,447
Karen A Jeanetti	2023	Safety Services	Sergeant-Bps Police	$92,770	$11,446
Thomas Grimes Doherty	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,446
Michael A Townes	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$11,445
Matthew M. Ross	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,444
Russell Martin McDonald	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,444
Marie A Miller	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,443
Erik C Then	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$11,443
Michael P. Paradis	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,441
Sonia Simmons	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$48,192	$11,440
Daniel B Mahoney	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,437
Yves L Orne	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Hackney Invest 3$8	$0	$11,437
Samuel D Thomas	2018	Boston Police Department	Statistical Analyst(Bpd)	$0	$11,436
John R. Malamphy	2020	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$11,436
Ronald Francis Bigos	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$93,832	$11,436
Gregory Dajuan Williams	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$143,311	$11,436
Gregory Dajuan Williams	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$143,311	$11,436
Mark Patrick Grehan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$242,305	$11,436
Wendy M. Lima	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$232,762	$11,436
Casley K Vass	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,435
Thomas J Smith	2023	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$68,996	$11,435
Catherine Cunningham	2012	Inspectional Services Dept	Admin Secretary (Isd)	$0	$11,435
Edward C Donovan	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$11,435
Joseph M Smith	2020	Traffic Division	Supv-Parking Enforcement	$0	$11,435
James Michael Walsh	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,435
Laura Junior	2016	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Asst Contract Supervisor 31	$0	$11,434
Joseph Stephen Magee Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	Mask Repair Specialist	$150,702	$11,433
Joseph Stephen Magee Jr.	2022	Boston Fire Department	Mask Repair Specialist	$150,702	$11,433
Theodore R. Hendren II	2023	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$96,736	$11,432
Theodore R. Hendren II	2022	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$96,736	$11,432
Richard T Kelley	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$11,432
William F Condon	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,432
Joseph Donovan	2018	Traffic Division	Asst Traffic Signal Supv	$0	$11,431
Tamara M Espinola-Hodge	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,431
Carolyn L Kennedy	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,431
Matthew Thomas Arseneault	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$11,431
Brian A Roberts	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$11,431
Ronald M. Aquino	2012	Inspectional Services Dept	Health Inspector##	$0	$11,431
Sean Patrick Donnelly	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,430
Rory M Coleman	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,430
Pedro J. Borrero	2016	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$11,430
William O'Shea	2017	Public Facilities Department	Clerk of Works II (PFD)	$0	$11,430
Molwyn A Shaw	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$11,430
Eamon Michael Kavanagh	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,429
Nolan R Burns	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$111,849	$11,429