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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
Richard L Medina	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,049
Fritzgerald Jacquet	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$178,409	$34,048
Fritzgerald Jacquet	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$178,409	$34,048
Michael R Szegda	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$147,635	$34,048
Michael R Szegda	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$147,635	$34,048
John Tevnan	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$34,047
Lisa J Sullivan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$34,045
Diamantino E. Araujo	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,045
Paul A Edmeade	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$204,041	$34,043
Eric Bucca	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$195,788	$34,043
Francis M. Sheridan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$221,421	$34,042
Levar Brian Thomas	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$162,885	$34,040
Michael McDonough	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$202,031	$34,040
Michael J McManus	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$164,969	$34,039
Brian Evans	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$34,039
Timothy J Golden	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$186,037	$34,038
Timothy J Golden	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$186,037	$34,038
Elmer Batres	2025	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$97,371	$34,038
David J Marshall	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$256,802	$34,037
Patrick F. Cadogan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,035
Manuel Blas	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$34,034
Diana I. Lopez	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,033
Francis Joseph McCarthy	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$184,714	$34,033
Robert J Doyle	2016	Boston Fire Department	FF Master Fire Boat ScubaDiver	$0	$34,033
Michael L. Rockwell	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$147,168	$34,031
Daniel J Tracey	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$264,778	$34,027
Jeremy Ryan Daviau	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$165,286	$34,027
Allan G. Kelley	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$211,554	$34,025
Timothy J Murray	2013	Boston Police Department	Capt.D.D.C-pd Details Section	$0	$34,024
Michael Colin Doherty	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,024
Lyndon F Christian	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$166,653	$34,023
Emelyn Perez	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$86,323	$34,022
Emelyn Perez	2022	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$86,323	$34,022
Gregory L Vickers	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,022
Luis Javier Bernabel	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,794	$34,020
Luis Javier Bernabel	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,794	$34,020
John Fredrick Horan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,019
Michael S Santry	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$34,019
Joseph P Sullivan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$171,096	$34,014
Paul J Passanisi	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$184,855	$34,011
Michael F Devine	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,030	$34,010
Michael F Devine	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,030	$34,010
Daniel P. Cook	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$158,489	$34,010
Frank R. Chiola	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,009
Luis Manuel Tejeda	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$158,442	$34,009
Luis Manuel Tejeda	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$158,442	$34,009
Pamela D. Wilson	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,008
Brian O'Reilly	2025	Traffic Division	Sr Admin Asst	$109,091	$34,000
Brendan Daly McCarthy	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$237,846	$34,000
Shane G. O'Connor	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$288,663	$33,999