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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
Cody Michael Klein	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$122,302	$21,080
Rodney Anthony Mclean	2025	Public Works Department	Public Works Hokey	$62,829	$21,080
John P. Greland	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$21,079
Darryl Vu Tran	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,078
Elice Ratchell	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$21,077
Francis Joseph McCarthy	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$163,944	$21,077
Valerie D Jones	2020	Election Division	Asst Reg Voters	$0	$21,076
Mark Springer	2023	Parks Department	Tree Equipment Operator	$69,196	$21,075
Al S Young	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,075
Tina M Cellucci	2011	Boston Police Department	Exec Sec (B.P.D.)	$0	$21,072
James R Parker	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$0	$21,072
Christopher J Curtin	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,069
Michael J Palizzolo	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$0	$21,069
Alector F Tavares	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$21,069
Michael Joseph Kelly	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,143	$21,069
Angel L Andino	2020	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$21,068
Daniel James Donnelly	2020	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$21,067
Nathan Frazier Mahoney	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$121,348	$21,067
Gregory Dajuan Williams	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$212,906	$21,067
Sean D Lucht	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$187,333	$21,067
Randy Do	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$161,849	$21,066
Robert Farmer	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$21,066
Michael P. McHugh	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,066
Lawrence H Buechs	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$21,065
Kimberley Landry	2024	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$66,249	$21,065
Joseph Failla Jr.	2023	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Asst Supv-Sch Bld El In & Mnt	$102,930	$21,064
Joseph Failla Jr.	2022	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Asst Supv-Sch Bld El In & Mnt	$102,930	$21,064
Michael Hiltunen	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$116,960	$21,064
Felix A Gonzalez	2025	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$140,199	$21,063
Thomas C Brooks	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$21,062
Ludwig H Castillo	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,062
Timothy Patrick Connolly	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,061
Corey P Dizoglio	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$110,769	$21,060
Patrick J. Flaherty	2013	Boston Fire Department	EAP Counselor	$0	$21,059
Cole R Jenness	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$21,059
Michael Burke	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,058
Amidu Gbola Falade	2018	Public Works Department	Sr Civil Engineer	$0	$21,058
Kevin C Coyne	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$21,058
Charles C Owen Jr	2011	Boston Police Department	Store Control Supv(Bpd Fleet)	$0	$21,057
Emmanuel Rodriguez	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$151,992	$21,055
Emmanuel Rodriguez	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$151,992	$21,055
Andrew Joseph Donovan	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,055
Sarah A Stack	2023	Boston Police Department	Social Worker (BPD)	$86,733	$21,054
Paul G. Schroeder	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$21,054
Kevin M. Jordan	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$21,054
Gregory L Burton	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,053
Mark A. Mooers	2018	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$21,053
Joseph M Graham	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$150,083	$21,052
Joseph M Graham	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$150,083	$21,052
Clifton R Haynes	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,052