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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
Patrick Charles Dasey	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,847	$19,856
Christopher J McGrath	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$19,856
Michael A Fayles	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$143,770	$19,856
Michael A Fayles	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$143,770	$19,856
Russell Thomas Watt	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$137,182	$19,856
Russell Thomas Watt	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$137,182	$19,856
Michael J Ruggere	2011	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief Admn-Tech	$0	$19,854
Caetano A Teixeira	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,854
Santino S Daddieco	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,854
Kevin K Watson	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$19,852
Robert Michael Noonan	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,852
James F Lydon	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$19,850
John P Hardiman	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$19,849
Stephen P Simpson	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,848
Brenda J Laws	2025	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$93,903	$19,847
Robert C Cox	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPD Night Div Insp) Admin	$275,465	$19,845
Harry K Davis	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,845
Paul A. Sadatis Jr	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$19,844
John E Newman	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$19,843
Clifford M Connolly	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$19,843
Gary William Russell	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$19,842
Kara Connolly	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$19,841
Antonette C Ramsay	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$19,841
Sean Joseph Barry-Murphy	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$169,158	$19,841
Paul Kelly	2014	Boston Fire Department	Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer	$0	$19,841
Michael J Venteroso	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,840
Sheila Ann Leahy	2017	Boston Fire Department	FF (Training Instruc)	$0	$19,838
Ronald F Solis	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$170,718	$19,838
Sean Rudenauer	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$184,946	$19,838
Peter Cullen	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,838
Brian Patrick Casey	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,837
Kevin Gerard Shelley	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,837
Deirdre B Glynn	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Breath $13.50	$0	$19,837
Roland D Sandefur	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,837
Tamara F Finley	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$19,837
Nephthro Pierre	2024	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$75,029	$19,836
Hector Cabrera	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$235,880	$19,835
Maxwell S Adjibodou	2013	Boston Fire Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairperson BFD	$0	$19,835
Kenneil Elliot Toney	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$123,099	$19,835
Andre Molina	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$19,834
Dianna Collins	2018	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$19,834
Erik C Pettaway	2023	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$219,654	$19,834
Erik C Pettaway	2022	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$219,654	$19,834
Jean-Paul Limontas	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$19,833
David Christopher Bartley	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$165,895	$19,832
Leo Patrick Hughes	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$19,832
Juana A. Moscat	2023	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$63,697	$19,832
Juana A. Moscat	2022	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$63,697	$19,832
Rodney Herbin	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,831
Victor Battle	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,831