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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
Zachary Richard	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$118,104	$29,123
William Wong	2019	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst (Fire)	$0	$29,121
Marcelle Nelson Bournes	2025	Traffic Division	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$117,714	$29,121
Walter T Mitchell	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,120
Thomas Mulrey	2017	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$0	$29,120
Ryan Thomas Carnes	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$135,971	$29,119
Mark E Needham	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$29,119
Joseph Lynch	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$139,021	$29,117
Michael E Ahern	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$162,147	$29,117
Rahsheik K. Glenn	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$151,336	$29,115
Jonathan Luke Marcinkevicius	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$134,142	$29,115
Michael J Connolly	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$29,115
David K Parker	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$156,622	$29,115
David K Parker	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$156,622	$29,115
Richard J Gannon	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$29,114
Joseph P Cintolo	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$29,110
Jose Ramon Marichal	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,107
Matthew J Wyman	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,105
Christopher J MacNeil	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$29,103
Jeffrey L. Felder	2017	Public Works Department	Maint MechI(LightSrvRep/Pwd)##	$0	$29,102
Timothy Dacey	2023	Boston Police Department	Supn-Custodians (Buildings)	$101,510	$29,102
Timothy Dacey	2022	Boston Police Department	Supn-Custodians (Buildings)	$101,510	$29,102
Christopher Duchaney	2021	Boston Fire Department	Inside Wireperson	$174,987	$29,102
Paul Nee	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$337,910	$29,101
Richard L Taylor	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$29,100
Reginald Desir	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$170,217	$29,100
Christopher Coakley	2025	Office of Streets	Prin Admin Asst	$163,718	$29,099
David Godin	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,099
Larry E. Ellison	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,099
Kenneth Marrero	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF (Divemaster)	$0	$29,098
Thomas P. Bernier	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,096
Daniel Laughlin Farina	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$169,467	$29,095
Christopher Burns	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,094
Puthy Buth	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$134,138	$29,094
John M Kilroe	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$29,091
Richard H Fitzpatrick	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$29,091
Louis A Vasquez	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,090
Joseph Buiel	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,089
John J. Ryle	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,089
Dean Hanlon Parlon	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$130,636	$29,089
Jennifer Irene Bencivenga	2024	Boston Police Department	BPD Homicide Intelligence Anl	$116,399	$29,087
Philip Martin Gravalese	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$163,595	$29,087
Undrey Sanders	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,087
Bayard Bien-Aime	2020	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairpr Class I	$0	$29,086
Mark Murphy	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$170,232	$29,084
Megan Green	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$130,913	$29,084
Christopher Paul Conley	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,798	$29,084
James P McAdams	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$207,097	$29,084
Thomas Driscoll	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,082
David F. Murray	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,082