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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
Brandon L Turner	2020	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$22,174
Kevin Smith	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Harborboat 3$8	$155,702	$22,173
D. Mark Cooper	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$22,173
Soheil T. Wright	2021	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Investigator	$75,727	$22,171
John W. Evans Jr.	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$22,171
Adam Russell	2025	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$124,794	$22,170
Martin J. Hedderman	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,169
Dana C Lamb	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,169
Tim Duggan	2023	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$81,800	$22,168
Tim Duggan	2022	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$81,800	$22,168
James J Kenney	2018	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$22,168
Ralph E Davis	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp)	$156,004	$22,168
Ralph E Davis	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp)	$156,004	$22,168
Anthony J Perella	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$22,167
Thomas J. Killion	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,167
Brian G Kelly	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,167
Michael F. Feeney	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$22,167
Robert J Donaruma	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$212,309	$22,167
Christopher G Walton	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,164
Gerry Liam Grealish	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$209,553	$22,164
Christopher M Fairbanks	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$193,026	$22,164
Robert David Bottary	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lt Admn-AdvanceTechnician	$239,573	$22,164
Brian A. Carey	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$22,162
Christopher J McCarthy	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,162
Robert M Lundbohm	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,162
Oswaldo Zabalu	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$144,597	$22,161
Oswaldo Zabalu	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$144,597	$22,161
Carolyn MacNeil	2014	Boston Police Department	Community Rel Specialist (Bpd)	$0	$22,160
Michael John McDermott	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,176	$22,160
Michael John McDermott	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,176	$22,160
Thomas J Nee	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,159
Scott Andrew Simpson	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,641	$22,158
Todd T Ho	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,157
Sean Pero	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$22,156
Chiquita Foster	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$22,154
Aristidez Perez	2019	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Pool Manager	$0	$22,154
Mark J Jones	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$22,154
Edgard Benjamin Henriquez	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$190,664	$22,154
Joseph R Dominguez	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$201,797	$22,149
Darnell Toomer V	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$168,313	$22,148
Garry P. Pilato	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$0	$22,146
Ryan Joseph Long	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,240	$22,145
Ryan Joseph Long	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,240	$22,145
Eric C Byron	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,145
Jonathan Michael Marcel	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$303,532	$22,145
Jason Frank Kosek	2019	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$0	$22,145
Nephthro Pierre	2025	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$81,674	$22,145
Scott W O'Brien	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$22,144
Mark Buchanan	2016	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$22,144
St. Julian Little	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,143