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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
James Michael Walsh	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$158,702	$26,074
James Michael Walsh	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$158,702	$26,074
Jordan Dean Aragones	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,071
Gregory James Dunham	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$177,780	$26,071
Dioneka Epps	2016	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$26,069
Luz D Rivera	2014	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst	$0	$26,064
Timothy McCarthy	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,064
Robertkly Joseph	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,064
Vencenzio Daddieco	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$296,977	$26,062
James Francis Haines	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$26,062
Patrick Mayo	2025	Public Works Department	Paver ##	$75,484	$26,059
Mark J. Thornton	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$26,057
Mark D Kervin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$188,660	$26,054
Mark D Kervin	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$188,660	$26,054
John Thomas Donovan	2018	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$0	$26,054
Bruce W Hicks	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$26,054
Patrick Edward Boudrot	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$164,835	$26,053
Daniel J Quintiliani	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$162,165	$26,053
Daniel J Quintiliani	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$162,165	$26,053
Michael J Connolly	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$26,053
Rory M Coleman	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$142,449	$26,052
James Correnti	2024	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec-SupportAnalyst	$106,304	$26,049
Eugenio E. Dudley	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$26,049
Daniel Edward Perry	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$142,670	$26,048
Matthew Manning	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$126,964	$26,048
Michael O'Rourke	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,046
Fundador Morales	2021	Boston Fire Department	FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp)	$181,753	$26,045
Wendy Lee Ng	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$26,044
Steven Kitenge Kimwanga	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$26,044
Francis Hughes X	2014	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$0	$26,043
Michael Browder Jr.	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$26,042
John Edward O'Toole	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,041
Christopher Sloane	2020	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$26,040
Sinead M Coyne	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,039
Jose M Teixeira	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$207,813	$26,037
Jose M Teixeira	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$207,813	$26,037
Thomas J. Murray	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$26,037
Edwin A Alvarez	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$26,036
Christopher M. Nee	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,035
Timothy M Bradshaw	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$26,035
William Francis Joyce	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$151,167	$26,033
William Francis Joyce	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$151,167	$26,033
Darrick L Edwards	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification)	$165,501	$26,033
Darrick L Edwards	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification)	$165,501	$26,033
Brandon L Turner	2021	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$82,579	$26,032
Christopher Michael Dunn	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$26,032
Christopher L Vazquez	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,027
Sarah Briggs	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,027
Joseph M Dowd	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$205,860	$26,026
Neal A Mullane Jr.	2020	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$26,025