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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
Joe Lawson Jr.	2022	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$68,555	$7,038
Patrick G McDonagh	2023	Inspectional Services Dept	Envrnmntl Health Inspector I	$90,796	$7,038
Elmazine C. Nelson	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,038
Joseph J Finnigan	2021	Boston Fire Department	Inside Wireperson	$161,105	$7,037
Jackson Geneus	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,037
William A Ace III	2013	Boston Public Schools	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$7,036
Brian Paul Armstrong	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$7,036
Jared Hogan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$133,732	$7,036
Marie Danielle Janvier	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$35,272	$7,036
John D. Oliver	2017	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$7,036
Richard M Keefe	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$7,036
Teresa M O'Neil	2019	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$7,036
William J Woods	2021	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$83,947	$7,035
Joseph Garrette Tate	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,035
Michael Grannum	2015	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$7,035
Alberto Baez	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$7,034
Douglas K Miller	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$7,034
Dirk D. Shorter	2020	Public Works Department	Paver##	$0	$7,033
Dale A Feeney	2019	BPS Murphy Elementary	Cafeteria Manager14	$0	$7,032
Levi Harris	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$7,032
Manuel Herasme	2017	Boston Police Department	Sr Bldg Custodian (BPD)##	$0	$7,032
Oscar Roque Jr.	2021	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$69,893	$7,031
James M Gaughan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Captain	$0	$7,031
Mitchell A. Edwards	2023	Parks Department	Head Storekeeper	$66,286	$7,030
Mitchell A. Edwards	2022	Parks Department	Head Storekeeper	$66,286	$7,030
Patricia Marie Kenney-Bernard	2024	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$97,004	$7,030
Alexander C. Williams	2024	Public Works Department	Supv-Sanitation (Pwd)	$94,322	$7,029
Bryan J Garcia	2023	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$72,054	$7,028
Bryan J Garcia	2022	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$72,054	$7,028
William Wong	2023	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst (Fire)	$93,486	$7,027
William Wong	2022	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst (Fire)	$93,486	$7,027
Angela M Ying	2016	BPS Human Resource Team	Prin Account Clerk 29	$0	$7,027
Anthony F. Joyce	2017	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$7,026
Gregory E. Hanley	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$7,025
Daniel Merrow	2020	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Engineer	$0	$7,025
William Frederick Fitzgerald	2016	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$7,025
Pamela A. Grace	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$7,024
Matthew Carl Zager	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$84,910	$7,024
Derek Green	2013	Boston Police Department	Admin Asst (Police)	$0	$7,024
William Goforth	2023	Parks Department	Laborer Seasonal (Parks)	$26,055	$7,024
William Goforth	2022	Parks Department	Laborer Seasonal (Parks)	$26,055	$7,024
John Joseph Connolly	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$99,026	$7,024
John Joseph Connolly	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$99,026	$7,024
Joseph Patrick Kelly	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$7,023
Rohan Nicholas	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,023
Richard F. Stirling III	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$135,658	$7,023
Yolanda Ortiz	2024	Boston Public Library	Spec Library Asst II (Branch)	$78,275	$7,022
Jason Joshua	2020	Public Works Department	Sanitation Insp##	$0	$7,022
Daniel T. Lane	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$7,021
Linda J. Kupstis	2012	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Data Proc Sys Analyst 1	$0	$7,021