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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
Angela D Coleman	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,245
Mark Steven Garcia	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$130,226	$22,244
Brendan Reid MacDonald	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$180,831	$22,244
Timothy Shields	2015	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$22,242
John A Vozzella	2020	Public Works Department	Chief Engineer(Pwd Highway Di)	$0	$22,242
Amanda Aragones	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$114,814	$22,242
Amanda Aragones	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$114,814	$22,242
Nancy Marie Benson	2024	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$86,849	$22,242
Sophia Vega-Jones	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$22,241
Terence S. Long	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,240
Matthew S Butler	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,221	$22,239
Matthew S Butler	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,221	$22,239
Joseph T Barton	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$205,735	$22,239
Philip Robert Byrne	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$152,068	$22,239
Hoang Nguyen	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,239
Mikey Tejeda	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$139,874	$22,238
Tyron Jackson	2023	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$110,179	$22,238
Tyron Jackson	2022	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$110,179	$22,238
Jeffrey Scott Nelson-Bogan	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$122,382	$22,236
Bobbie Butler	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,234
Christian A Cuascut Hernandez	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,234
Patrick Shay Callahan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$152,072	$22,233
Patrick Shay Callahan	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$152,072	$22,233
Melven Barros	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$152,201	$22,232
William J Murphy	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$22,232
Stephen D McNeil	2015	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$22,230
Ryan Keough	2025	Public Works Department	Jr. Civil Engineer	$87,662	$22,229
Joseph Glynn Simonson	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,228
Robert F. D'Agostino	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$22,227
Paul J. McCarthy	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$22,227
Stephen J. Flynn	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver)	$0	$22,226
Michael E Davis	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$22,225
David E Cardinal	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$0	$22,224
Michael S Moran	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$22,224
Michael B. Carey	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$0	$22,224
Kevin P Cahill	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,224
Joseph R. Roman	2015	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repprs (CFM)##	$0	$22,222
Vincent Schettino	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$189,136	$22,222
Christopher J Dunfey	2025	Public Works Department	MEO Mtr Eqip Opr & Pw Lbr	$66,957	$22,217
Michael R Szegda	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,216
Patricia M Durant	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$22,215
Roy Gava	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,215
Kevin J Yalmokas	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$22,214
Michael James Curran	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$188,368	$22,211
Roman Colon	2011	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$22,210
Jonathan Adam Wood	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$22,209
Timothy Christopher O'Sullivan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$22,209
Michael E. Guilfoyle	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$177,842	$22,207
Michelle A Williams	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$22,206
Ballin L Wright	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$22,205