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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
Michael M. Kelley	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$21,941
Thomas William Beard	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$21,941
Janine Margaret Smith	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$21,940
Joanne Sullivan	2025	Public Works Department	MEO Mtr Eqip Opr & Pw Lbr	$72,736	$21,940
Randall E Bither	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,937
John J Keeley	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$191,599	$21,936
James A Duffy	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,935
Daniel S Mullen	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$21,935
Daniel D Gomes	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$21,935
Kenneth Ryan	2023	Property Management	Exec Asst	$160,854	$21,935
Kenneth Ryan	2022	Property Management	Exec Asst	$160,854	$21,935
Warren William Sheldon	2013	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$0	$21,935
Curtis Carroll	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$21,935
Kennedy C. Semedo	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,933
Joseph M Dowd	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$21,933
William J Berrio	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$171,924	$21,931
Eduardo A. Espino	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,930
Dawn E Gillis	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$21,930
Wesley Leo Alleyne	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,929
Brian Francis Wilson	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$175,638	$21,927
Brian Francis Wilson	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$175,638	$21,927
Janet P. Lewis	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$131,076	$21,927
Janet P. Lewis	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$131,076	$21,927
Egidio D'Antuony	2014	Parks Department	MaintMechaFrprs(Machi/Parks)	$0	$21,926
Deanna Marie McDevitt	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$21,926
Bradley Jonathan Wong	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$139,436	$21,926
Charles K. Burch	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$271,365	$21,924
Russell Martin McDonald	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,923
David W Singletary	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,922
Scott R. Boyle	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver)	$0	$21,922
Peter Blain Buchanan	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,921
Joseph R Sullivan	2011	Public Works Department	Prin Electrical Engineer	$0	$21,921
Peter Cameron Eleey	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,921
Kevin T Nguyen	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$153,243	$21,920
Ryan W. Cunningham	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$21,920
Sundara Ramu Kamakolanu Guru	2025	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl (ASD/DPU)	$168,137	$21,918
Anthony H Stemn	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,918
Michael T. McManus	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,918
Willie J Clark	2011	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$0	$21,918
Matthew E Haslett	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$142,702	$21,917
Joseph Albert Caggiano	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$223,698	$21,916
Taraneisha Anderson	2024	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$96,631	$21,914
Andrew C. Powers	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,914
William Shaw	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$21,914
Carmen M Rivera	2016	Election Division	Admin Asst	$0	$21,913
Alexander E Wright	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$21,912
Mark Flynn	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$165,760	$21,912
Joshua William Stuart-Shor	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$21,911
Duckens Petit-Maitre	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$156,829	$21,910
Brian F Martinage	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$21,910