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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
Ralph Hantz Blain	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$146,757	$30,647
Jacqueline A Sellon	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$229,852	$30,646
Frederick David Lorenz	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$30,645
Patrick Kane	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$30,644
James Ronald Provencher	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$170,545	$30,644
Michael Arturo Guerrero	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$168,775	$30,643
Jason M Ezekiel	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$30,641
Edward E Munroe	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$245,137	$30,635
Hoang Nguyen	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$153,839	$30,634
Michael P. Keaney	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$30,633
John Thomas Donovan	2014	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$0	$30,632
Michael Mulvey	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$121,528	$30,632
Azadi Charles-Sampson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$144,317	$30,631
Joao DePina	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$193,983	$30,630
Cole Meaney	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$127,128	$30,629
Giuseppe A. Guarino Jr.	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$219,639	$30,628
Michael Golden	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$260,905	$30,628
Patrick B. Manning	2013	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$30,624
Daniel Marifiote	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$137,160	$30,624
Daniel Marifiote	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$137,160	$30,624
Joseph E Dashner	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$30,623
Donald P Stone	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$30,623
Robert Cordasco	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$30,623
Joshua J. Delisle	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$30,622
Kenneth Turner	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$30,622
Bilsan O Caminero	2023	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$101,624	$30,620
Bilsan O Caminero	2022	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$101,624	$30,620
Kenneth Westhaver	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$30,619
Paul W. Robertson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$187,666	$30,617
Brian Christopher Alessandro	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$196,441	$30,616
Michael M Primm	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$30,615
Joao D Carvalho	2023	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$91,290	$30,614
Joao D Carvalho	2022	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$91,290	$30,614
Kevin Smith	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Harborboat 3$8	$0	$30,613
Michael A Searcy	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$161,882	$30,612
Eleanor Tallent	2018	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$30,612
Francis Hughes X	2015	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$0	$30,612
Henry J. Sheridan	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$30,611
Eugenio E. Dudley	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$30,610
Paul J Bercume	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$30,609
Laurence J Sullivan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$30,608
Christopher J. Neff	2017	Parks Department	Supn-Park Maint	$0	$30,606
David Chaves	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$30,606
James Harte	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$156,979	$30,606
Joseph Starkey	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$30,606
Davy Perez	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Harborboat 3$8	$0	$30,604
Joseph R Greco	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$219,313	$30,602
Giuseppe A. Guarino Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$204,560	$30,602
Calvin Belfon	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$30,601
Michael S. DeLuca	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$190,348	$30,599