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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
Clifford M Connolly	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$0	$24,065
Shawn C. Butler	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,064
Laura L Dickerson	2017	Boston Police Department	Prin Admin Asst (Bpd/Adm.)	$0	$24,064
Kevin E. Weekes	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$0	$24,063
Sean Burke	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$148,187	$24,063
Michael Robert Goggin	2017	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$24,063
Eugenio P. Fernandes	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,062
Frank G Williams	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,059
Daniel P Donahue	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,059
Linda E Stanford	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,059
James Monaghan	2018	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Rep Frpr (CFM)##	$0	$24,058
Makeurys Baez	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,057
Stephen T Brady	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$202,135	$24,057
Stephen T Brady	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$202,135	$24,057
Sean Lee	2018	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Signal Repairprs II	$0	$24,056
Nadane Flemming	2025	Public Works Department	Admin Secretary	$91,473	$24,055
Jon-Michael S Harber	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,054
Timothy G. Laham	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$298,750	$24,054
Edward C Boudreau	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,053
Lisa M Strom	2023	Parks Department	Admin Secretary	$91,442	$24,053
Lisa M Strom	2022	Parks Department	Admin Secretary	$91,442	$24,053
Brian Ruka	2017	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$24,053
Pamelia D Harris	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$24,052
Lyxandra Tyhana Perez	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$132,117	$24,052
Robert Lee	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$148,960	$24,052
Daniel Edward Perry	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$201,757	$24,052
Bilsan O Caminero	2020	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$24,051
William A Connor	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$218,293	$24,051
Paul S Fitzpatrick	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$24,050
Shawn L West	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,049
John R Callahan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$135,366	$24,048
John R Callahan	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$135,366	$24,048
Kenneth Hoge	2017	Public Works Department	Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)##	$0	$24,047
Edwin Carrasquillo Sr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$161,517	$24,046
Shawn J. McCarthy	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,046
Nathaniel Askia	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,045
Michael F. Flaherty	2013	Property Management	Sr Admin Asst (Shift Supv)	$0	$24,045
Joseph Fleury	2024	Public Works Department	Supv Struct Engr	$142,196	$24,043
Hoang Nguyen	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,042
Christopher A Serra	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,042
Ryan Patrick Kenney	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,042
John R Berthiaume	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$0	$24,041
Brian Joseph McDermott	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,041
Mark A. Mooers	2017	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$24,041
James Michael Walsh	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$154,064	$24,037
Ayanna M Francis	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$80,041	$24,036
Ayanna M Francis	2022	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$80,041	$24,036
Michael Sterns	2012	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$0	$24,036
Kendra J Stewart-Campbell	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$24,036
Joel Resil	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,034