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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
Jay Nevin Sponseller	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$151,740	$24,786
Norman D. Texeria	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,784
Bernard J. Tully	2018	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$24,782
Rodney O Best	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,781
Terry L Cotton	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,781
Tab M Brown	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Harborboat 3$8	$0	$24,780
John McDonald	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,778
Eric M Evans	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,912	$24,777
Dennis E Keith	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$24,776
Steven Ennis Kasper	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$165,124	$24,776
Eric Peter Wier	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$24,775
Michael C Hanson	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$24,775
Paul J Sordillo	2024	Facilities Management	Building Services Fleet Mgr	$567,427	$24,773
Roger D. Layden Jr.	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,772
Ramon A Rivera	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,771
Darryn L Brown	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,768
Samuel John Dillon	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$153,841	$24,767
Samuel John Dillon	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$153,841	$24,767
Angelo R Hernandez	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$24,766
Troy A Stuckey	2025	Parks Department	Park Maintenance Foreperson##	$85,483	$24,765
James Carnes	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,764
Christopher R Stevens	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,763
Timothy P Duggan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$24,763
Carolyn Sygiel	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,762
Mark Flynn	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$188,978	$24,761
Michael P Murphy	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,761
Robert Dean	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$24,760
Kirk D. Merricks	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$133,753	$24,760
Dominic Dimarzo	2021	Traffic Division	Traffic Signal Supv	$218,214	$24,758
Anthony J Serra	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,758
Anthony Deandre Rainey	2023	Parks Department	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$75,578	$24,757
Hugo R Alvarez	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,757
Karyn A Vandyke	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$141,746	$24,755
Leroy A Streat	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,752
Francis Lynch X	2013	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C	$0	$24,752
Mya Nunes	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$132,472	$24,752
Senen Mauricio More	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$24,752
Eddie Echevarria	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPD Special Hazards Insp)	$0	$24,751
Robert F Santangelo	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver)	$0	$24,750
Cindy Caldoron	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$132,323	$24,749
Cindy Caldoron	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$132,323	$24,749
Paul Joseph Decoste	2015	Cemetery Division	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$0	$24,748
Brian J Mellace	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$24,747
Michael J Palizzolo	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$24,747
Christopher J Morrison	2023	Boston Fire Department	FIU Supervisor Photo Unit	$158,183	$24,747
Christopher J Morrison	2022	Boston Fire Department	FIU Supervisor Photo Unit	$158,183	$24,747
Michael J Long	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$24,747
Erntz C Valcin	2025	Public Works Department	Code Enforce Offc	$96,782	$24,747
Paul Matthew Sodergren	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$182,361	$24,745
John T. Morrissey	2017	Boston Fire Department	EAP Counselor	$0	$24,745