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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
William Wong	2018	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst (Fire)	$0	$31,124
Rodney Frantz Laguerre	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$209,405	$31,123
Dany Matos	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$139,233	$31,121
Dany Matos	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$139,233	$31,121
Thomas Kelley	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$31,121
Brendan Lyons	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,119
Dennis M. Medina	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,119
John-Luc Samuel	2016	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$31,118
Sinead M Coyne	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,116
Joshua J. Delisle	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,116
Brian W. Johnson	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,115
Steve Mills	2024	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$147,570	$31,112
Michael Ganss	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$179,595	$31,112
Khalilah A Drummer	2019	Boston Police Department	ChCommEquipOper I (SCTT)	$0	$31,110
David Malcolm	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,110
Joel Christopher McCarthy	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$31,110
Roberto J Tejada	2024	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$94,902	$31,108
Eliot Telisnor	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,108
Gerald F Ajemian	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,106
Robert T. Kilduff Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$183,561	$31,102
Adriano Gomes Ferrer	2018	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$31,100
Julian Laurent	2018	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairpr Class I	$0	$31,099
Paul M Donga	2024	Boston Fire Department	Sr Fire Protection Engineer	$179,987	$31,097
Andrew Edward Gambon	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$155,600	$31,096
Andrew Edward Gambon	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$155,600	$31,096
Santiago Lasa	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$0	$31,096
Kevin R Plunkett	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,094
Tan Pham V	2023	Public Works Department	Sr Civil Engineer	$144,560	$31,093
Tan Pham V	2022	Public Works Department	Sr Civil Engineer	$144,560	$31,093
Kevin James Sheehan	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$162,129	$31,092
Matthew Gregory Goff	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$161,574	$31,092
Thomas J Hill	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$31,091
James Robert Kominsky	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$125,403	$31,091
James Robert Kominsky	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$125,403	$31,091
Scott W Gillis	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$31,091
Joseph W Geary	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$31,090
William Richtberg	2020	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$31,090
Mathew Jean St. Marc	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,602	$31,090
Mathew Jean St. Marc	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,602	$31,090
Paul F Flaherty	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$31,090
Michael C Hanson	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$31,090
Juan J Torres	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$31,089
Lawrence Li	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$277,412	$31,089
Lisamarie Menino	2012	Property Management	Admin Asst (Chief Basic Serv)	$0	$31,087
Michael A. Chapman	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Lieut/Acad Instr	$0	$31,087
Sean M. O'Brien	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$31,086
Eliseo Marrero	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,086
Joaquim P Antunes	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$164,733	$31,085
Jill Ryan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$183,598	$31,083
Thomas Grimes Doherty	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$194,341	$31,081