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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
Horacio D. Brienza	2017	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$39,774
Humberto DaVeiga	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$203,032	$39,774
Jamie Pietroski	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$39,772
Michael John Lydon	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$189,416	$39,771
Patrick Romanoski	2016	Boston Police Department	Radio Supv (Bpd)	$0	$39,771
Muryelle Staco	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,770
Rachel O. McGuire	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,770
Charles M Johnson	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,769
Benjamin M Katz	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$224,491	$39,767
Frederick J Stevens	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$39,766
Ryan McCall Sullivan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$179,561	$39,765
Ryan McCall Sullivan	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$179,561	$39,765
Robert J Pieroway	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$39,764
William H. Gavin	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/AcadInstructor	$0	$39,762
William F Donga	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,761
Sarah Briggs	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$179,387	$39,756
Marcus E. Rodriguez	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$155,472	$39,749
Patrick Brito Coleta	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,296	$39,749
Joel Tee Cruz	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$223,705	$39,745
Erin M Feeney	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$137,538	$39,745
Damon L. Mercer	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$223,133	$39,744
Steven Sedlis	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$39,743
Peter Chu	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$39,741
Anthony J Serra	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$156,353	$39,738
Anthony J Serra	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$156,353	$39,738
Catherine M Small	2024	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor II	$132,313	$39,737
Janet P. Lewis	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$155,426	$39,736
Eric C Byron	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$140,606	$39,734
Shawn M O'Neil	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$39,733
Sheila C Lyons	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$39,729
James Anthony Verderico Jr.	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$204,667	$39,728
Raymond Soto	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,728
Tony Alexander Romero	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$150,466	$39,727
Dave E Juba	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,726
Louisimond Vertyl	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,725
John J. Ryle	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,725
William M Meade	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$39,723
Jonathan D Lucas	2015	Boston Retirement System	Dir of Finance & Investments	$0	$39,723
Mark D. Holbrook	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,721
Mark Marron	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$157,883	$39,719
Mark Marron	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$157,883	$39,719
Bryan Dickson	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,719
Edward J Fleming	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,719
Christopher Sloane	2016	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$39,717
Nicholas Litterio	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,717
Christopher Patrick Willett	2016	Boston Fire Department	Gen Main Mech Frprs(Cfm)##	$0	$39,716
Michael Sullivan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,716
Fred M Waggett	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,716
Katia Denise Freire	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$145,152	$39,715
Kevin T Power	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$39,715