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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
Marianne E Toomey	2022	Election Division	Prin Asst Registrar Of Voters	$70,147	$5,687
Ira W McKinnon	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$151,731	$5,686
Keyanna Smith	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,686
Martin Daniel Gordon	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,686
Sean M Murphy	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$5,686
Mario E. Oviedo	2013	Boston Public Schools	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,686
Joseph M. Brennan	2011	Boston Public Schools	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,686
Desmond Tyler	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$5,685
Daniel M Conway	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,685
Ann Roper Quinn	2018	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl (ASD/DPU)	$0	$5,685
Robert Lee Mentos	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,684
Justin Hunter	2021	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$53,796	$5,684
Alberto Baez	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$5,683
William F Donald	2011	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C	$0	$5,683
Shatara Marks	2017	Parks Department	Motor Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$0	$5,683
Luis Vazquez	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$153,461	$5,683
Joseph Frederic McCollum	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,682
Joey C. Key	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,682
James Robert Warmsley	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,681
Brandon Norton Finn	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$5,681
Brian J. Michaud	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,681
Bridget Burton	2018	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Lifeguard II	$0	$5,681
Cheryl O. Clarke	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$0	$5,680
Jeffrey Alexis	2013	Public Works Department	Sr Civil Engineer	$0	$5,679
Gerald Dieujuste	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$41,023	$5,679
Paul Keane	2015	Parks Department	Gardener	$0	$5,679
Zachary S. Roscoe	2016	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$5,678
Matthew J. Joyce	2021	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$48,930	$5,678
Michelle Christina Flowers	2012	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector##	$0	$5,678
James Michael McDonnell	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$124,644	$5,678
Timothy J Bradeen	2021	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Engineer	$107,935	$5,678
Taylor Smith	2019	Public Works Department	Management Analyst	$0	$5,676
Maureen Anderson	2014	Property Management	Sr Project Mangr (PMDConst&Rp)	$0	$5,676
Blake William Stefanelli	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,675
Julio C. Navarrete	2024	Facilities Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$64,348	$5,675
Vincent M. Ryan	2014	BPS Facility Management	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$5,675
Michael B Carter	2013	Boston Public Schools	Jr Custodian	$0	$5,675
Dylan McCarthy	2016	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$5,675
Chanie Lora Datus	2025	ASD Office of Budget Mangmnt	Management Analyst (Obpe)	$73,748	$5,674
Tonya Marshall	2020	Inspectional Services Dept	Housing Inspector	$0	$5,674
James M Smyth	2011	Transportation Department	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$5,674
Thomas Talbot	2018	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$0	$5,673
Jacqueline White	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$5,673
Paul L. D'Ambrosio	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,673
David Crespo	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$5,673
Lesley C. Short	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$5,673
David Michael McDonald	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$74,268	$5,672
David Michael McDonald	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$74,268	$5,672
Diana M Kardashian	2020	Boston Police Department	Criminalist III	$0	$5,672
Mark Andrew Potter	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$122,806	$5,672