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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
Jean N. Louis	2023	Parks Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$80,405	$24,900
Jean N. Louis	2022	Parks Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$80,405	$24,900
Denis K McCarthy	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,899
Jennifer M Carroll	2020	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$24,899
Christopher J Curtin	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$221,444	$24,898
Andrew G Wilcox	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,897
Kyle Ortiz	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$145,336	$24,897
Daniel C. Pusey	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,897
Jermain Dujon Graham	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,896
Ronald E Pirrello	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$24,896
Henry Joseph Staines	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$24,896
Robert F. D'Agostino	2016	Boston Fire Department	Sr Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$24,896
Thomas A. Sullivan	2019	Cemetery Division	Gen Sup Pk Maint (Cemetery)	$0	$24,894
Dwayne Moore	2015	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$24,893
Frank C Rogier	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$24,892
Arthenia A Copeland	2018	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$24,890
Zachary S Roscoe	2024	Public Works Department	Sr Highway Maint CrftsprsPwd##	$83,680	$24,889
Mariana Victoria Avila	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$185,404	$24,888
Daniel J Tracey	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$24,887
Skye Robinson	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,887
Joseph Downing	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,887
Emanuel Canuto	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,885
Steven Caulfield	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$188,782	$24,884
Steven Caulfield	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$188,782	$24,884
Lateisha R Adams	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$24,884
Marvin F Morgan Jr.	2024	Public Works Department	Spec Hvy Meo	$79,754	$24,882
Corey Thomas	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,881
David N. Carabin	2018	Boston Police Department	Exec Asst (BPD)	$0	$24,881
Andrew C Lee	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,881
Bernadette Izzard-Stinson	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,880
Steven G Downs	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$24,880
Francis P Dolan	2014	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$24,878
John F. Kenneally	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$183,357	$24,877
John F. Kenneally	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$183,357	$24,877
Terry J Jordan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$161,523	$24,877
Frederick J Hollien	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$24,877
Kevin E. Weekes	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$262,388	$24,877
Richard Allen Ollis	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$183,337	$24,876
Gregory N Webb	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,875
Eumir O. Pena	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,875
Thomas Michael Finn	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,874
Michael F Devine	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$188,588	$24,872
James Giardina Jr. V	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,871
Patrick E Higgins	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$24,871
John T MacDougall	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,870
Mark Anthony Pagliarini	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$199,274	$24,870
Tyler Jeremiah Hallinan	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$129,912	$24,868
Edwin Manuel Lopez	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,866
Adam Russell	2015	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$24,864
Sean Doolan	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$131,642	$24,864