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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 Gerard Lynch	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$191,708	$39,176
Edward W Neff	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF FPD(Plc of Assy Insp) Admin	$236,010	$39,173
Keith Nembhard	2020	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$39,172
Jennifer E Andrews	2018	Boston Fire Department	Admin Secretary	$0	$39,167
Thomas W. Lema	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$243,199	$39,167
Thomas W. Lema	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$243,199	$39,167
Louis Madeira	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,165
Matthew J Grogan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,165
Lamont Anderson	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,163
Daniel J Quintiliani	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$253,618	$39,163
Jean-Pierre Ricard	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,163
Alston L. Allen	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTechnician	$0	$39,157
Christine M Cole	2023	Boston Fire Department	Prin Admin Asst	$159,340	$39,157
Christine M Cole	2022	Boston Fire Department	Prin Admin Asst	$159,340	$39,157
John Joseph Hamilton	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$39,155
Paul F Flaherty	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$39,153
Brian J Perry	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$161,575	$39,151
Brian J Perry	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$161,575	$39,151
Matthew S Guerard	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,275	$39,149
Matthew S Guerard	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,275	$39,149
Joseph A. Schandorf	2019	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$39,149
Manuel Roberto	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,147
Christopher G Legrand	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$132,047	$39,147
Davilson DosSantos	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,145
Brian Robert Burns	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$162,700	$39,145
Brian Robert Burns	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$162,700	$39,145
Henry Baston	2012	Boston Fire Department	FF (Constituent Liaison Off)	$0	$39,144
Willem Christian Scheele	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$147,345	$39,138
Scott O'Brien	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,137
Karen R Fernandes	2024	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$128,093	$39,136
Tyler Shaun Mathewson	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$280,576	$39,136
Samuel Joseph Esposito	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$198,629	$39,135
Samuel Joseph Esposito	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$198,629	$39,135
Melissa J Zawadzki	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$187,126	$39,131
Charles R. Moore	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,130
Diep H Nguyen	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$39,130
Edward J Fleming	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,127
Michael T. McManus	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,125
Phillip Sifford	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lt Admn-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$39,124
Peter L McCarthy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$192,175	$39,124
Jose Cancel	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$165,244	$39,122
Luis M Anjos	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,117
Mario R Lozano	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,117
Ryan T Kelly	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$39,114
Thomas P Flaherty Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Adv Tech	$271,016	$39,114
Glen A Campbell	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$39,114
Marc A Sanders	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$178,053	$39,112
Roy H Broussard	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,110
Frederick David Lorenz	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$39,109
Evan Nunez	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$151,651	$39,106