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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
Cory Prescott Finn	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$166,034	$32,498
Kevin E. Waggett	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$32,496
Carmelo W Pierre	2023	Boston Police Department	Motor Equip Repprs ClassIIIBPD	$108,957	$32,495
Mauro Chinchilla	2017	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$32,495
William J Lynch	2024	Public Works Department	Asst Electrical Engineer	$137,188	$32,494
John M Cunniffe	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$32,494
Jeremiah Francis Foley	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$32,492
Hector Cabrera	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$178,571	$32,492
Nicholas Bernazzani	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$159,997	$32,490
David R. Lanteigne	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,490
Peter L McCarthy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$185,790	$32,488
Peter L McCarthy	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$185,790	$32,488
Louisimond Vertyl	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,488
Charbel B. Kamel	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,487
Jeffrey Michael Lavey	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$183,838	$32,487
Jeffrey Michael Lavey	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$183,838	$32,487
Benjamin F Tisdale	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$150,344	$32,486
Michael Golden	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,486
Hugh Trong Ngo	2020	Inspectional Services Dept	Plumbing And Gasfitting Insp##	$0	$32,483
Jean-Pierre Ricard	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,483
Joseph Lynch	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$230,421	$32,482
Joseph Lynch	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$230,421	$32,482
Kathleen Senise	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$168,237	$32,481
Stanley Demesmin	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$32,478
Michael A. Dillon	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$32,478
Frederick R Allen	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$0	$32,477
Michelle Johnson	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$189,781	$32,476
Roderick MacKinnon	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$32,474
Robert E. Hayes	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$199,098	$32,473
Robert E. Hayes	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$199,098	$32,473
Michael T. McManus	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$152,633	$32,473
Fred M Waggett	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,471
John J. Forristall	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Admn-Advance Tech	$0	$32,470
Derek H Chan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,467
Wayne A Wilson	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$168,389	$32,466
Wayne A Wilson	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$168,389	$32,466
Clorissa McGregor	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,464
Scott R. Boyle	2017	Boston Fire Department	FireLieutenant(ScubaDivTech	$0	$32,463
Richard Dahill	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$32,461
Ryan Wilson	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$32,460
Mark S Freire	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$32,460
Ethan Leonard Coppenrath	2015	Boston Fire Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairperson BFD	$0	$32,458
Michael Lawrence Korman	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$201,768	$32,457
William M Rogers	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$187,999	$32,455
James Patrick Duffy	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$32,454
Monica L. Sheesley	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$220,812	$32,453
Brian George Campbell	2020	Boston Fire Department	MtrEquipRpprClassIIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$32,452
Robert Cope	2024	Parks Department	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$116,669	$32,450
Christopher T Walsh	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$32,448
Kade Edwards	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$32,448