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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
Shanae Nadine Barrett	2023	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$91,949	$41,953
Bernadette L. Sullivan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$201,077	$41,953
Shaneice J Palmer	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$159,562	$41,952
Joao Rodrigues	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,952
Joshua Williamson	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$158,846	$41,951
Justin Timothy Yanosick	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$265,330	$41,950
Kristen Renee Brass	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$41,949
Sean Doolan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$232,514	$41,945
Alexander Moskos	2021	Boston Police Department	Prin Research Analyst	$132,014	$41,943
Debra G Blandin	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,940
Patrick Charles Dasey	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$172,393	$41,938
Patrick Charles Dasey	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$172,393	$41,938
Thomas Grimes Doherty	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$237,597	$41,932
Andrew J McKinnies	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$185,173	$41,929
James M O'Loughlin	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,927
Lorenzo I Woodley	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$41,926
Brian Robert Hartigan	2025	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$255,996	$41,925
Leo Michael Manning	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Mobile Oper 2$6	$0	$41,924
Victor L. Evans Jr.	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$41,924
Sean M Murphy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$154,079	$41,917
Patrick Joseph Wynne Jr.	2019	Boston Fire Department	Electrical Equip Repairprs##	$0	$41,917
Daniel P. Cook	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,115	$41,916
Daniel P. Cook	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,115	$41,916
Donald B Powell	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$253,953	$41,914
Larry E. Ellison	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$172,821	$41,913
Arthur G Torigian	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$41,911
Nadine Powell	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$134,373	$41,907
Nadine Powell	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$134,373	$41,907
George F. Guptill	2023	Public Works Department	Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)##	$104,482	$41,905
Daniel Robert Adjemian	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$223,844	$41,903
Donald Wightman	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,902
Martin G Smiddy	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$41,894
Wilber Calderon	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$249,014	$41,893
Stephanie M O'Sullivan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$213,574	$41,890
Michael A Gallagher	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$175,827	$41,889
Michael D Rideout	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,883
Israul Marrero	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$41,883
Gary J Eblan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$41,880
Hector Cabrera	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$185,289	$41,878
Hector Cabrera	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$185,289	$41,878
Jorge Vargas	2023	Planning & Engineering	Sen Sup Sch Bldgs Heating&Ven	$165,061	$41,875
Gus Irby	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$41,873
Nephtaly Jean-Felix	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$225,407	$41,867
John M Kilroe	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$41,862
Steven M Ciccolo	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$41,861
Carina Shepard	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$149,640	$41,859
James J. Fitzpatrick	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$41,858
Stephen J Ridge	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$183,365	$41,858
Stephen J Ridge	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$183,365	$41,858
Rolando K Pam	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$223,841	$41,856