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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 S Mullen	2023	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$235,641	$32,558
Sean Ryan Harrington	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$136,292	$32,557
Sean Ryan Harrington	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$136,292	$32,557
Justin O Graves	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,556
Vladimir A. Levichev	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,554
Joseph M Santos III	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$179,032	$32,553
Luis Alejandro Capriles	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$134,090	$32,550
Luis Alejandro Capriles	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$134,090	$32,550
Sheila Ann Leahy Cronin	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$32,549
Manuel Jesus Valera	2023	Public Works Department	Sr Radio Comm Tech CFM##	$114,861	$32,549
Manuel Jesus Valera	2022	Public Works Department	Sr Radio Comm Tech CFM##	$114,861	$32,549
Brian R Barcelou	2013	Boston Police Department	Prin Dp Sys Anal-Dp	$0	$32,549
Kenneth G Wehr	2014	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$0	$32,547
Jill Ryan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$222,737	$32,546
Kamau Pritchard	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,544
Russell Thomas Watt	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$32,544
Michael P McDougall	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$32,543
Peter J. Messina	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$218,083	$32,539
Darrell A. Kiser	2016	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$32,539
Wilber Calderon	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$194,591	$32,538
Joseph A. Schandorf	2018	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$32,535
Jean Moise Acloque	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,534
Juan Pablo Crespo Florez	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$164,605	$32,534
Juan Pablo Crespo Florez	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$164,605	$32,534
Brian P Davis	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$32,532
Andrew Medina	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$178,187	$32,531
Luis M Anjos	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,529
Linda Marie Mendez	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$123,295	$32,526
Linda Marie Mendez	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$123,295	$32,526
Daniel E MacDonald	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,526
Kayla M Carroll	2025	Boston Police Department	EmergCommSpec-911Trainer	$119,500	$32,523
Stephen Flaherty Sloan II	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,724	$32,522
Andrew J. Fay	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,521
Thomas P. Bernier	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$199,310	$32,520
Brian Randall Johnson	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,580	$32,518
Christopher Alonzo	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$207,882	$32,516
Carol A. Petta	2015	Boston Fire Department	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$32,515
Jonathan Hester	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$32,515
Michael G Spence	2017	Boston Fire Department	FF (Training Instruc)	$0	$32,513
Justin Evangelista	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$212,520	$32,512
Charles R Daly	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$32,512
Moneeka Y Colston	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$126,686	$32,511
Richard M Chin	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,511
Mark S Bordley	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$32,510
John Philip Dever	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,161	$32,509
Miguel E Montesino	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,508
Richard F Clancy	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$32,506
Patrick J Creavin	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,503
Erik C Then	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$187,587	$32,500
Erik C Then	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$187,587	$32,500