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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
Joseph A. Schandorf	2023	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$101,488	$43,762
Ana C Almeida	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$178,975	$43,760
Ana Francisca Depina	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$135,355	$43,752
Paulo Aponte	2024	Boston Fire Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairperson BFD	$117,921	$43,747
Jeffrey Cahill	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$165,126	$43,747
Jeffrey Cahill	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$165,126	$43,747
Steven P Ashman	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$43,745
Cary Chin	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$43,745
Dana S Barrett	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$217,913	$43,745
Dana S Barrett	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$217,913	$43,745
Robert Charles Gibson III	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$178,004	$43,742
Robert Charles Gibson III	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$178,004	$43,742
Jessica C. Anderson	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$43,741
Andrew C Miskell	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$43,741
Ramadani Abdul-Aziz	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$43,738
Brendan M. Walsh	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$164,490	$43,735
Philip J Kearney	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$43,732
Joseph P Boyle	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$270,160	$43,727
Joseph P Boyle	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$270,160	$43,727
Matthew A. Kervin	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$43,727
Terry J Thomas	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$43,723
Norman D. Texeria	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$222,727	$43,720
Stephen E. Beath	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$43,715
Mauricio Carvalho Lopes	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$43,714
Timothy G. Laham	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$43,713
John P. Greland	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$43,712
Marcellus Parker	2023	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$132,809	$43,707
Marcellus Parker	2022	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$132,809	$43,707
Melvin A Ruiz	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$204,008	$43,704
Jessica H. Wagner	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$43,702
James R Martin	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$43,702
William J. Malcomb	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$43,701
Ricardo Alexandre	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$43,700
Deanne M Vitale	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$205,298	$43,699
Patrick J Creavin	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$43,696
Alan J Staunton	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$43,692
Gloria D Kinkead	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$43,683
Telly M Cordova	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$195,011	$43,683
Reginald Sampson	2025	Parks Department	Park Ranger III	$135,157	$43,679
Neal A Mullane Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$242,533	$43,676
Stephen M Meade	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$43,675
Renzo A Monzon	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$43,672
Beth Leary	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$43,671
Michael A Somers	2015	Public Works Department	Sr Civil Engineer	$0	$43,664
Michael P McDougall	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$43,664
Joseph B McMenamy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$157,546	$43,663
Ryan T MacRoberts	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$313,010	$43,662
Gregory D Gallagher	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$43,662
Matthew C Vaitiskis	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$234,884	$43,652
Carina Shepard	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$149,534	$43,650