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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
Stephen Richard Tobin	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$27,963
Robert T Luongo	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$27,963
Matthew Francis Flaherty	2023	Boston Fire Department	Lineperson	$160,169	$27,962
Matthew Francis Flaherty	2022	Boston Fire Department	Lineperson	$160,169	$27,962
Gary S French	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$27,961
Daniel J Tracey	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$250,939	$27,960
Jennifer M Ballou	2017	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$27,960
John F Bailey	2013	Parks Department	Prin Admin Asst (P&R)	$0	$27,958
Manuel A Simas	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,958
Byron Parker	2018	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$27,957
Amy E Boudreau	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$228,119	$27,956
Edward L Gately	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,954
Calvin Smalls	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$211,454	$27,951
Brian A Roberts	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,685	$27,951
Steven Lizardo	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,950
James N. Lydon Jr.	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$141,977	$27,950
Edmundo James Jr.	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$178,793	$27,949
Scott J Malone	2023	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$256,949	$27,948
Melody Nash	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,947
Jason M Ezekiel	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,947
Robert J Counihan Jr.	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$0	$27,946
Michele Piemonte	2018	Election Division	Admin Asst	$0	$27,946
James Prince	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$27,945
Joseph Lomuscio	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,945
Richard G. Giglio	2015	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$27,945
Mark Buchanan	2017	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$27,944
Kevin E Griffiths	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$27,943
Steven M Ciccolo	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$27,943
Brian Sellon	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$27,943
Michael S Santry	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$27,943
Thomas A Dowd	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Captain (Det)	$0	$27,943
John P. Dolan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$257,694	$27,942
John P. Dolan	2022	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$257,694	$27,942
John T Miles	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver)	$181,951	$27,940
John T Miles	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver)	$181,951	$27,940
Scott W Gillis	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$27,940
Derrick Harris V	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,936
Carole A Collins	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,936
Douglas J. McGrath	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$27,935
Arthur Charles Bruno	2023	Boston Fire Department	Maint Mech (Painter)##	$87,974	$27,934
Arthur Charles Bruno	2022	Boston Fire Department	Maint Mech (Painter)##	$87,974	$27,934
John Dempsey	2014	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$27,933
Michael Patrick Tuohy	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$190,086	$27,931
Sean M McCarthy	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,928
Joseph Nelligan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,926
Eugenio E. Dudley	2019	Boston Fire Department	FIU Digital Lab Supervisor	$0	$27,926
Alston L. Allen	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTechnician	$232,166	$27,925
Alston L. Allen	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTechnician	$232,166	$27,925
Marie A Miller	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$27,925
Marc A Sanders	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$27,925