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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
Michael J Ruggere	2014	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$33,749
James A Harding	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$33,747
Mila S Depina-Cooley	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,746
Jonathan H Quigg	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$133,495	$33,745
Jonathan H Quigg	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$133,495	$33,745
Keith D Dalrymple	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$33,741
Keith Nembhard	2013	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$33,739
Michael E Norton	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$33,739
James P Hughes	2011	Property Management	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$33,739
Lewis Crespo	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$270,985	$33,738
Christa A. Milton	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,738
Malykah Carvalho Lopes	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,736
Gary R Dardia	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$33,735
Nicholas Litterio	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,734
Scott Shea	2024	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$101,014	$33,734
John Durkan	2023	Cemetery Division	Exec Sec (P&R) Cementaries	$147,962	$33,733
Kathleen Burke	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$216,293	$33,730
Ayanna M Francis	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$104,340	$33,730
Leonardo Hernandez	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$335,044	$33,727
George F Guptill	2025	Public Works Department	StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)##	$106,741	$33,722
Steven E Shaffer	2020	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$33,722
Michael Buchanan	2011	Boston Fire Department	FF (Mas Of F Boat)	$0	$33,720
Paul F Brooks	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$33,718
Michael R. Kates	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lt Admn-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$33,716
William J Flaherty	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,714
Lucas E Taxter	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$33,712
Ryan Michael Lynn	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$177,139	$33,712
Joey Tse	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$33,710
Adam Russell	2018	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$33,710
Gregory Thomas Nicholas	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$211,189	$33,707
Gregory Thomas Nicholas	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$211,189	$33,707
Timothy G. Trull	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,706
Mark Joseph Loewen	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,705
Mathew Wosny	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$296,825	$33,703
Mark B Selden	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$33,701
Matthew McNeil Conley	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,701
Joseph R Watts	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$33,700
Kevin P Cook	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$33,697
Daniel I Prioleau	2011	Public Works Department	StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)##	$0	$33,694
John E Schievink	2019	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$33,692
Robert J. Noto Jr.	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$214,429	$33,689
Mark Eugene Williams	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$205,797	$33,689
Leah Creelman	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$33,687
Jose M Teixeira	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$33,686
James Joseph Brooks	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$219,649	$33,684
Jay P. Tully	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,684
Daniel Martin Sullivan	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$179,450	$33,683
Jahmahl Galloway	2021	Cemetery Division	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$106,719	$33,682
James C Clark	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,681
Matthew J Wyman	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$143,765	$33,681