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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
Michael P Pankievich	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,958
Thomas M. Antonino	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,958
Kenneth Doneghey	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,958
Sylvester Lee Barker	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$166,089	$20,957
Jason Marshall	2017	Boston Police Department	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl	$0	$20,955
James Prince	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (Constituent Liaison Off)	$163,008	$20,954
Christopher Everett Benson	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$147,313	$20,954
James Alexander Wyse II	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$144,943	$20,954
Dennis Allan Ross	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,953
Matthew Daniel Rattigan	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,953
Richard D Cintolo	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,951
Brian Robert Hartigan	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$20,951
Daniel S O'Donnell	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,951
Dawn E Gillis	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$20,951
Stephen P Law	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$20,950
John Barrett	2015	Public Works Department	Master Gen Maint Mech Forepr	$0	$20,950
John Joseph Delano	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$126,737	$20,950
Katelyn M Coe	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,947
Levar Brian Thomas	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,946
Elice Ratchell	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$20,946
Calvin Smalls	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$245,541	$20,944
Laurence J Sullivan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$140,002	$20,943
Laurence J Sullivan	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$140,002	$20,943
Paul Joseph McIrney	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$20,943
Edward J Glasheen	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$20,943
Brian Winslow-Fortes	2015	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$20,942
Paul Berkeley	2013	Property Management	Sr Admin Anl	$0	$20,941
Ricky M. Carter	2015	Public Works Department	WkgFrprsMaint Mech(Painter)##	$0	$20,939
Edward J White	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$20,939
John G Fitzgerald	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$20,938
Paul J Passanisi	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,937
Sean Martin	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$20,937
James R Parker	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$0	$20,937
Richard Connelly	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$0	$20,936
C.Roger Kendrick	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$177,984	$20,936
Amy M. Erlandson	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$20,935
Gabriel Sanon Jr	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,934
Robert F Costine	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$20,933
Megan S Kelleher	2020	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$20,932
John A. Adduci	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$20,931
Cale A Oliveira	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$170,087	$20,930
Gregory A Mosman	2018	Parks Department	Supn Of Tree Maintenance	$0	$20,930
Ryan Barrett-Moeller	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$20,930
Mathew Francis McGuire	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$138,772	$20,927
Mathew Francis McGuire	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$138,772	$20,927
Byron Parker	2014	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$20,927
Robert Michael Rozanski	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$137,643	$20,927
Robert R. Robichaud	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,926
TrishaKay Anglin	2024	Murphy K-8	Prin Clerk/School Sec 19	$86,326	$20,926
Sean E Coppney	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$20,926