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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
Marc Richard McAndrew	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$188,341	$29,081
Marc Richard McAndrew	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$188,341	$29,081
Maureen Puckerin-Cook	2019	Boston Retirement System	Admin Anl	$0	$29,080
Louisimond Vertyl	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,079
Jorge L Hernandez	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,078
Adam W Perdomo	2017	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$29,078
Adriano Gomes Ferrer	2023	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$85,638	$29,075
Joseph Buiel	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,075
Steven J Fairneny	2024	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$284,058	$29,074
Joseph P. Kirby	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSp)DFC-AdvTe	$0	$29,074
Lisa G Venus	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$199,799	$29,070
Jose A. Ruiz	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,067
Thomas J Finn	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,066
Joseph A Montoya	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$29,065
Juan A Diaz	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$163,450	$29,064
William L Chen	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$159,155	$29,062
William L Chen	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$159,155	$29,062
Paul G Manning	2017	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$29,062
Robert Matthew Manning	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$159,238	$29,061
Robert Matthew Manning	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$159,238	$29,061
Shawn J. McCarthy	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,059
Jeffery M. Driscoll	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,058
Daniel Considine Jr.	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$193,706	$29,056
Omer A Taha	2018	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$29,054
Claire K. Duffy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$158,146	$29,053
Nicholas Onishuk	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,053
Sean Joseph Colby	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$29,052
Kevin P McGoldrick	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$0	$29,052
Christopher M Armstrong	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$134,224	$29,050
Christopher M Armstrong	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$134,224	$29,050
Joseph F Freeman	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$193,055	$29,049
Leslie N Burton	2025	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$77,134	$29,049
Thomas J. Murray	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$29,048
Stephen Keenan	2018	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$0	$29,048
William E Knight	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$29,045
Patrick L Murphy	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,045
Michael C O'Hara	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$29,044
Paul D Wright	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$0	$29,043
Mark M O'Neil	2021	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$91,137	$29,042
Joseph Glynn Simonson	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$154,702	$29,041
Patrick M. McKenna	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$165,995	$29,041
Mark Springer	2021	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$70,952	$29,040
Garvin F. McHale	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,040
Timothy Ryan Shepard	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$185,665	$29,039
Edwin S Melecio	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$165,889	$29,038
Nicholas Erb	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$212,096	$29,038
Timothy E. Cahill	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$29,037
Hacmoni Cuevas	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$169,333	$29,035
Matthew G Shea	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,035
Bradley J. Donahue	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$142,700	$29,035