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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
Leon R Beasley	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$27,680
Keith D Dalrymple	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$27,680
Brendan Anthony Lovett	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$244,416	$27,679
Tony Docanto	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$155,661	$27,679
Larry J Drayton	2023	Property Management	MaintMechPaint(PMDGraffRemoval	$95,108	$27,678
Jose A Batista Campusano	2023	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$78,550	$27,677
Erik K Swanson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$103,774	$27,677
Thomas Patrick Flynn Jr.	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$215,094	$27,677
Gary E. Doyle	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,353	$27,676
Brett C Haynes	2021	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Dp Sys Anal-Dp	$163,631	$27,676
Jean G. Jean Louis	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,675
Clifford M Connolly	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$27,675
William Joseph Werra	2023	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$94,538	$27,674
William Joseph Werra	2022	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$94,538	$27,674
Gary D Cullinane	2015	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$0	$27,674
Briana Xavier	2025	Boston Police Department	EmergCommSpec-911Trainer	$101,629	$27,673
Derek Dwyer	2023	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$95,467	$27,672
Jaunasse Elysee Jean	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,671
Timothy F Wilson	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,671
Pedro Amilcar De Pina E Pina	2013	Boston Public Schools	Jr Cust/Nights	$0	$27,671
Thomas Talbot	2024	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$85,805	$27,669
Wesley Leo Alleyne	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$27,669
Louis T Relerford	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,667
Barry F. Stafford	2023	Boston Fire Department	Prin Fire Alarm Operator	$196,528	$27,667
Barry F. Stafford	2022	Boston Fire Department	Prin Fire Alarm Operator	$196,528	$27,667
Emanuel Nunes Dorosario	2018	Public Works Department	Code Enforcement Off(Srgt)	$0	$27,666
Clifton McHale	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$27,665
Felix A Gonzalez	2023	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$117,615	$27,665
Felix A Gonzalez	2022	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$117,615	$27,665
Sharon D Woods-Antunes	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$27,665
Matthew Giancarlo Anastasi	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$166,944	$27,665
Paul James Harvey	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$27,664
Paul F Aquino	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$27,662
Darrell Curtis Gross	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$166,181	$27,661
Joseph L Coppinger	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$124,164	$27,661
Joseph L Coppinger	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$124,164	$27,661
Elice Ratchell	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,661
Henry J Doherty	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,661
Lincoln Phillips	2023	Parks Department	Supn-Park Maint	$136,195	$27,661
Joel Rodriguez	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$138,499	$27,659
John E Schievink	2023	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$87,229	$27,657
Timothy James Lawton	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$116,696	$27,657
Emmet T Walsh	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,657
Michael F DiLorenzo	2024	Planning & Engineering	Sen Tech - Environmental	$137,019	$27,656
Roland S Robinson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$134,419	$27,655
Roland S Robinson	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$134,419	$27,655
Aaron R Becker	2018	Boston Fire Department	Assoc Inspec Engineer (Fire)	$0	$27,655
W. Scot Green	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,654
Matthew W McCarthy	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$186,002	$27,654
Humberto DaVeiga	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,653