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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
Christopher G Markunas	2024	Boston Police Department	Director of Operations	$172,798	$26,119
Terence Elam	2023	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$72,419	$26,118
Dilva DePina	2024	Boston Police Department	EmergCommSpec-911Trainer	$95,921	$26,117
Michael Potts	2019	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$26,116
James J Lonergan	2011	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$26,116
James Cooley	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$26,115
Timothy McCarthy	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$276,431	$26,114
Thomas C Hughes	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$179,993	$26,112
Kevin T Nguyen	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$106,917	$26,112
Kevin T Nguyen	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$106,917	$26,112
Frank Wong	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$204,588	$26,112
Frank Wong	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$204,588	$26,112
Herbert Morciglio	2024	Election Division	Asst Registrar of Voters I	$86,016	$26,110
Fabian J Belgrave	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,109
William M Willis	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$26,109
Michael A O'Hara	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$26,108
Joseph J. P. Connolly	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,108
Thomas Michael Finn	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,107
Robert Myers	2018	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$26,107
Patricia M Durant	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$26,106
Andrew J. Fay	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,105
Casey Marie Kelliher	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$196,334	$26,104
Sharon M Galloway	2024	Boston Fire Department	Asst Public Inf Offcr Admin	$198,867	$26,103
Paul F Aquino	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$26,101
Christopher J Morrison	2018	Boston Fire Department	FIU Supervisor Photo Unit	$0	$26,100
David Pina Pires	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$173,178	$26,099
Joseph M Provenzano	2020	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$26,099
John F McDonald	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$26,099
Elliot Zvi Chefitz	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$26,098
Angelene Richardson	2013	Boston Police Department	Exec Sec (B.P.D.)	$0	$26,097
Kyle McCabe	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$139,634	$26,097
Kyle McCabe	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$139,634	$26,097
Anthony Sutera Jr.	2025	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$105,300	$26,095
Monica M Quinonez	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$26,093
Patrick Joseph McDonough	2012	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Facilities Manager	$0	$26,091
Domingo R Montiero	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$26,087
Jonathan Alan Hamblin	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$26,087
Christopher Smerz	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,085
Mel G.M. Creary	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$0	$26,084
Stephen C Cawley	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$26,083
Keith A. Condry	2015	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$26,083
Renisha O. Silva	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$26,083
Stephen Merrick	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$26,081
Kimberly A. Lenane	2023	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$86,614	$26,081
Kimberly A. Lenane	2022	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$86,614	$26,081
Matthew David Bucala	2016	Boston Fire Department	Prin Storekeeper	$0	$26,081
Christopher T Walsh	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$26,080
Kevin F Jones	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,079
Richard M McDermott	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,078
Manuel Jesus Valera	2019	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II	$0	$26,077