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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
Sandra R Smith	2018	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$19,435
David John Walsh	2023	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief Administration	$281,277	$19,435
Shawn Joseph Hardiman	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,433
Stephen E Puopolo	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,433
Keith Michael Wilson	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$210,889	$19,433
Tahkeese Maurice Brown	2025	Public Works Department	Maint Mech (Carpenter)##	$71,142	$19,433
Thomas P Flaherty Jr.	2020	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Adv Tech	$0	$19,431
Patricia A. Quigg	2019	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor II	$0	$19,429
Sean Feeney	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$19,429
Andrew Joseph MacLeod	2024	Election Division	Asst Registrar of Voters I	$65,553	$19,428
Michael P Pankievich	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$167,724	$19,428
Joseph Paul Derby	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$150,550	$19,426
George H. Wooding	2023	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$82,865	$19,426
George H. Wooding	2022	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$82,865	$19,426
Brendan Patrick Kelly	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$135,262	$19,426
James P. Harris	2012	Transportation Department	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$0	$19,423
Fouad M. Hamzeh	2019	Public Works Department	Supn of Buildings and Bridges	$0	$19,423
Gladstone Simms	2023	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$78,994	$19,422
Aleksei Constantine Nicklas	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$19,422
Paulo Pereira	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,421
David J Montoya	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,421
Frank R. Statsky	2012	Property Management	Clerk of WorksII(PMDConst&Rpr)	$0	$19,421
Matthew S Guerard	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,421
Paul J. Bowen	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,420
Arthur James Conlon	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,419
Walter Edwards	2021	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$76,739	$19,419
Nathaniel Askia	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,419
Leslie Joseph-Greene	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$19,418
Marvin Lamar Alexander	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$172,587	$19,415
Christopher G Byrne	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$19,415
Matthew O'Connor	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,415
Michael Patrick Tuohy	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,413
Richard Auclair	2013	Boston Police Department	Criminalist II	$0	$19,412
Kevin Richard Lee	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$121,232	$19,411
Jonathan Luke Marcinkevicius	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$98,877	$19,410
Christopher Burns	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,409
Matthew S. McCabe	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$174,250	$19,409
George Christopher Egan	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,408
Caitlin B Haugh	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,408
Keith Berk	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,407
Francesco Recupero	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,407
Keith Tolland	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,406
Joseph John Fawkes	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$190,539	$19,406
Derek M. Melendy	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,405
Sean E Wilson	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,405
Brian S Green	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$0	$19,405
Stephen T Brady	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$19,404
John L Howard	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,404
Dennis W. Toland	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$178,300	$19,404
Dennis W. Toland	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$178,300	$19,404