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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
Michael A Forde	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,632
Jose Negron	2021	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$91,794	$39,631
Cody Thomas Antonino	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$162,209	$39,630
Eric Hoe Lo	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$160,856	$39,625
Eric Hoe Lo	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$160,856	$39,625
Barry F. Stafford	2021	Boston Fire Department	Prin Fire Alarm Operator	$210,187	$39,625
Telly M Cordova	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$221,971	$39,624
Bridie-Ann Brienzi	2018	Boston Police Department	IAPRO Systems Coordinator	$0	$39,624
William H. Gavin	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/AcadInstructor	$0	$39,623
Jamie P Arroyo	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$214,824	$39,623
Eric Bucca	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$182,282	$39,622
Victoria Grace Clancy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$155,912	$39,620
Victoria Grace Clancy	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$155,912	$39,620
Brian George Campbell	2023	Boston Fire Department	MtrEquipRpprClassIIBPDFleetBFD	$119,565	$39,618
Lisa M Wright	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,618
Joshua Michael Waters	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$170,312	$39,617
Jordan Dean Aragones	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$168,564	$39,614
Jordan Dean Aragones	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$168,564	$39,614
Garrett G Mitchell	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,610
Gerald F Ajemian	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$39,608
David F. Murray	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,607
Eliana Builes	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,606
Stanley S Jean	2023	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$95,083	$39,604
Stanley S Jean	2022	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$95,083	$39,604
Antwane Daye	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$223,605	$39,604
Steven G Downs	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$39,602
Gerard S. Hobin	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$39,601
Shawn M. Donovan	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$301,619	$39,599
Gary F Dwyer	2017	Parks Department	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$0	$39,598
Thomas William Beard	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$232,380	$39,595
Daniel P Harlow	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$150,653	$39,593
James M McLaughlin	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$206,750	$39,592
Sean Michael McCarthy	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,591
Terence J. Flaherty	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$39,589
Sean P Flynn	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,585
Phyllis E Carter	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,584
Gerry Liam Grealish	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$215,672	$39,584
W. Scot Green	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$310,264	$39,582
Allison Berry-O'Toole	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$203,187	$39,582
Timothy D. Murray	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,582
Mario E. Santillana	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,581
Jeanne L Carroll	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$39,581
David P Mahoney	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$213,505	$39,581
John McDonald	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,578
Gregory Joseph	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,578
Michael W Flaven	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,577
Charles J Cellucci	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$39,575
Elmazine C. Nelson	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Hackney Invest 3$8	$0	$39,574
James P Hughes	2016	Property Management	Exec Asst (Pmd/Bldgs)	$0	$39,571
Jesse E Goff	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,568