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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
John D Dougherty	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$124,761	$9,297
John D Dougherty	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$124,761	$9,297
Christopher John O'Connor	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,297
Michael Patrick Moynihan	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,297
Justin P. Wood	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$159,823	$9,296
Warren J Watson	2016	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$9,296
Mark Whalen	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,296
William G. Carey	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$135,642	$9,296
Oscar Henriquez	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,295
Daniel J. McCarthy	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,295
Francisco D Lara	2023	Parks Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$57,864	$9,295
Francisco D Lara	2022	Parks Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$57,864	$9,295
Elie Nassif V	2020	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Tech - Energy	$0	$9,294
Emmanuel Rodriguez	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,293
Jean-Marie Marie Baucicot	2025	Public Works Department	MEO Mtr Eqip Opr & Pw Lbr	$53,718	$9,292
Neil E. Brunswick	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,292
Kevin Joseph Kavanagh	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,292
James Boyle V	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$9,292
Gilles Joseph	2021	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$67,515	$9,290
Rico Lucien	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,290
Ronald M. Aquino	2013	Inspectional Services Dept	Health Inspector##	$0	$9,289
Kevin L Canada	2016	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$0	$9,288
Michael D. Holden	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$9,288
Jeffrey Cahill	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,288
Rafael C. Rodriguez	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$9,288
Michael D Rideout	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$9,288
Gregory Robert LaVallee	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,287
Ernest Moses	2021	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$66,341	$9,287
Jared Hogan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,287
Raymond Peter Tomasini	2014	Property Management	Clerk of WorksII(PMDConst&Rpr)	$0	$9,286
Brian Alkins	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,286
Christopher Paul Amato	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,286
Daniel P Donahue	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,286
Edward T O'Donnell	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,286
Peter S. Papasso	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$121,900	$9,284
Peter S. Papasso	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$121,532	$9,284
Peter S. Papasso	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$121,532	$9,284
Seth D Richard	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$9,284
Jon J. Dunn	2014	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$9,284
Ronald Hilaire	2023	Public Works Department	Public Works Hokey	$49,947	$9,283
Ronald Hilaire	2022	Public Works Department	Public Works Hokey	$49,947	$9,283
James Patrick Duffy	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$9,281
Michael D. Gannon	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,280
Olutayo J Idowu	2021	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Asst Manager-Data Processing	$85,578	$9,280
Marie Lambert	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$45,222	$9,280
Jacqueline Chase	2023	Parks Department	Sr Personnel Officer II	$88,047	$9,280
Robin D Pruitt	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,279
John M Twomey	2021	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Asst Supv-Sch Bld El In & Mnt	$89,038	$9,279
Joseph G Monahan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$163,832	$9,279
Mark Mandeville	2013	Boston Fire Department	Gen Frprs-Fire Alarm Construct	$0	$9,279