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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
George E. Juliano	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$36,947
Azadi Charles-Sampson	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$176,978	$36,945
Juan A Diaz	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,944
Nathaniel Askia	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF (Procurement Offcr) Admin	$209,351	$36,940
Steven P Kovaleski	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,940
Kenneil Elliot Toney	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$162,712	$36,939
Robert F Campbell	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$201,790	$36,939
Robert F Campbell	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$201,790	$36,939
Tahisha L Skeen	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,938
Edgar M Varela	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,938
Mackenzie Dauber	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$131,948	$36,936
James Prince	2021	Boston Fire Department	IncidentCommandTechtoFireComm	$170,554	$36,935
Edgar M Varela	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$168,623	$36,932
Jon-Michael S Harber	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,932
Jordan Dean Aragones	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$153,139	$36,932
John L Howard	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$253,132	$36,931
Mark P. Hayes	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Captain (Det)	$0	$36,930
Richard S O'Neill	2021	Boston Fire Department	FF (Asst Dive Mast)	$166,757	$36,929
Scott O'Brien	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,929
John Edward Kervin	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$36,927
MIchael David Astrofsky	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$164,016	$36,926
Sean Patrick OBrien	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,924
Aristides R. Cardoso	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,924
Michael C. Harrington	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$36,923
Daniel D Gomes	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$210,930	$36,920
John G Maloof	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,918
Zachary Richard	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$185,976	$36,917
Leighton B Facey	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$36,915
Stephen T Duran	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,909
Michael McNulty	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,908
Keith L. Espinola	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$167,816	$36,906
Daniel P. Fagan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,905
Jeremy Thomas Clarke	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$164,984	$36,904
Craig A Wozniak	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$185,593	$36,900
Craig A Wozniak	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$185,593	$36,900
Eric Stephen Vinitsky	2023	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$244,913	$36,899
Eric Stephen Vinitsky	2022	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$244,913	$36,899
David M Kelley	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$169,317	$36,898
David M Kelley	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$169,317	$36,898
Sandy Madeline-Paredes Koss	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$124,681	$36,897
Thomas J Blake	2021	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Adv Tech	$248,689	$36,895
Edward A Anderson	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Admn-Advance Tech	$0	$36,895
Angelique Samuel-Lenehan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$162,780	$36,893
Thomas E Lembo	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$36,891
Thomas F. Connolly	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,891
Kenisha Benjamin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$174,245	$36,889
Kenisha Benjamin	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$174,245	$36,889
Joseph E Cheevers	2013	Boston Police Department	Sergeant/Harbor Patrol	$0	$36,887
Jose M Teixeira	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,883
Sean O'Brien	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,882