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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
Roland D Sandefur	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$81,566	$21,052
Kevin A Troncoso	2019	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$21,051
William A Connor	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,051
Brendan Daly McCarthy	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,049
Brendan Anthony Lovett	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,049
Chad McDonough	2018	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$21,048
Robert M Ridlon	2019	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Sup School Bldgs Alt&Rep	$0	$21,048
Kathleen Senise	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,047
Patrick Shay Callahan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$152,943	$21,046
Felio Laforest	2013	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$21,044
Ralph T. Dean	2021	Boston Fire Department	FF (Mas Of F Boat)	$195,219	$21,044
James D Hawkins	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,043
William L Post	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,042
Jeremy L. Fitton	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$212,804	$21,042
Richard J Watson	2024	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$109,008	$21,042
Richard M McDermott	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,041
Andrew O'Connor	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$158,821	$21,040
Terrance O'Toole V	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$21,038
Stephen Chin	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$0	$21,036
Sean P. Gibbons	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$192,228	$21,035
Michael H Lam	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$347,348	$21,033
Joseph P. Finn	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$21,030
Daniel J Hegerich	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,030
Thomas Patrick Flynn Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$159,987	$21,029
Thomas Patrick Flynn Jr.	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$159,987	$21,029
Brannon Michael Kiontke	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$210,163	$21,028
Thomas S Manning	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$21,028
Julianne Sarah Delapp	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$107,342	$21,028
Edgar M Varela	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$231,899	$21,026
Wilfredo Coriano	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,026
Scott Francis MacLean	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$21,026
Kevin A. Harrison	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,026
Aimee Lee Pelosi	2021	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$67,693	$21,025
Reginal R. Creighton	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$21,025
Andrew Edward Gambon	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,024
Michael McColgan	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$21,024
Mackenzie Murphy	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$134,510	$21,024
Richard A Porter	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,023
Robert P. Petitti	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$153,366	$21,023
Robert P. Petitti	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$153,366	$21,023
David Fernando Hernandez	2017	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$21,018
Joseph P Cintolo	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$21,018
Frederick David Lorenz	2024	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief Admin	$299,973	$21,017
Richard P DeVoe	2023	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$80,217	$21,015
Richard P DeVoe	2022	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$80,217	$21,015
Leroy A Streat	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$21,014
Ryan McCall Sullivan	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$21,014
Edgar Sanchez V	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$111,385	$21,014
Edgar Sanchez V	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$111,385	$21,014
William J Slavin	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$21,013