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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
Jeffrey Paul Mathieson	2011	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$20,296
Thomas E Meade	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$20,295
John M Ridge	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,295
Richard S O'Neill	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF (Asst Dive Mast)	$0	$20,294
Christopher Coakley	2024	Office of Streets	Prin Admin Asst	$141,545	$20,294
Joseph Fleury	2021	Public Works Department	Prin Civil Engineer	$119,803	$20,294
Patrick J McGillicuddy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$130,597	$20,293
James P. Cushing	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$172,254	$20,292
Linda Marie Mendez	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$109,565	$20,291
Joseph Orrie Walsh	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,290
Sean Rudenauer	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$184,943	$20,289
Sean Rudenauer	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$184,943	$20,289
Sean Bardol	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,289
Daniel Patrick McDevitt	2011	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$20,289
Frank Lee	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,289
Darlene M Williams	2023	Public Works Department	Prin Admin Asst	$134,417	$20,288
Leo J. Bracken	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$20,288
Cynthia Rodriguez-Hector	2018	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$20,287
Joseph Rodney Fritz	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,153	$20,286
Scott R Roby	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,286
Marice K. Mulkern-Cleary	2011	Boston Police Department	Office Manager	$0	$20,285
Norman D. Texeria	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,283
Jose M Alfonso	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$20,283
Carol Morse	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$173,438	$20,282
Damon L. Mercer	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,281
Randall E Bither	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,280
Joseph G McMahon	2012	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$20,280
Bryan E Snell	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,279
Lendail McDowall	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$20,279
Michael James Mitchell	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$182,854	$20,279
Michael James Mitchell	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$182,854	$20,279
Luigi R Sorrentino	2018	Boston Police Department	Signalperson-Electrician	$0	$20,277
James A. Whitted	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$20,277
Carole A Collins	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$20,277
Julie M Colburn	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Hosp Liaison 4$10	$0	$20,276
Alexander Thomas Berte Jr.	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,276
Barry F Gaynor Jr.	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$202,323	$20,274
Christopher A Moreno	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$20,273
Mark Buchanan	2013	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$20,272
Sean Daniely	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,271
Dominic P DiMarzo	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,271
Kim A Parker	2018	Boston Police Department	Head Trainer	$0	$20,271
James Francis Nelson Jr.	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$150,760	$20,270
Eric L Brown	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,269
Michael R Brown	2023	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$105,156	$20,268
Michael Anthony Mustacchio	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$132,611	$20,268
Brendan Anthony Lovett	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,267
Jameel Dyer	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$189,660	$20,265
Francisco Diaz	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$266,431	$20,264
Lynette Praileau	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$151,919	$20,263