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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
James P. Harris	2015	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$0	$20,068
Andrew David Kelly	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,068
Jonathan H Quigg	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$114,358	$20,068
Robert J MacLean	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,067
Robert Charles Stone	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,066
Gerard S. Hobin	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$20,066
Alen Sekniqi	2025	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$97,507	$20,066
Michael E Curry	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$20,065
Kato I Francis	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,065
Kaitlin H. Linehan	2019	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$20,064
Philip F Morgan	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$20,064
John F Kelly	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$20,064
Rayshawn Johnson	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$20,062
Anthony Scott Liseno	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$151,831	$20,060
James Andrew Duffy Jr.	2020	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl	$0	$20,059
Brent Michael Humphrey	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,059
Owen Kelly	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,059
Shawn J. McCarthy	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,059
Kevin Thomas Lawler	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$131,712	$20,058
Thomas R Hutchings	2011	Boston Police Department	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl	$0	$20,058
Stephen G Crimmins	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,056
James K Elow	2015	Boston Fire Department	FIU Armorer	$0	$20,056
Daniel R Dowling	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$223,547	$20,055
Jason McKenna	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,055
Matthew Nigrelli	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$114,415	$20,055
Brian Michael McCarthy	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$175,557	$20,055
John F Downey	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$20,055
Timothy Frederick Goddard	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,054
Tyson D. Tran	2023	Neighborhood Services	Staff Asst II	$97,623	$20,054
Tyson D. Tran	2022	Neighborhood Services	Staff Asst II	$97,623	$20,054
Brad James Watts	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,054
Thomas A. Sullivan	2014	Cemetery Division	Gen Sup Pk Maint (Cemetery)	$0	$20,053
Paul F Vinard	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$20,052
Brian R. Sullivan	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,051
Dioneka Epps	2013	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$20,050
Michael Colin Doherty	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,050
Neil Weintraub	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,050
Domingo R Montiero	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$20,049
Warren William Sheldon	2016	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$0	$20,049
David L O'Connor	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$20,049
John P Yetman	2017	Public Works Department	Assoc Electrical Engineer	$0	$20,048
Richard Estrella	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,048
Sean Joseph Colby	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$174,909	$20,048
Sean Joseph Colby	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$174,909	$20,048
Michael Charbonnier	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$20,048
Brendan Daly McCarthy	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,047
Tyson D. Tran	2024	Neighborhood Services	Staff Asst II	$99,430	$20,046
Myles Lawton	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$20,046
Keith Rowe	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$20,045
Patrick Ryan McCarron	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$147,231	$20,044