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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
Michael Whitmore	2024	Public Works Department	First Asst Drawtender##	$56,642	$8,735
William A McGovern	2019	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$8,735
Marie Anne Marrero	2014	Election Division	Admin Asst	$0	$8,735
John J Foley	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,735
Patrick Moran	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,735
George T Jenkins	2021	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$64,818	$8,734
Sean Finn	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$61,715	$8,734
Sean Finn	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$61,715	$8,734
Coleman Danilecki	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$98,173	$8,734
Damon Todd Schersten	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$8,734
Christopher G Iacozza	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$8,733
Nicholas John Gregorio	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,733
Daniel C Greene	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,732
Ronald L Deas	2024	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$61,495	$8,732
Hugo R Alvarez	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,732
Patricia A. Nihen	2011	Inspectional Services Dept	Sr Personnel Office	$0	$8,732
Paul C Mooney	2023	Inspectional Services Dept	Health Inspector##	$94,078	$8,731
Michael F Curry	2023	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$73,668	$8,731
Gary F Dwyer	2012	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$8,731
Angela Person-Marshall	2012	Boston Fire Department	Head Clerk	$0	$8,731
Brian Christopher Alessandro	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$57,069	$8,730
Zilma Santiago	2011	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$0	$8,729
Yeuris Gonzalez	2017	Parks Department	Gardener	$0	$8,729
Thomas E. Curtin	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp)	$0	$8,729
Andrew L Doherty	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,729
Sookdeo Harridan	2016	Boston Fire Department	Lineperson	$0	$8,728
Michael Scott Grant	2012	Auditing Department	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl I	$0	$8,727
Ramon A Rivera	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,727
Kalvin S Banton	2020	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$8,726
Lawrence A Calderone	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,726
Madelin Pizarro	2023	BPS Adams Elementary	Family Liaison BTU	$82,890	$8,726
Madelin Pizarro	2022	BPS Adams Elementary	Family Liaison BTU	$82,890	$8,726
Patrick Doherty	2011	Property Management	Clerk of Works(PMD Const &Rpr)	$0	$8,725
Joseph M Sullivan	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,725
Michael J Barden	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,725
Robert D. Gillespie III	2015	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$8,724
Benjamin C Barber	2023	Boston Public Library	Digital Repository Developer	$120,195	$8,724
Joshua Ryan Steiss	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$156,302	$8,724
Jean G. Joseph	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,723
Charles E. McLaughlin	2013	Transportation Department	Sr Traffic Maint Person##	$0	$8,723
Fitzroy Lloyd Brown	2023	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$143,993	$8,723
Triston George Champagnie	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$64,129	$8,723
Triston George Champagnie	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$64,129	$8,723
Todd Levi Bailes	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,723
Ming Cheung Su	2021	Auditing Department	Prin Admin Analyst	$109,542	$8,722
Brendan M. O'Donnell	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,722
Oranny Paola Meran	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$122,808	$8,722
Harry Guillaume	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$44,892	$8,722
Rebecca J Leo	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,721
Michael Patrick Moynihan	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,721