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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
Winfield Clarke	2023	Parks Department	Exec Asst (Parks & Rec)	$102,190	$20,357
Winfield Clarke	2022	Parks Department	Exec Asst (Parks & Rec)	$102,190	$20,357
Max Beichel X	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$20,357
Hoang Nguyen	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,355
Connor S Parent	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$220,016	$20,355
Dany Matos	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,354
Michael W Westwater	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$143,492	$20,354
Steven Chen	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$178,325	$20,354
John Katikakis	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,354
Joseph M Graham	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$20,353
Shawn J Grant	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$191,812	$20,353
Juana Hernandez V	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$174,304	$20,351
Juana Hernandez V	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$174,304	$20,351
William Gallagher	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$20,351
Joey J Chan	2025	Boston Fire Department	Prin Admin Asst	$132,669	$20,351
Jose Ramon Marichal	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$20,350
Dennis Allan Ross	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,054	$20,350
Margaret Dankese	2025	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$90,791	$20,350
Marc A Sanders	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,349
Thomas E. Flynn	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$136,353	$20,349
Erik C Then	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$216,727	$20,348
Anne Elizabeth Maher	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$124,542	$20,346
Neal A Mullane Jr.	2018	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$20,345
Robert C Young	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,345
Gary Lee Morley	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$145,296	$20,343
Kelli Ann McLaughlin	2025	Boston Police Department	Fleet Operations Mgr	$133,852	$20,343
Andrew G Wilcox	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,340
John J Connolly	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,340
Timothy Kenney	2023	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Special Assistant I (CC)	$92,042	$20,339
Timothy Kenney	2022	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Special Assistant I (CC)	$92,042	$20,339
Richard J Johnson	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$98,313	$20,338
Richard J Johnson	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$98,313	$20,338
Paul T. Capeless	2012	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$0	$20,338
Richard Michael MacDonald	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$196,965	$20,337
Johnnie H Bloom	2018	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$20,337
John T. Morrissey	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,337
David G Hyslip	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$20,336
Michael John Lydon	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$20,335
Steven W Parker	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$216,493	$20,334
Jasmany Fuentes	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$105,000	$20,334
Charles F Harris	2013	Property Management	Mech Equip Repairprs Foreprs	$0	$20,333
Edgar Rodriguez	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF(TrainigInstructor)AdvTech	$0	$20,333
Derek Kelley	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$223,275	$20,333
Antonette C Cabral	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$175,313	$20,333
Igor Verbitzki	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$20,332
Thomas Goodmen Connelly	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$20,331
Edward P Walsh	2023	Public Works Department	First Asst Drawtender##	$90,802	$20,331
William J Hogan	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,331
Moneeka Y. Colston	2019	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$20,330
Patrick J Donovan	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,329