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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
Dennis M. Medina	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$40,033
Rogelio R Juarez	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$40,032
William M Meade	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$40,028
William Leo Parlon	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$40,028
Melody Nash	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$40,027
Michael Doyle	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$40,027
Patrick Martin Turley	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$147,788	$40,027
Nadia G. Siconolfi	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$157,068	$40,025
Mark P. Hayes	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Captain (Det)	$0	$40,024
Edward T Norton	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$40,019
Sean O Gannon	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$40,018
Courtney A Powell	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$222,762	$40,016
Courtney A Powell	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$222,762	$40,016
Sean F Kelly	2025	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$268,291	$40,015
Paul A. Sadatis Jr.	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$40,013
Bernard E Hicks III	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$40,010
Franklyn Centeio Sr.	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$40,008
Janine Marie Butler	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$189,778	$40,007
Eamon Shoemaker	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$153,242	$40,006
Joseph J Dinsmore	2021	Parks Department	Gen Tree Maint Frprs	$133,033	$40,004
Michael A Donaghy	2023	Public Works Department	Assoc Electrical Engineer	$175,574	$40,002
Michael A Donaghy	2022	Public Works Department	Assoc Electrical Engineer	$175,574	$40,002
James M Gaughan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Capt/DDC-Hackney Inves	$0	$40,000
Joseph E Sullivan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$364,710	$39,998
Marc McBrien	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,995
Ronald A Harrington	2013	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$39,991
James M Stoddard	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,991
Gregory Paul Collins	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$167,890	$39,989
Roderick MacKinnon	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$189,837	$39,987
Thomas E. Flynn	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,983
Roderick MacKinnon	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$183,253	$39,983
Roderick MacKinnon	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$183,253	$39,983
Kelly E Dever	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$143,562	$39,979
Phillip Sifford	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lt Admn-Technician	$0	$39,975
Roosevelt Robinson	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (Training Instruc)	$188,827	$39,974
Mark P. Miller	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$39,972
Kevin M McCarthy	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$199,014	$39,971
Kevin M McCarthy	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$199,014	$39,971
Jay Robert Gormley	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$207,674	$39,966
Dudley N Hill	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,966
James A Corbett	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$39,952
John B. Ahern	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$39,951
Joseph T Barton	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$146,387	$39,950
Matthew J McCullough	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$182,758	$39,944
Sandy Madeline-Paredes Koss	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$188,866	$39,941
John Michael Lee	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$193,764	$39,941
Wilfredo Coriano	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,941
Jenna Cullity	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,940
Sharon Dottin	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$39,938
Brendan A McCarthy	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$39,934