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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
Richard S O'Neill	2018	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$11,106
Sean Patrick MacLeod	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$107,045	$11,106
Priscilla Carter-Mattocks	2013	Boston Police Department	ChCommEquipOper I (SCTT)	$0	$11,105
Richard F Harrington	2021	Boston Police Department	Data Anlys & Sys App Tech	$73,676	$11,104
Joseph Hanley	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$11,104
Frederick M MacDonald	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$11,104
Stephen C Turley	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,104
Gladstone Simms	2015	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$11,104
Thomas Joseph Murphy	2021	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Opr Person I##	$64,441	$11,104
Kevin J Drinan	2019	Boston Fire Department	Inside Wireperson	$0	$11,104
Brian Gardner Baxter	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$178,571	$11,103
Oi-Chun Lau	2020	Boston Retirement System	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$11,103
Rose-May Hudson	2016	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$11,103
Patrick E Higgins	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$183,826	$11,102
Liam James Pero	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,102
Mackenson Nazaire	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$118,126	$11,102
Mackenson Nazaire	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$118,126	$11,102
Patrick J McGillicuddy	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,102
Michael J Atkins	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,101
Daniel T Conboy	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$11,101
Brian Alkins	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,101
Edward Robert Donovan	2017	Boston Fire Department	Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer	$0	$11,101
Kevin Shaughnessy	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,100
Louis Nieves	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$11,099
Darren J Fernandes	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,098
Leroy Heyward	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$147,580	$11,098
Leroy Heyward	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$147,580	$11,098
Manuel Antonio Andrade	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,098
Brian E Cobb	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$11,098
Keith L. Espinola	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$11,097
John P. Dorion	2018	Boston Fire Department	Frpr-Lineperson&Cable Splicers	$0	$11,097
Daniel P McCarthy	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$11,097
Adam Charles MacMaster	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$106,212	$11,096
Adam Charles MacMaster	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$106,212	$11,096
Valerie A Johnson	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,094
Matthew E Crist	2016	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$0	$11,094
David M Dowd	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$11,094
Junior R Guichardo-Hermenegildo Cruz	2024	Facilities Management	Jr Custodian	$80,297	$11,093
Michael J Venteroso	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,093
Terry E. Jones	2019	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$0	$11,093
Robert E Broadway	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,092
Robert J Benson	2024	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C	$112,182	$11,092
Angel M Negron	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$11,092
Peter Demayo	2016	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$11,091
Jennifer E. Grogan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,091
Patrick A Markland	2013	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$11,091
Joseph F. Brooks	2021	Boston Fire Department	Radio Supv (Bfd)	$194,106	$11,090
Garvin F. McHale	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,090
Mark M O'Neil	2018	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$11,090
Daniel B Donahoe	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$11,089