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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
William J. Samaras	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$35,683
Max Ford-Diamond	2017	Parks Department	Gen Tree Maint Frprs	$0	$35,681
Larry J Drayton	2018	Property Management	MaintMechPaint(PMDGraffRemoval	$0	$35,678
Aaron T Blocker	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$35,678
Amy Gregorio	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$161,565	$35,675
James H Buckley	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$35,675
Brigido Orlando Leon	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$35,675
Michael John Szwanke	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$173,745	$35,675
Ryan Joseph Long	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$173,093	$35,674
Harry Castillo	2025	Parks Department	Tree Maintenance Foreperson	$102,288	$35,672
Wendy Lee Ng	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$35,672
William M Cloran Jr.	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$35,669
Kristen Renee Brass	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$35,666
John T Miles	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver)	$191,544	$35,665
Deanna Marie McDevitt	2023	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$233,897	$35,665
Deanna Marie McDevitt	2022	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$233,897	$35,665
Daniel I Prioleau	2024	Public Works Department	Asst Electrical Engineer	$142,455	$35,665
Richard D Mullaly	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$35,665
Jorge L. Mercado	2016	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$35,663
Tisha L Murphy	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$35,658
Patrick K Foley	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$198,943	$35,657
Gary Lee Morley	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$166,988	$35,654
Richard Anthony Errico	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$167,202	$35,653
Siobhan Bernadette Elvin	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$151,118	$35,649
Eric Mencey	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$193,352	$35,649
Glen A Campbell	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$193,964	$35,648
Ralph E Davis	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp)	$180,336	$35,647
Duane B Jenkins	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$35,642
Deanna Marie McDevitt	2020	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$35,636
Yrene E Castillo	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$35,634
Daphney Orion	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$184,283	$35,633
Dara Seamus Flaherty	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$194,891	$35,632
Andrew J Gambon	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$35,630
Keith Michael Wilson	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$216,883	$35,628
Bryan T. McGrath	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$35,627
Patrick John Foley	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$35,627
Angel M Negron	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$35,625
Hung T Hua	2017	Traffic Division	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$0	$35,622
Cavan Dunn	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$151,034	$35,620
Patrick J Creavin	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$35,620
James G Hasson	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$35,620
Kyle Matthew Gilmore	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$189,708	$35,619
Mark J. Raymond	2017	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$35,616
Kevin K Herbert	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$35,616
Taylor Ann King	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$151,453	$35,616
Daniel Presume	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$172,656	$35,616
Andrew David Kelly	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$144,738	$35,615
Andrew David Kelly	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$144,738	$35,615
Angel M Sheppard Arias	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$175,359	$35,615
Angel M Sheppard Arias	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$175,359	$35,615