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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
Kevin J. McClay	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,941
John J Dineen	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$33,941
Christopher J. Cummings	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTechnician	$0	$33,939
Joseph Andrew Wosny	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,892	$33,938
Andre Dimitrius Watson	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$147,325	$33,936
Veritta M Pitts	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$33,935
Kenneth A MacMaster	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$33,933
Sean Gannon	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$166,644	$33,931
Matthew D Cloherty	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$159,353	$33,931
Joseph George Linehan	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$164,554	$33,929
Jay L Hairston	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$173,981	$33,927
Ralph T. Dean	2017	Boston Fire Department	FF (Mas Of F Boat)	$0	$33,924
Gwendolyn Brown	2019	Boston Police Department	PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases	$0	$33,922
Matthew Kellen Gaffey	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,921
Alexandra Hayde Heredia	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$153,824	$33,921
Edward J Curley	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$33,920
Leroy C. James	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$33,919
John C Vibert	2016	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$0	$33,918
Dianna Collins	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$99,289	$33,917
Dianna Collins	2022	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$99,289	$33,917
Jesse Matthew Gover	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$33,917
David C Murphy	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$33,914
Scott A MacCallum	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$33,913
Ronique Anthonette Daley	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$189,622	$33,912
Brian Alkins	2023	Boston Fire Department	Public Information Officer	$175,935	$33,912
Brian Alkins	2022	Boston Fire Department	Public Information Officer	$175,935	$33,912
Jorge A Rojas	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$225,981	$33,910
Shawn P Marando	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,910
Patrick J Twomey	2019	Boston Fire Department	Assoc Inspec Engineer (Fire)	$0	$33,910
Dylan Michael Williams	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$165,219	$33,908
Veritta M Pitts	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$33,906
John P Wright	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$33,903
Hung T Hua	2018	Traffic Division	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$0	$33,899
Timothy E Lynch	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$33,898
Todd M. Peterson	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,897
Khai Q. Nguyen	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$136,410	$33,896
Alexandra C May	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$126,083	$33,895
Francis Hughes X	2025	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$129,393	$33,895
John Thomas Donovan	2017	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$0	$33,893
Lauren Michelle Natarelli	2023	Boston Fire Department	Prin Storekeeper	$110,372	$33,891
Lauren Michelle Natarelli	2022	Boston Fire Department	Prin Storekeeper	$110,372	$33,891
Vincent J Difazio	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$33,890
Brendan Lyons	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,883
Joseph Tyler Stanton Mahoney	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,346	$33,881
Curtis C. Campbell	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$221,470	$33,880
Harkim T Handsboro	2025	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$82,415	$33,879
John Cronin	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$33,878
Elice Ratchell	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$164,944	$33,878
Kevin P Brooks	2021	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$268,224	$33,877
Robert John Walton	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,877