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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
Norris M Spence	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp)	$169,185	$28,720
Norris M Spence	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp)	$169,185	$28,720
Timothy E Lynch	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$28,720
John Moynihan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,719
Robert Acquah	2023	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl (ASD/DPU)	$156,659	$28,719
Patricia T. O'Brien	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,718
Michael O'Rourke	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,716
Kathleen Burke	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$154,002	$28,714
Kathleen Burke	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$154,002	$28,714
Ralph E Davis	2015	Boston Fire Department	EAP Counselor	$0	$28,711
Kevin Michael Bartel	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$28,711
Fritzgerald Jacquet	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$28,711
Aristides R. Cardoso	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,710
Jessica Lynn Lampron	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$156,935	$28,710
Barry F. Stafford	2016	Boston Fire Department	Prin Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$28,709
Derek Scott Jefferson	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,709
Jeffrey Paul Stivaletta	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$157,852	$28,708
Ryan Wilson	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$123,597	$28,708
William J Cullinane	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,708
Ryan Donahue	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,706
Michael F Devine	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$157,913	$28,705
John K Rogers	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,703
Albert D Marchionda	2019	Boston Police Department	Building Maint Supv	$0	$28,703
Robert M Lundbohm	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$28,702
Sean E Wilson	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$28,702
Louidor Michel	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$335,018	$28,701
Matthew Steven DiFrancesco	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$241,649	$28,699
Paul B O'Connor	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$28,699
Alston L. Allen	2012	Boston Fire Department	FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTechnician	$0	$28,698
Elisa Zanini	2025	Boston Police Department	Exec Asst (Law/Adm.)	$107,825	$28,698
Stephen F MacDonald	2014	Boston Fire Department	Public Information Officer	$0	$28,697
Daniel F MacDonald	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$28,693
Rogelio R Juarez	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$28,692
Robert C Young	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,692
John E Linehan	2018	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Chief Sup-Sch Bdg/Al & Rep	$0	$28,692
Matthew S. Ryan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$254,027	$28,692
Sarah E Palermo	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,691
Lisa M Strom	2025	Parks Department	Admin Secretary	$95,899	$28,691
Gregory A. McPherson	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,689
David F. Murray	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$176,098	$28,689
Alector F Tavares	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$28,689
Mark D Kervin	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$173,995	$28,686
Victor M Mejias	2013	Public Works Department	Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)##	$0	$28,685
Lynwood Jenkins	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,685
Kathleen Burke	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$154,082	$28,683
Wallace Grant Tilford	2017	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$0	$28,681
Gregory W Curry	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$28,680
Michael J Barden	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,680
Charles Eugene McLaughlin	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$196,351	$28,679
Ryan Francis Maher	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$196,387	$28,679