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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
Robert Dirienzo	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$233,177	$21,104
Keith R. Wood	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$198,416	$21,104
Angela D Coleman	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,103
Wilfredo Pacheco Jr.	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,103
John L Howard	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$21,102
Patrick Kelly	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$128,938	$21,102
Derik James Van Dyke	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$211,194	$21,101
Derik James Van Dyke	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$211,194	$21,101
Lisa M Wright	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,101
Nora Marie Piemonte	2020	Election Division	Asst Reg Voters	$0	$21,101
Michael Joseph Kelly	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,100
David L Garrett	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,097
Michael John Joyce	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,097
Michael John Boulger	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,097
Jeremy Fabian Torres	2023	Boston Fire Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairperson BFD	$91,563	$21,097
Jeremy Fabian Torres	2022	Boston Fire Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairperson BFD	$91,563	$21,097
Sean Lee	2019	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Signal Repairprs II	$0	$21,096
Timothy C. Evans	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Harborboat 3$8	$0	$21,095
Sarah A Stack	2024	Boston Police Department	Social Worker (BPD)	$90,737	$21,095
John R. Gillis	2024	Property Management	Sr Admin Asst (MangrSecrtySytm	$136,671	$21,093
Marc D Coleman	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$291,638	$21,092
Terry J Jordan	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$154,071	$21,092
Jeffrey Quinchia	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$126,767	$21,091
Jeffrey Quinchia	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$126,767	$21,091
Mohan R Pilwah	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,091
Cheryl Searcy-Odom	2018	Inspectional Services Dept	Supv of Building Inspection	$0	$21,090
Thomas Gallagher	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Mobile Oper 2$6	$147,288	$21,090
Thomas Gallagher	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Mobile Oper 2$6	$147,288	$21,090
Enrique A. Mejia	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,090
Christopher M Fairbanks	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,090
Robert Charles Gibson III	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,090
Colin Michael Deary	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$118,901	$21,089
John Cronin	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$21,089
Patrick J Malone	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,088
William L Miller	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$174,211	$21,088
James Robert Warmsley	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,088
Dirk D. Shorter	2024	Public Works Department	Paver##	$75,952	$21,087
Kenneth G Wehr	2020	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$0	$21,087
Michael Curly Ronayne	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,087
Paul F Aquino	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,085
Thomas P. Bernier	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$217,406	$21,085
Sean Michael Kelly	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$164,021	$21,084
James Anthony Verderico Jr.	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,084
Moneeka Y Colston	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$83,251	$21,084
Moneeka Y Colston	2022	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$83,251	$21,084
Casey S Owens	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$162,328	$21,083
Lance L. Torrence	2023	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$79,241	$21,083
Albert L. Swank	2016	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$21,083
Stephen F MacDonald	2013	Boston Fire Department	Public Information Officer	$0	$21,080
Cody Michael Klein	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$122,302	$21,080