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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
Manuel Jesus Valera	2017	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II	$0	$34,911
Kevin Sullivan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,905
Shondu Janey	2021	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$90,518	$34,905
Brian Fitzgibbon	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,905
Robert J Burke	2019	Cemetery Division	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$0	$34,904
Sean M. O'Brien	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$34,904
Diana I. Lopez	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,904
Joseph W Spinale	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$181,420	$34,904
Christopher A Smith	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$162,566	$34,899
Christopher A Smith	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$162,566	$34,899
Thomas F. Connolly	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,897
Sheila Ann Leahy	2015	Boston Fire Department	FF (Training Instruc)	$0	$34,895
Korey L Franklin	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,894
Patrick J DiCarlo	2023	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$95,697	$34,894
John W Earley	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$264,811	$34,892
Brian R Delahanty	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,892
Wayne Lanchester	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain	$262,582	$34,891
Wayne Lanchester	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Captain	$262,582	$34,891
Quion Tee Riley Jr.	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$213,434	$34,889
Paul Falvey	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$211,596	$34,889
Thomas John Nee	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$161,560	$34,888
Thomas John Nee	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$161,560	$34,888
Joseph P Merced	2019	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Investigator	$0	$34,887
Ronald P Curtis	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,880
Robert Myers	2015	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$34,880
Aristides R. Cardoso	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$155,307	$34,879
Angel M Sheppard Arias	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,114	$34,879
Edward C Boudreau	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,878
Alex Alvarez De Sotomayor	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$257,783	$34,876
Margarita Boudreau	2021	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$92,167	$34,876
Rafael M Antunez	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,875
Anthony Cutone	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,873
Tyler J Ostholthoff	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$152,748	$34,872
Michael P. McDonagh	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,872
Elbert Miguel Pereira	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,872
Jose Rafael Sanchez	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$155,871	$34,871
Angel M Negron	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$34,871
Tyler Shaun Mathewson	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$256,829	$34,868
Keturah Manning-Holley	2024	Election Division	Admin Asst	$113,489	$34,866
Joseph G Bento	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPD InspLev2Certification)	$0	$34,866
Michael John Szwanke	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$34,865
Dean Hanlon Parlon	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$119,451	$34,864
Dean Hanlon Parlon	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$119,451	$34,864
Bernard E Hicks III	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$34,862
Stephen M. Fabiano	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,862
John D. McDonough	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$34,858
Daniel Patrick McDevitt	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$34,858
Thomas M Dentremont	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$34,855
Paul Robert Osis	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$194,813	$34,854
Indhira Ianessa Odusami	2025	Boston Retirement System	Admin Asst (Finance)	$137,890	$34,853