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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
Jared Taylor	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,524
Michael Mahoney	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,524
Michael P Warren	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$132,618	$19,524
Michael P Warren	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$132,618	$19,524
Ryan H. Manning	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,523
Jake Hong Tran	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$119,916	$19,523
Gassendy Pierre	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$145,367	$19,522
John Patrick McManus	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$19,522
Keith Manuel Burrelle	2024	Parks Department	Sr. Animal Room Attendant	$68,692	$19,522
Rebecca E Millard	2023	Boston Police Department	Criminalist I	$83,022	$19,521
Rebecca E Millard	2022	Boston Police Department	Criminalist I	$83,022	$19,521
Thomas P Quinn	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,521
Sheila C Lyons	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$19,521
Owen C Murray	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,520
Calvin E Claiborne Jr.	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$120,869	$19,519
Edward J Matthews	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$171,516	$19,519
Jean G. Joseph	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,518
Frederick James Hollien	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$196,670	$19,518
Vincent James Provenzano	2013	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$19,517
Zandarina C. Townsend	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,516
John Woods	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,515
Thomas C Hughes	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,513
Sean D Hanlon	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$196,737	$19,512
Joseph Nagle V	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$19,510
Ronald David O'Brien II	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,510
Kenneth Fong	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$19,510
C.Devon Watson	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,510
Tamika Chris Ravenell	2025	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$92,186	$19,509
Eric R Foreman	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,508
Roberto Ortiz	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$19,506
Thomas P Quinn	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,506
James Thomas Nee	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$19,506
Vinh H Vu	2023	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$99,005	$19,505
Daryl Henry Brooks	2020	Boston Fire Department	Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer	$0	$19,505
Eileen C Clougherty	2023	Boston Fire Department	Asst Supn (Bfd/Fad)	$218,520	$19,504
Christopher Burke	2017	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$19,503
Matthew Manning	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,503
Brett C Haynes	2018	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Dp Sys Anal-Dp	$0	$19,503
Logan Coughlin	2023	Property Management	Sr Computer Operator	$69,129	$19,503
Logan Coughlin	2022	Property Management	Sr Computer Operator	$69,129	$19,503
Patrick O'Leary	2016	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$19,503
Robert M Lundbohm	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,503
Reginal R. Creighton	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$19,503
Nicole McMullin	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$19,502
Brian Alkins	2021	Boston Fire Department	Public Information Officer	$165,167	$19,502
Kerin A Cunningham	2018	Boston Fire Department	Supv - Management Svcs	$0	$19,502
Brian A Roberts	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,502
Robert R Melvin	2017	Public Facilities Department	Project Manager II (PFD)	$0	$19,501
Stephen J Wilk	2019	Boston Police Department	Signalperson-Electrician	$0	$19,500
Dominic A Columbo	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,500