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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
Lauren Woods	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$238,924	$32,093
Wendy Mi Steinman	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,092
Marivelle Crespo	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,089
Richard P DeVoe	2025	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$98,997	$32,088
Rory Hanlon	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$171,311	$32,087
Patrick J Curran	2017	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector##	$0	$32,087
Hector Gonzalez	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,084
Michael J. Loney	2011	Boston Police Department	Building Systems Engineer	$0	$32,083
James L Walsh	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,083
Clorissa McGregor	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,079
Brian R Delahanty	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,078
David P Mahoney	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$32,077
Carolyn I Flaherty	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$32,071
Miguel E Montesino	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,070
Stephen C McCarthy	2011	Inspectional Services Dept	Wire Inspector	$0	$32,070
Denise Schoener	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,070
Terriean D Lakes	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$180,007	$32,069
Terriean D Lakes	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$180,007	$32,069
Charles M Johnson	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,069
Michael J McManus	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$209,720	$32,068
Joseph P. Gorman III	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,067
Michael P Sullivan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,064
Ellen McCarthy	2020	Boston Retirement System	Comptroller	$0	$32,063
St. Julian Little	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,061
James L Galvin	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$32,061
Daniel J Tracey	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$255,480	$32,059
Daniel J Tracey	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$255,480	$32,059
Lina Mariposa Souto	2025	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$76,013	$32,058
Jason A. Richardson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$214,960	$32,058
John G. Burrows	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$32,056
Theophilus Drigo	2015	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II	$0	$32,056
Anthony P Fucile	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$193,351	$32,054
Anthony P Fucile	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$193,351	$32,054
Matthew John Bouzane	2019	Boston Police Department	Dir-Signal Service (Bpd)	$0	$32,054
Sean Doolan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,054
David Yee	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,053
Nicole W LaPointe	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$250,945	$32,051
Christian Coyne	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$236,586	$32,050
Abbymael Antonio Rodriguez	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$172,698	$32,050
Ludwik H Bartkiewicz	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,049
Karla Isela Spinale	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$169,326	$32,049
Joao Rodrigues	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,049
Michael P. Dillon	2019	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$32,048
Serge Lindor	2019	Public Works Department	Jr Civil Eng	$0	$32,048
James Ronald Provencher	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$128,201	$32,046
Daniel Ross	2017	Parks Department	Tree Maint Frprs##	$0	$32,045
Ludwig H Castillo	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$166,051	$32,043
Ryan Barrett-Moeller	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$32,043
James J Kenney	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$167,482	$32,042
Eleanor Tallent	2014	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$32,042