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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
Sean M. Wilbanks	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$247,733	$41,095
Sean M. Wilbanks	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$247,733	$41,095
David Bianchetto	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,093
Chad A. Wozniak	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$166,345	$41,093
Christopher Burke	2015	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Adv Tech	$0	$41,092
Brian T. Gill	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$41,091
Shawn Robert Cleary	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$207,590	$41,089
Ryan Richard Kelly	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$194,758	$41,087
Robert J Counihan Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$280,563	$41,086
Thomas W. Salmon	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$240,108	$41,084
John P. Quinn	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$274,647	$41,083
Kelley A Minehan	2021	Boston Fire Department	Sr Fire Alarm Operator	$190,627	$41,083
Steven P Ashman	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,080
Thomas B Brittan	2021	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$190,678	$41,078
Wayne Emory Hester	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,074
Joseph Stephen Magee Jr.	2024	Boston Fire Department	Mask Repair Specialist Admin	$261,402	$41,073
Jeffrey Richardson Lynch Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$175,901	$41,073
Jeffrey Richardson Lynch Jr.	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$175,901	$41,073
Michael Patrick Tuohy	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$239,129	$41,072
Timothy Lenane	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,071
Jason C. Jimenez	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$175,030	$41,071
Jason C. Jimenez	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$175,030	$41,071
Michael G Spence	2016	Boston Fire Department	FF (Training Instruc)	$0	$41,070
John P Doris	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$41,066
Jose Gomes	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,059
Katoyer Liunuma	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$172,392	$41,056
Katoyer Liunuma	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$172,392	$41,056
Mitchell Logan Gambon	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$137,841	$41,051
Lylana Jones-Henderson	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$41,047
Sharon D Woods	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$41,046
Matthew Daniel Rattigan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$176,172	$41,046
Greg T Walsh	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$41,045
Patrick James Nichols	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$195,046	$41,045
Patrick James Nichols	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$195,046	$41,045
John Joseph McKenna Jr.	2019	Boston Fire Department	Prin Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$41,043
Douglas Philip Menard	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$41,041
Sergio D Medrano	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,035
Thomas C Corbett	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,034
Brian Miller	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$41,030
Samora F. Lopes	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,030
Fabian J Belgrave	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,028
Joseph A. Schandorf	2020	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$41,026
Edward F McMahon	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$41,025
Marlisa A. Bell	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$41,025
Ryan W Mason	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$41,018
Bryan T. McGrath	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,012
Javier A Pagan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$41,012
Matthew T Gagnon	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$231,248	$41,012
Brendan Coleman Costello	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$152,998	$41,011
Jeffrey Lopes	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$41,010