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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
Paulo Pereira	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,519
Thomas C Corbett	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$164,558	$27,519
Michael J Shackford	2025	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$142,445	$27,518
Rayshawn Johnson	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$27,516
Shawn J Grant	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,515
Brian S Green	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$0	$27,514
Jeffrey Scott Nelson-Bogan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$133,877	$27,514
Jeffrey Scott Nelson-Bogan	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$133,877	$27,514
Susan Reaney	2012	Boston Police Department	Exec Sec (B.P.D.)	$0	$27,513
Michael P Sullivan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,513
Joseph E. DiGirolamo	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$27,511
Jeffrey T Tobin	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Harborboat 3$8	$0	$27,511
Patrick John Foley	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$27,510
Reaksmey Keo	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$192,620	$27,509
Mark Joseph McKeown	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,509
Juan Pablo Crespo Florez	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$183,372	$27,508
Sherry Dellascio	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,508
Mark Murphy	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$27,507
Emilio Oliver Cabey II	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$161,820	$27,506
Michael E Ahern	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$27,506
Jennifer C. Costa	2020	Election Division	Sr Admin Asst	$0	$27,506
Guibert Tercina	2025	Boston Public Library	Sr Bldg Custodian	$89,002	$27,505
Jackson Geneus	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,505
Michael J Hegarty	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$27,504
Eliezer Vazquez	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,503
Edward J Boylan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,500
Samora F. Lopes	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,499
Bryan Dickson	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,499
David N. Carabin	2019	Boston Police Department	Exec Asst (BPD)	$0	$27,498
Diep H Nguyen	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,498
Said Haouichem	2025	Public Works Department	Foreperson	$97,375	$27,498
Sucre Y Figuereo Santana	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$111,571	$27,498
John J. Dooley	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$27,495
Angelo R Hernandez	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$27,494
Gregory D Waldrip	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,493
Manuel Jesus Valera	2023	Public Works Department	Sr Radio Comm Tech CFM##	$109,978	$27,491
Christopher J Broderick	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$207,480	$27,490
Kevin William Day	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$27,490
Manuel Blas	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,489
Gary Barker Jr.	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,488
Lamont James Nesbitt	2021	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$75,109	$27,488
Gary Marino	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$209,787	$27,488
George F Wall	2018	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$27,488
Michael P Saltalamacchia	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$173,489	$27,487
Cecilia Maria Andrade	2025	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec-SupportAnalyst	$89,013	$27,486
John G. Sylvester	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$27,485
Margaret Sybil Porter Connolly	2019	Boston Fire Department	FFTechnicianFemaleLiaisonOffcr	$0	$27,484
Barbara Wuschke	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$27,483
William F. Haley	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,483
Ryan Urso	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,482