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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
Wiliam Simon	2014	Public Works Department	Paver##	$0	$5,908
Tony-Tuan Nguyen	2012	State Boston Retirement Syst	Business Systems Manager	$0	$5,908
Bruce T. Smith	2020	Inspectional Services Dept	Chief Deputy Sealer Wts&Msrs##	$0	$5,907
John A Flowers	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$5,907
Jamil H. Sanders	2021	Public Works Department	Spec Hvy Meo	$55,499	$5,906
Carolyn Ivens	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$227,208	$5,906
Thomas McDonough V	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$146,634	$5,906
Thong Duc Nguyen	2020	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$5,906
John M. Boyle	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Hackney Invest 3$8	$0	$5,906
Stephen O Bouyer	2020	Parks Department	Laborer Seasonal (Parks)	$0	$5,905
Bryan Dickson	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,905
Kerry Ryan	2015	Boston Police Department	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$5,905
Sean S Sullivan	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,905
Marie Bleuette Germain	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$41,130	$5,904
Kerby Alexis	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$35,150	$5,904
Marchelle Jacques-Yarde	2013	Parks Department	Exec Asst (Parks & Rec)	$0	$5,904
David C Burt	2021	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl (ASD/DPU)	$134,000	$5,904
Matthew K Carey	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,904
Tracy E Jensen	2020	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$0	$5,903
Dara Seamus Flaherty	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$5,903
Joseph M Smith	2012	Transportation Department	Supv-Parking Enforcement	$0	$5,902
Patrick Vincent Strumm	2021	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$70,217	$5,902
Susan Reaney	2019	Boston Police Department	Exec Sec (B.P.D.)	$0	$5,902
Jennifer E Andrews	2024	Boston Fire Department	Admin Asst	$76,191	$5,901
Rory P Thornton	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,901
Claire K. Duffy	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,900
Alejandro Jose Fortunato-Ramirez	2016	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$5,900
Mary M Pitts	2019	Boston Public Library	Branch Librarian II	$0	$5,900
Eroy B Kindell	2018	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$5,900
Kevin J Toomey	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,900
Mark Butler	2014	Cemetery Division	HvyMtrEquipReprprs(HMER/Parks)	$0	$5,899
James A Essex	2018	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$5,899
Yves H Paul	2013	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$5,899
Brian J Mellace	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$152,532	$5,898
Brian J Mellace	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$152,532	$5,898
Mark Butler	2013	Cemetery Division	HvyMtrEquipReprprs(HMER/Parks)	$0	$5,898
Ralph J. Smith Jr.	2015	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$5,898
Durell Martin	2013	Parks Department	Motor Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$0	$5,897
Jason Gagnon	2018	Boston Public Library	Technical Specialist	$0	$5,897
John D Dougherty	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$5,897
Peter C Orlando	2024	Facilities Management	Jr Custodian	$66,468	$5,897
Mamadou Tahirou Bah	2025	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Head Lifeguard	$49,120	$5,897
Martin G Conneely	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,897
Helen Griffith	2023	Facilities Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$88,359	$5,896
Edward M Correia	2018	Treasury-Treasury Division	Sr Admin Asst	$0	$5,896
Ivan A. Martinez	2020	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,895
Kevan Knecht	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$129,454	$5,895
Bria Leigh Tiro	2015	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$5,894
Jacqueline White	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,894
Juan M Montes	2023	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$70,079	$5,894