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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
Steve Mills	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$106,448	$21,219
Jessica C. Anderson	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,218
Rolando K Pam	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,218
Brian K Latson	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$21,218
Eamon D. Geoghegan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$21,218
Daniel F. Roche Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-AdvanceTechnician	$199,972	$21,217
Casey S Owens	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$185,453	$21,216
Nichole Tyler	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,216
Lawrence D Welch	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,215
Brian E James	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$148,934	$21,213
Brian E James	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$148,934	$21,213
Adrian S Worrell	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$21,212
John Joseph McKenna Jr.	2014	Boston Fire Department	Sr Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$21,212
Paul J. Bowen	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,211
Brian Evans	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,210
Mark T Foley	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$213,809	$21,210
Rachel O. McGuire	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,210
Kevin D Morrissey	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$21,208
Alston L. Allen	2014	Boston Fire Department	FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTechnician	$0	$21,206
Michael P. Dunnigan	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lt Admn-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$21,206
Charles J Papineau	2016	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Adv Tech	$0	$21,205
Marc Delvalle	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,204
Horace N Kincade	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$21,204
Peter A. Zographos	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$21,204
Michael R Mylett	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$21,203
Ellis E Thornton	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$21,203
Christopher G Lonano	2024	Public Works Department	Wrkg Fpr Maint Mech (painter)	$85,512	$21,203
Charles J Papineau	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$21,202
Jesse Matthew Gover	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,201
Michael Canuto	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$227,962	$21,201
Brendan Sullivan	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,201
Michael Andrew Paris	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$132,803	$21,201
Douglas Valle	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,889	$21,200
Ralph W Caulfield	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$21,197
Leah E Bagas	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$254,423	$21,196
Fred M Waggett	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$21,194
Daniel Patrick McDevitt	2014	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$21,194
Robin A Demarco	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$197,099	$21,194
John W. Evans Jr.	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$221,814	$21,193
William A Connor	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,193
Stephen Parenteau	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,193
Sean D Hanlon	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,820	$21,192
Ian Andrew Flood	2025	Election Division	Civic Engagement Coord	$88,082	$21,192
Brian F Martinage	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,192
Hugh Trong Ngo	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$128,676	$21,192
Christopher A Serra	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,191
Starling Mejia	2025	Public Works Department	Code Enforce Offc	$86,326	$21,191
Ricky M Rabb	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$209,010	$21,190
Thomas M Brooks	2020	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$0	$21,190
Wilfredo Coriano	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,189