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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
Sheila C Lyons	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$44,775
Alexander Reyes	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$180,252	$44,774
Kevin E. Waggett	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$44,772
Brian F Martinage	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$191,346	$44,769
Brian F Martinage	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$191,346	$44,769
Richard Casallas	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$44,764
Daniel F. Corey	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$176,251	$44,761
Daniel F. Corey	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$176,251	$44,761
Robert Kjersgard	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$44,759
Mark W Vickers	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$44,759
Timothy Smith	2021	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$299,744	$44,756
Miguelangelo R Pires	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$268,159	$44,754
Stanley Demesmin	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$44,754
William H. Gavin	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/AcadInstructor	$0	$44,747
Ellis E Thornton	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$44,746
Daniel P. Cook	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$175,691	$44,744
John P. Sarro	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$240,651	$44,742
Antonio Araujo	2024	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$100,758	$44,733
Thomas W. Lema	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$44,731
Kerry Ann O'Connor	2023	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst	$139,464	$44,731
Kerry Ann O'Connor	2022	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst	$139,464	$44,731
Anthony Lawrence Renzi	2017	Boston Fire Department	Electrical Equip Repairprs##	$0	$44,729
Michael P Russell	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$155,768	$44,727
Jose M Teixeira	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$218,112	$44,726
Makeurys Baez	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$192,232	$44,723
Sarah E Palermo	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$160,762	$44,721
Kirk D. Merricks	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$153,833	$44,717
Joshua J. DeLaRosa	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$44,717
Phu Pham	2024	Election Division	Data Proc Equip Tech (Ele)	$121,581	$44,717
Kenny Joseph	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$211,305	$44,716
Kenny Joseph	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$211,305	$44,716
Clifton McHale	2025	Boston Police Department	PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases	$294,224	$44,716
Thomas Gallagher	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Mobile Oper 2$6	$0	$44,713
Kevin P Brooks	2020	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$44,712
Mariano Hernandez	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF (Training Instruc)	$0	$44,709
John McDonald	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$44,707
Brian Evans	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$219,609	$44,707
Michael Francis Fitzpatrick Jr.	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$44,706
Jose A. Pina	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$217,362	$44,704
Valerie A Johnson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$191,283	$44,700
Valerie A Johnson	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$191,283	$44,700
Robert M Charbonnier	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$44,697
Aaron T Blocker	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$44,697
Steven G Downs	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$44,697
Spencer Arnold	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF FPD(Plc of Assy Insp) Admin	$203,098	$44,696
Michael James McCarthy	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$219,072	$44,695
Steven A. Dodd	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$44,694
Javier A Pagan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$44,692
James G Hasson	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Captain (Det)	$0	$44,688
Jose L Lozano	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$44,686