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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
Alfredo Araujo	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$209,247	$21,488
Alfredo Araujo	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$209,247	$21,488
Daniel Christopher Castro	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$148,566	$21,488
Daniel Christopher Castro	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$148,566	$21,488
Thomas K McDonnell	2018	Traffic Division	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$21,487
Ronald A Harrington	2011	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$21,486
Mustapha Alabi	2023	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Opr Person I##	$75,938	$21,486
Christopher M. Nee	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$174,075	$21,485
John McDonald	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,484
Tab M Brown	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Harborboat 3$8	$0	$21,484
Thomas Edward Broderick	2011	Property Management	Sr Shift Supervisor	$0	$21,482
John E Newman	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$21,481
Albert M Terestre	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$21,481
Rocco C DiTullio	2013	Boston Fire Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$21,479
Carlos Camacho	2021	Boston Retirement System	Admin Asst (Finance)	$114,831	$21,478
Gilson Rodrigues Do Souto	2025	Public Works Department	Permit Coordinator	$81,935	$21,478
Michael Kern V	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$21,477
Seamus P Walsh	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,477
Elbert Miguel Pereira	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,477
Thomas Patrick Keane	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,035	$21,476
Isaac L Thomas	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$21,476
Theresa Rita Meade	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$0	$21,475
Michael St.Peter	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$21,475
Matthew S Hutchinson	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$194,281	$21,474
Ethan Grey	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$21,473
Eric M Evans	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$148,036	$21,473
Antoinette Lorelike	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$21,473
Maureen A Moore	2023	BPS Human Resource Team	HRIS Specialist	$105,303	$21,473
Maureen A Moore	2022	BPS Human Resource Team	HRIS Specialist	$105,303	$21,473
Michael P Warren	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$21,472
Matthew Thomas Arseneault	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,468
Thomas Christopher Stanton	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$151,296	$21,467
Vladimir Xavier	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$179,063	$21,467
James D Bowden	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$153,496	$21,467
George E Boggs	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$21,467
Hugh Trong Ngo	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$106,375	$21,467
Steven P McLaughlin	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Captain (Det)	$331,358	$21,463
Christopher Corwin	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$21,462
Robert Tabb	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,462
Scott Pulchansingh	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,461
Andre Williams	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,461
Jacob Mancebo	2023	Traffic Division	Traffic OperationsTechnician##	$81,402	$21,461
James Raymond Hughes	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,460
Michael A O'Hara	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$177,674	$21,460
Michael J Whelan	2020	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$21,460
Eamon Michael Kavanagh	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$161,926	$21,459
Eamon Michael Kavanagh	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$161,926	$21,459
Andrew C Lane	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$152,687	$21,459
Jeffrey Riley	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,458
Marcus A Dennis	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$21,458