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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
Rico Lucien	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$152,337	$24,626
Matthew Sean Callahan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$196,882	$24,625
Ronny Zille	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$127,519	$24,625
Daniel A Moriarty	2019	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$24,624
Daniel Mark Sonia	2025	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$123,908	$24,623
Marivelle Crespo	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,622
Michael R O'Donnell	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$126,474	$24,621
Michael R O'Donnell	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$126,474	$24,621
Christopher Anthony Cawley	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$189,058	$24,619
John P Yetman	2015	Inspectional Services Dept	Wire Inspector	$0	$24,619
Patrick O'Leary	2015	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$24,618
Reginald Desir	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$157,707	$24,617
Timothy Christopher O'Sullivan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,617
Christopher J Goggin	2012	Boston Fire Department	EAP Counselor	$0	$24,617
Lamont James Nesbitt	2020	Parks Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$0	$24,616
Nephthro Pierre	2023	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$76,754	$24,610
Edmond McGrath	2015	Property Management	Clerk of Works(PMD Const &Rpr)	$0	$24,610
Martin Daniel Gordon	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$215,917	$24,610
Winston DeLeon	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,610
Minh Trinh	2025	Public Works Department	Jr Civil Eng	$79,143	$24,609
Laurie Simonelli	2025	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl	$153,020	$24,609
Patrick J Twomey	2014	Boston Fire Department	Assoc Inspec Engineer (Fire)	$0	$24,608
Angela D Coleman	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,607
Hubert E Butler III	2017	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$24,605
Patrick C Hayden	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$175,794	$24,604
David A Holleran	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,603
Liam James Pero	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$167,497	$24,603
Gerard Majella Giblin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$150,982	$24,602
Gerard Majella Giblin	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$150,982	$24,602
John Wilson Wescott	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,601
John C Dubeau	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$173,778	$24,600
John C Dubeau	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$173,778	$24,600
John E Schievink	2015	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$24,600
Jason M Albanese	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$342,796	$24,599
Joseph E O'Connor	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,599
Paul G Broderick	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$181,732	$24,599
Paul G Broderick	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$181,732	$24,599
Joseph J DeAngelo	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,598
Daren A. Bradshaw	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,598
Daniel P. Fagan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,598
Ian Seale	2013	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$24,597
James Conley	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,597
Stephen F Keeley	2011	Boston Fire Department	Prin Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$24,597
Brian D. McGrail	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,596
Jonathan G Muraca	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,596
Paul William Sheehan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,595
Michael Francis Crosby	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$122,510	$24,595
Janine Busby	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,594
Ayesha M. Lawton	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,593
Richard F. Felton	2018	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$24,593