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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
Michelle M Maffeo	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$128,129	$8,570
Robert Todd Smith	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$8,570
Joseph E Brown	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,569
Ronald L. Cook	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,569
Francis J. Gribos	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,568
Stephen G. Kennedy	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,568
John Harvey Newton Jr.	2019	ASD Purchasing Division	Mailroom Equipment Operator	$0	$8,568
Robert Powers Larose	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$109,404	$8,567
Daniel B Donahoe	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$8,567
Andre Williams	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$8,567
Michael Burke	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,567
Theresa A Furbish	2018	Boston Public Library	Young Adults Librarian II	$0	$8,567
John B. Moran	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$8,567
Brian E James	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,566
David Anthony Dawson	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,566
Oscar Anaya	2014	Boston Police Department	Maint Mech (Painter-Bpd)	$0	$8,565
Anthony Daniels	2023	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$135,472	$8,565
Chanell Desiree Fletcher	2024	UP Academy Holland	Paraprofessional	$67,277	$8,565
Tyron Jackson	2016	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$8,565
Joseph Hanley	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$8,564
Paul J Donlon	2014	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$8,564
Alejandro Jose Fortunato-Ramirez	2017	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$8,563
Jaclyn Marie O'Neil	2024	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$35,068	$8,562
Harry Guillaume	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$44,714	$8,562
Kevin M. Welsh	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$8,562
Kevin W. Shepherd	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,562
Patrick J Enwright	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,562
Jennifer E Andrews	2020	Boston Fire Department	Admin Secretary	$0	$8,562
Elmo J. Baldassari	2014	Public Works Department	Dep Comm-PWD	$0	$8,561
Sefa Kwasi Dugbazah	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$322,208	$8,561
Timothy A Warren	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$150,362	$8,561
Rafael A Paulino	2019	Parks Department	Motor Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$0	$8,558
MaryAnn Mason	2023	Office of Streets	Sr Admin Asst (Admin Br)	$87,595	$8,558
Daniel F. Roche Jr.	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,557
Garrett Boyle	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,557
Marwan J Moss	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$8,557
Ralph D'Elia	2013	Parks Department	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$0	$8,557
James L Scanlon	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,557
Michael J Kelly	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,556
Russell J. Boone	2016	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$8,556
Christopher J. Sloane	2011	Boston Fire Department	FF (FUI MajorCaseInvestigator)	$0	$8,556
Marcel Poinsard Mondesir	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$44,135	$8,554
Michael P Fernandes	2025	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$44,727	$8,554
Valerie Lungelow	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$8,553
John Binion	2020	Property Management	MaintMechPaint(PMDGraffRemoval	$0	$8,553
Albertino Gomes Fernandes	2025	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$61,146	$8,552
Kara Michele Lentini	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$105,447	$8,552
Thomas J Smith	2011	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$8,552
Jose E Garcia-Llanos	2013	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$8,551
Reynaldo Estremera	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$8,551