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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
Patrick S Langan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,076
Brendan J Sullivan	2021	Public Works Department	Code Enforce Offc	$60,099	$8,076
Brian J. Melia	2016	Public Facilities Department	Sr Project Mangr (PFD)	$0	$8,076
Logan Coughlin	2017	Property Management	Sr Computer Operator	$0	$8,075
Paul E Brady	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,074
Israel Jeffrey Timberlake	2018	Inspectional Services Dept	Housing Inspector	$0	$8,074
Jose Rafael Sanchez	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,074
James Joseph Brooks	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,074
Jose Espinal	2024	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Program Supervisor	$68,653	$8,074
Vito Mario Pendola	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$96,334	$8,073
Brett Joseph Loycano	2020	Boston Police Department	Prin Research Analyst	$0	$8,072
John Casey Donovan	2019	Boston Police Department	Support Desk Specialist	$0	$8,072
Matthew R. Ruzanski	2023	Inspectional Services Dept	Health Inspector##	$75,945	$8,072
William R Hubbard	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$127,391	$8,072
Dennis Charles Alessandro	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,071
Michael J Spence	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$120,318	$8,071
Francis Daniel Foley	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$8,071
Gary Marino	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$8,068
Lois M Hanf	2014	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$0	$8,068
Frank L White	2014	BPS School Safety Service	Officer-Bps Police	$0	$8,067
Lauren Logan	2024	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Admin Coordinator (Com Sch)	$88,705	$8,067
Javier A Jackson	2012	Boston Public Schools	Sen Tech - Energy	$0	$8,066
Robert E Bazzinotti	2021	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$87,174	$8,066
Jose M Diaz Jr.	2023	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$91,746	$8,066
Jose M Diaz Jr.	2022	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$91,746	$8,066
Keith Rowe	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$8,065
Peter John Starkey	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$8,064
Stephen A. Silcott	2011	Public Works Department	Drawtender##	$0	$8,064
Troy Omar Spence	2023	Parks Department	Maint Mech (Welder)##	$53,367	$8,063
Troy Omar Spence	2022	Parks Department	Maint Mech (Welder)##	$53,367	$8,063
Hugo R Alvarez	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,063
Conor Walsh	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$231,903	$8,063
Dana Bradley	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPDInspLevl1Cert) Admin	$167,692	$8,063
Timothy E. Cahill	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,062
Edward L Donahue III	2024	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C	$97,442	$8,062
Georgius G Destouche	2017	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equ Repairpr Class III	$0	$8,061
Stephany J Leeman	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$0	$8,061
Policarpio Rodriguez	2017	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$8,061
John W Green	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,061
John E Linehan	2020	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Chief Sup-Sch Bdg/Al & Rep	$0	$8,061
Marie McDonald	2018	Office of Streets	Supv Of Contracts (PWD)	$0	$8,060
William A Ace III	2020	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$8,060
Michael Joseph Materia	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$8,058
Davin Jan Silva-Dawkins	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$8,058
Keith H Walcott	2011	Parks Department	Supn-Park Maint	$0	$8,057
Mark C Loschiavo	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$8,057
Mercedees Nancie Barnes-Jackson	2015	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$8,057
James F. Lawlor	2019	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$8,057
Stefan Theodore	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$8,057
Charles H Daniels	2013	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$8,056