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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
Timothy R Donovan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,468
Mary L Moore	2024	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$89,451	$19,467
Don D'Souza	2014	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$0	$19,467
Daniel T Lynch	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,465
Brendan M Linnane	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$205,667	$19,465
Chantette M. Stallworth	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,465
Grant Leo Emde	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,464
Francis W Flynn	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$19,463
James M. Gonzales	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,462
Matthew K Carey	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,460
John F McDonald	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,460
Eric L Brown	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,459
Andrew Creed	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$19,459
Stephen T. Ryan	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,459
Bernard D. McCrevan	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$19,459
Charles H Paige II	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$19,458
Gary William Russell	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,457
Daniel C Casali	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,456
Erik Thomas Anderson	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$170,275	$19,456
Kevin S. McLaughlin	2023	Boston Police Department	Statistical Analyst(Bpd)	$76,714	$19,456
Mark Anthony Dubeau	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,456
Michael I. Blackley	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,456
Erik C Pettaway	2021	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$214,968	$19,455
Tan T Le	2017	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Signal Repairprs I	$0	$19,454
David Malcolm	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,451
Stephen P. Pasciuto	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,450
Xavier Hill	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$193,602	$19,449
Edward F. Hamilton	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$19,449
Charles Bryan Starr	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,448
Miguel E Montesino	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$149,909	$19,448
Miguel E Montesino	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$149,909	$19,448
Gianna P Mullane	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,448
Benjamin Yu-Wei Sun	2018	Public Works Department	Supv Struct Engr	$0	$19,447
Ismael Lopes Almeida	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,446
Walter Suprey	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,446
Kevin James Oliver	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$150,299	$19,445
Joseph Paul Derby	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$184,518	$19,444
Claudin Codio	2024	Parks Department	Motor Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$61,071	$19,443
Ben R Turcotte	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,443
Eric C Evans	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,442
Benjamin Miller	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,442
Allison Eng	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,442
Damon L. Mercer	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,441
Alan Paul Royer Jr.	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,441
Cole R Jenness	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$197,870	$19,440
Jason M. Clutterbuck	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$19,440
Israel Bracho	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$145,658	$19,440
Terrique E Chambers	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,438
Mariano Hernandez	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,437
Michelle Christina Flowers-Mitchell	2024	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector##	$123,886	$19,436