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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
Brian Guerra	2021	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$36,406	$19,384
Antonio Nunez	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,383
Kevin A. Harrison	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,383
Christopher Michael Dunn	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$19,379
Timothy E. Roach	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,379
Frank Arturo Velasquez	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$117,354	$19,378
Dennis Colon	2018	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$19,378
Steven R. Lavey	2023	Property Management	Sr Computer Operator	$90,975	$19,377
Edward E Jackson	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$19,377
Karl T Strother	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$19,376
Oscar Anaya	2024	Boston Police Department	Maint Mech (Painter-Bpd)	$100,193	$19,376
Frederick M MacDonald	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$19,376
Kyle Charles Colon	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$134,437	$19,375
Alfredo Velazquez	2015	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$19,375
Tyler Jeremiah Hallinan	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,270	$19,374
Andrew Joseph Donovan	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$180,255	$19,374
Matthew Francis Moroney	2025	Public Facilities Department	Clerk of Works II (PFD)	$132,866	$19,374
Mahad Ahmed Mohamed	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$119,583	$19,373
Mahad Ahmed Mohamed	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$119,583	$19,373
C.Roger Kendrick	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,372
Stephanie L Gaines	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$19,371
Daniel Martin Sullivan	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,371
Raul N Hernandez	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,371
Jose A. Rivera	2019	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$0	$19,370
Philip J Cetrino	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$19,370
Loren Hogan	2025	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$90,003	$19,370
Samuel Martin Emery	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$118,838	$19,369
David Powell	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$19,369
Selena Farley	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,369
Allen P. Morse	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,369
Melinda Santos	2023	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$139,451	$19,368
Christopher J. Cummings	2016	Boston Fire Department	FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTechnician	$0	$19,367
Gregory R Heiskell	2023	Public Works Department	Sr Engineering Aid	$83,024	$19,366
Frank R. Chiola	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,366
Jose Molina	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,364
William J Slavin	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$19,364
Jason McKenna	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,364
Randall E Bither	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,362
Michael Seamus Lydon	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$144,483	$19,362
Michael Seamus Lydon	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$144,483	$19,362
Daniel James Donnelly	2021	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$69,295	$19,362
Eric P. Des Roches	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$19,362
Gwendolyn Brown	2013	Boston Police Department	PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases	$0	$19,361
Moses Jose DaSilva	2011	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$19,361
Christine Melia Marini	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$19,360
Scott James Alther	2014	Public Works Department	Supn-Automotive Maint(Cfm)	$0	$19,360
Michael James Mitchell	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$19,359
Michael J. Loney	2016	Boston Police Department	Building Systems Engineer	$0	$19,358
Margarita Boudreau	2013	Boston Police Department	ChCommEquipOper I (SCTT)	$0	$19,358
Matthew C Vaitiskis	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,358