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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
Charles F. Follett	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$189,330	$21,790
Tony Smith	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$21,789
Nolan Matthew Nee	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,789
William J Cullinane	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,788
Jamila Gales	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$135,030	$21,788
Patrick Edward Boudrot	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$21,787
Michael Patrick Jeglinski	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,786
Brian James McCarthy	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$166,916	$21,786
Michael J McManus	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,785
Robert Donovan	2019	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$21,784
Shawn Roberts	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$178,711	$21,782
Michael J Barden	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,782
Rayshawn Johnson	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$21,780
Brian J McEachern	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$21,778
Keith R. Wood	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$216,429	$21,777
Billy Clark	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,777
Christopher G Lonano	2023	Public Works Department	Wrkg Fpr Maint Mech (painter)	$81,854	$21,777
Gerard J Lally	2013	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$0	$21,776
Reivilo Degrave	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,776
Thomas Barry Jr.	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$21,774
Denis J Fitzpatrick	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Hackney Invest 3$8	$0	$21,774
James D Bowden	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,773
Thomas M Brooks	2021	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$119,310	$21,772
Stephen P O'Connell	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,771
Scott Christopher Rothwell	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$149,055	$21,771
Richard Anthony Errico	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$139,380	$21,770
Natasha Levarity	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$21,770
Thomas Kevin Sylvester	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$21,770
Troy A Stuckey	2024	Parks Department	Gardener	$78,417	$21,770
Kevin M McCarthy	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$21,769
Timothy Dacey	2025	Boston Police Department	Supn-Custodians (Buildings)	$109,706	$21,767
Michael E Curry	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$21,767
Jason C. Jimenez	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,767
Richard E Davis	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,767
Michael R Mylett	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$21,766
Hunter Benjamin Smith	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$185,179	$21,766
John P Wright	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$21,765
Steven R Lambert	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$21,765
Andrew C Lane	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,764
Christopher Charles Rooney	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,764
Rodney H Cameron	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,764
Glenn D McGillivray	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$0	$21,764
Karen R Fernandes	2023	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$102,355	$21,764
Karen R Fernandes	2022	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$102,355	$21,764
John A Vozzella	2023	Public Works Department	Chief Engineer(Pwd Highway Di)	$158,871	$21,763
John A Vozzella	2022	Public Works Department	Chief Engineer(Pwd Highway Di)	$158,871	$21,763
Ana c Almeida	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$21,763
Walter Arnold	2024	Cemetery Division	Cemetery Foreperson##	$79,446	$21,763
John R. Gillis	2025	Property Management	Sr Admin Asst (MangrSecrtySytm	$139,825	$21,763
Kevin M O'Brien	2015	Parks Department	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$0	$21,762