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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
Peter J Burke	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$192,058	$27,390
Andrew J McKinnies	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$120,568	$27,389
Andrew J McKinnies	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$120,568	$27,389
Alvin S Holder	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,389
David Michael McDonald	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$155,885	$27,388
Richard M Chin	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,388
Christopher J MacNeil	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$27,388
Allen Young Jr	2019	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$27,385
Bryan Dale	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$187,319	$27,385
Bryan Dale	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$187,319	$27,385
Matthew Hogardt	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Breath $13.50	$0	$27,384
Roderick L Lewis	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,384
Douglas W Smith	2020	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$27,382
Timothy S Dale	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$188,705	$27,382
Tiffany R Chaplin	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,381
William Gerard Buckley	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$156,428	$27,380
John E Schievink	2021	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$83,846	$27,379
Garrett Michael Breton	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$177,572	$27,378
Margaret Dankese	2024	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$96,479	$27,377
Francis Hughes X	2016	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$0	$27,376
Gregory M Short	2018	Boston Police Department	PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases	$0	$27,376
Geraldine McElmoyle	2019	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$0	$27,375
Jose D Amado	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$238,552	$27,373
Michael R. Bizzozero	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,372
Gul Hassan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,372
Christopher G Hegerich	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$180,066	$27,371
Stephen F MacDonald	2017	Boston Fire Department	Public Information Officer	$0	$27,370
Greg Wong	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$210,629	$27,369
Timothy J Bradeen	2017	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Engineer	$0	$27,369
Patrick Charles Dasey	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$27,369
Christopher Bailey	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$27,365
Robert Hicks Jr.	2025	Public Works Department	Sanitation Insp##	$86,008	$27,362
William E Knight	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$27,362
Adriano Gomes Ferrer	2023	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$82,513	$27,361
Adriano Gomes Ferrer	2022	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$82,513	$27,361
Carmen P Ciampa	2025	Public Works Department	Foreperson	$100,645	$27,361
Brian Alberto Soto-Marte	2023	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$82,596	$27,360
Steven J Morgan	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,359
William J Chinetti	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$27,359
Paul Joseph Decoste	2014	Cemetery Division	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$0	$27,358
Michael A Kane	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,358
Dean B Quinby	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,357
Garnet Brown	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$129,236	$27,356
Garnet Brown	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$129,236	$27,356
Mitchell A. Edwards	2024	Parks Department	Head Storekeeper	$88,501	$27,355
Robert A Franklin	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$27,355
Timothy MacDara Sullivan	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$214,357	$27,354
Gerard Jermaine Wynn	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$180,309	$27,354
Mathew R. Pieroway	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$181,441	$27,354
Keith Nembhard	2017	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$27,353