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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
Ryan Richard Walsh	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$187,101	$39,567
Michael P Pankievich	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$149,562	$39,562
Justin Timothy Yanosick	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$39,551
Michael James McCarthy	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$39,551
Sean M McCarthy	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$131,573	$39,549
Georges E Moise	2023	Property Management	Sr Admin Asst (Shift Supv)	$130,985	$39,546
Georges E Moise	2022	Property Management	Sr Admin Asst (Shift Supv)	$130,985	$39,546
Jose A. Ruiz	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,545
Keith Van Pulley	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$39,544
Mark Callahan	2024	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$99,508	$39,544
John R Surette III	2017	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$0	$39,543
Tony Alexander Romero	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,542
Ronald Joseph Holmes	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$39,541
Steven M Ciccolo	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$39,541
Natasha Yvette Lajara	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,540
Eamon Leblanc-Shoemaker	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$152,273	$39,539
Michael J. Loney	2013	Boston Police Department	Building Systems Engineer	$0	$39,538
Dany Matos	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$143,408	$39,536
James Joseph Toland	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$227,027	$39,534
Carolyn I Flaherty	2023	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$163,511	$39,533
William J. Samaras	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,533
Jerome F Bowen	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,532
Stephen D. Moy	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$258,871	$39,532
Kevin Kosiorek	2011	Boston Police Department	Sr Criminalist	$0	$39,532
John D. McDonough	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$39,529
Thomas McKay	2023	Public Works Department	Supn of Buildings & Briges	$161,018	$39,526
Thomas McKay	2022	Public Works Department	Supn of Buildings & Briges	$161,018	$39,526
Shane Macpherson O'Leary	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$165,546	$39,524
Paul J Bercume	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$237,897	$39,524
Jermain Dujon Graham	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$193,990	$39,522
Michael T Walton	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$243,461	$39,520
Kiel Conor Milliken	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$192,960	$39,520
Patrick W Wood	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,519
Antoinette Lorelike	2023	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$163,435	$39,517
Andrew C Miskell	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,517
Thomas Gallagher	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Mobile Oper 2$6	$0	$39,516
Ana C Almeida	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$175,662	$39,513
Ana C Almeida	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$175,662	$39,513
James A Moore	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$39,513
Adrian Patrick Troy	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$39,511
Peter Blain Buchanan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$205,692	$39,510
Peter Blain Buchanan	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$205,692	$39,510
Jamie Pietroski	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$39,506
John A Conway	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$39,504
Rayshawn Johnson	2023	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$261,570	$39,504
Roy Gava	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,496
Atiya Younger	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$160,793	$39,496
Joseph Michael Fleming	2015	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$39,491
Joseph A. Schandorf	2024	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$102,446	$39,488
Jason C. Jimenez	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$172,874	$39,486