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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
Andre Antonio Kornegay	2022	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$88,766	$21,619
Matthew W O'Loughlin	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,619
James F. Sullivan	2018	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$0	$21,618
Ramon Alicea	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$185,096	$21,616
Hector Ortiz	2015	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairpr Class I	$0	$21,616
Jay L Hairston	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$148,693	$21,615
Jay L Hairston	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$148,693	$21,615
John E Newman	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$21,615
Robert Francis Pugsley III	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,615
Rachel O. McGuire	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,613
Rafael Hernandez Jr.	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,612
William Smith	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$21,611
Derek Marcoaldi	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,611
Michael J Jones	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,609
John M. Bresnahan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$21,609
Joey Tse	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$21,609
Katherine E. Glaropoulos	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,609
Matthew David Bucala	2015	Boston Fire Department	Prin Storekeeper	$0	$21,608
Patrick F Sullivan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$121,188	$21,608
Patrick F Sullivan	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$121,188	$21,608
Hector Cabrera	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$0	$21,607
Francisco Rodriguez	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,607
James E. Cahill	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$21,606
Kevin Gerard Ceurvels	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,942	$21,604
Thomas McCarthy	2013	Boston Fire Department	Gen Main Mech Frprs(Cfm)##	$0	$21,603
Robert M Charbonnier	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,603
Marvin F Morgan Jr	2016	Public Works Department	Spec Hvy Meo	$0	$21,603
Colin Doherty	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$21,602
Michael Curly Ronayne	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$206,328	$21,602
Elson Filipe Monteiro	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$157,407	$21,601
William J Keane	2012	Public Works Department	StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)##	$0	$21,601
Christopher P Fay	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF Investigator Admin	$180,911	$21,600
Anthony Deandre Rainey	2018	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$0	$21,599
John P. Sarro	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$21,599
Andrew P Mastrorillo	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,598
Mark Springer	2020	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$0	$21,596
Stephen E Roy	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,595
Lucia Palomares	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$21,595
Joseph M Provenzano	2018	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$21,593
Gregory J MacKin	2013	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$21,593
Candida Johnson	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec-SupportAnalyst	$104,078	$21,592
Bladimil Pujols	2019	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Lifeguard I	$0	$21,592
Scott R. Boyle	2014	Boston Fire Department	FireLieutenant(ScubaDivTech	$0	$21,591
Matthew C Vaitiskis	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$21,591
Thomas F Rose	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$21,590
Annexies Garcia	2018	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$21,588
Paul J Locke	2023	Boston Police Department	Maint Mech - HVAC Technician	$91,794	$21,587
Paul J Locke	2022	Boston Police Department	Maint Mech - HVAC Technician	$91,794	$21,587
William F Benevelli	2018	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$21,585
Marvin D Minor	2024	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$76,387	$21,584