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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
Joseph A Quinn	2015	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSp)DFC-AdvTe	$0	$20,044
Jonathan P Ronzio	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$20,043
Moises J Abreu	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,043
Matthew Burton	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,043
Daran D Edwards	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$20,041
Thomas Phillip McGrory	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$20,041
Paul A Edmeade	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,038
Michael E Davis	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,038
Jarrett R Hesse	2016	Boston Police Department	Criminalist I	$0	$20,037
Michael D Peters	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,037
James E. Cahill	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$20,037
Timothy J Hancock	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$20,036
Raymond D'Oyley	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,036
Frederick James Hollien	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$20,035
Brendan W. Kelly	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,034
Roland S Robinson	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$174,052	$20,034
Phyllis E Carter	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$20,034
Jami J Clemente	2020	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$20,034
John J. Sciara	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$20,033
Richard Auclair	2011	Boston Police Department	Criminalist	$0	$20,032
Ward A Johnson	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,032
Katy Janvier	2025	Boston Police Department	Asst Dir BPD Neigh Crime Watch	$121,389	$20,031
Michael Sullivan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$162,638	$20,030
Michael Sullivan	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$162,638	$20,030
Joseph A Lee Jr.	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$20,030
Frederick M Mendes	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,029
Timothy MacDara Sullivan	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,029
Barry R Corbett	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,029
Francisco G G Nedio	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$146,235	$20,028
Francisco G G Nedio	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$146,235	$20,028
Matthew Christopher Little	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$147,003	$20,028
Andrew R Coppola	2014	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$20,027
Brian P Holmes	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,025
John D Teehan	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$20,025
Michael Curly Ronayne	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$20,024
Daniel F. Roche Jr.	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-AdvanceTechnician	$200,361	$20,024
Julian J Turner	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,024
Darryl Vu Tran	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,022
William Y Walker	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$20,021
Keith Peter Kaplan Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$126,106	$20,021
Keith Peter Kaplan Jr.	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$126,106	$20,021
Paul F Aquino	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$20,021
John E Schievink	2020	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$20,021
Richard Auclair	2014	Boston Police Department	Criminalist II	$0	$20,020
Amy Gregorio	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$20,020
Michael E. Guilfoyle	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$20,020
Michael R Mylett	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$20,019
Marlon Belfast	2024	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$80,562	$20,018
Christopher J MacNeil	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$20,018
John P. Greland	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$20,017