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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
Ashley Ann Biggins	2022	Public Works Department	Prin Civil Engineer	$113,279	$9,051
Shatara S Marks	2024	Parks Department	Admin Secretary	$67,642	$9,051
Maria Osorno	2019	Boston Police Department	Claims Investigator	$0	$9,051
Jennifer Irene Bencivenga	2025	Boston Police Department	Strategist	$103,188	$9,051
Christopher P Fay	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,050
Patrick Joseph Fuhrman	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,050
Adam Michael Gallagher	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$172,464	$9,050
Kevin D. Rooney	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,050
Albert C Christie	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,050
John Tyler Mackie	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,049
Andre Tyrone Marcial	2023	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$31,976	$9,049
Arthur Brown	2011	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$9,049
Ryan M. Hackney	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,049
Martine Pollo	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$45,179	$9,048
Robert J Benson	2023	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C	$122,436	$9,048
Frank J. Fortes	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,047
Barbara A. Perucich	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$0	$9,047
Kenneth H. Grubbs	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$176,492	$9,047
Christopher Francois	2025	Boston Fire Department	Data Proc Sys Analyst	$92,103	$9,047
Omar Nunez	2021	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$66,083	$9,047
Ruth Sergile	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$45,400	$9,047
Charles R. Blicker	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,046
Edward A. Kelly	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,046
James Michael Walsh	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,046
Jesse Frederick O'Connor	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,046
Kevin J Yalmokas	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,046
Joseph Patrick Kelly	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$132,669	$9,045
Daniel Edward Perry	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,045
Ryan J. McGovern	2018	Boston Fire Department	FCaptAdminScubaDivAdvTech	$0	$9,045
Francis Daniel Foley	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$9,045
Michael S. Edwards	2020	Parks Department	Maint Mech (Carpenter)##	$0	$9,044
Donna M Serino	2015	Boston Police Department	Prin Accountant	$0	$9,044
Roodi Morin	2021	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$18,372	$9,043
Devon G Morgan	2011	Transportation Department	Jr Traffic Engr	$0	$9,042
Eugene Survillo	2024	Parks Department	Exec Sec (Parks & Recreation)	$128,058	$9,042
Sean Munroe	2018	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Asst Manager-Data Processing	$0	$9,041
Justin D Cremins	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,041
Steven Mark Donovan Jr.	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$114,855	$9,041
Robert J. Anderson	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,040
Marie McDonald	2025	Public Works Department	Sr Research Analyst	$103,783	$9,040
James F McCann	2017	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$9,039
Matthew R. Ruzanski	2025	Inspectional Services Dept	Health Inspector##	$85,052	$9,039
Thomas Gerard Maher	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,038
Rosie Hanlon	2024	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Admin Coordinator (Com Sch)	$123,901	$9,038
Bryant Perry	2020	Parks Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$0	$9,037
Kit W Tong	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$9,037
Michael F. Flaherty	2018	Property Management	Sr Shift Supervisor	$0	$9,036
James M Fong	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$9,036
Sardi Cela	2015	Inspectional Services Dept	Health Inspector##	$0	$9,036
Thomas Flynn	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$9,035