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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
Bobbie Butler	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,925
James Joseph Brooks	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,925
James Steven White	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver)	$0	$20,924
Willie J Clark	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,923
John Dempsey	2018	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief Administration	$0	$20,921
Clyde Ashton Forde	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,921
Thomas J Nee	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,920
Julio Oliva-Asturias	2024	Office ofWorkforce Development	Crew Leader - PowerCorpBOS	$79,084	$20,920
Abraham F Lopez	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$20,919
Elmer Batres	2023	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$80,496	$20,918
Terry L Cotton	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,917
Jose A Estrella	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$20,917
Paul F. Ledbetter	2015	Property Management	Mech Equip Repairprs Foreprs	$0	$20,917
Jami J Clemente	2021	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$89,604	$20,914
Patrick E. Rogers	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,913
Victor Gaybor	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$157,410	$20,912
Shawn M. Donovan	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$0	$20,912
Scott Yanovitch	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$20,910
Jeffrey Clark	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$20,909
Vaden F Scantlebury	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,909
Michael E Tierney	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$20,909
Clifford Davis	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$165,959	$20,908
James M Doyle	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$20,907
Martin J. Kain	2018	Election Division	Admin Asst	$0	$20,906
Margaret Sybil Porter Connolly	2018	Boston Fire Department	FFTechnicianFemaleLiaisonOffcr	$0	$20,905
Franklin Clyde Silva	2020	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$20,902
Manuel L Depina	2018	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Asst Manager-Data Processing	$0	$20,902
Kevin D. Ashe	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$132,793	$20,902
David Paul Larffarello	2013	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$20,902
Michael John Neves Luongo	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,902
Andre Mercury	2021	Boston Fire Department	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl	$113,962	$20,901
Timothy P Foley	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$20,900
Jake Hong Tran	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$172,377	$20,899
Miguel E Montesino	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$20,898
Sean P. Scannell	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$20,897
Bem I. Claiborne	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$20,896
Daniel Andres Gomez	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,895
Eroy B Kindell	2023	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$66,955	$20,893
Eroy B Kindell	2022	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$66,955	$20,893
Liam P. Hawkins	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$20,891
James P McAdams	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$20,890
Leroy Heyward	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,888
Michael R Brown	2017	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$20,888
Joe Martinez	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,887
Brendan M Bosse	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$215,168	$20,886
Tyler Mairtin Devane	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,871	$20,884
Brian D Burke	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$155,931	$20,884
Jocenel Julian Beach	2024	Boston Police Department	Criminalist I	$91,561	$20,883
Brian P Holmes	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,883
Mary A McInness	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$20,882