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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
Joseph P. Gorman III	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,411
Christopher J Broderick	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$175,262	$24,410
Christopher J Broderick	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$175,262	$24,410
Derek L Fowler	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,409
Daniel Thomas Conroy Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$157,033	$24,408
Daniel Thomas Conroy Jr.	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$157,033	$24,408
Robert Santangelo	2013	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$24,408
Colin Thomas Donovan	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$190,227	$24,408
Nicholas G. Sacramona	2023	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$123,476	$24,408
Nicholas G. Sacramona	2022	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$123,476	$24,408
Bryan J Aldridge	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$111,476	$24,407
Michael Seamus Lydon	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$220,169	$24,406
Amidu Gbola Falade	2023	Public Works Department	Sr Civil Engineer	$134,626	$24,406
Amidu Gbola Falade	2022	Public Works Department	Sr Civil Engineer	$134,626	$24,406
Travis Jp Dery	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$155,415	$24,406
Kenneth M Curley	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$132,180	$24,405
David P Mahoney	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,405
Keturah Manning-Holley	2025	Election Division	Admin Asst	$114,210	$24,405
Christopher J. Cummings	2013	Boston Fire Department	FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTechnician	$0	$24,404
Richard Withington	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$158,705	$24,404
Hung T Hua	2015	Traffic Division	WkgFrprsTraSignalRpprTest##	$0	$24,404
Terence J. Flaherty	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$217,036	$24,403
Edward A Anderson	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Admn-Advance Tech	$0	$24,402
Sheila M Morrissey	2021	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$83,490	$24,402
Christopher William Corey	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$137,486	$24,401
Tyler Lewis Bowman	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$210,847	$24,399
Yovanny Rodriguez	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$196,676	$24,397
Robert Wornum	2025	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec-SupportAnalyst	$87,772	$24,396
Adam Mazzola	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$24,396
Sean Donovan	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,835	$24,395
John Stapleton	2015	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$24,393
Sharon D Woods	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$24,393
Jake Ryan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$175,476	$24,393
Arthur D Espinosa	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,393
Paul G Manning	2016	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$24,391
Wesley Leo Alleyne	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$195,839	$24,390
Stephanie M. Curtis	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$24,389
John J Geswell	2015	Boston Fire Department	Sr Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$24,388
Robert Wornum	2024	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec-SupportAnalyst	$84,131	$24,388
Robert Newton	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,387
Stephen J. Flynn	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver)	$181,210	$24,387
Christopher J. Flaherty	2015	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$24,386
Jacquin Wooden	2025	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$70,995	$24,386
Stuart James Borgen	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$192,455	$24,385
Robert Matthew Manning	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$192,574	$24,385
Shaun M McBrien	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,383
Larry Scott McLaughlin	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,368	$24,382
Brian A. Carey	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,382
Lawrence H Buechs	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$178,851	$24,381
Lawrence H Buechs	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$178,851	$24,381