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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
Michael Patrick Crowley	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$123,557	$19,328
Christopher M German	2023	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$96,342	$19,328
Christopher M German	2022	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$96,342	$19,328
Nicholas B Bonaceto	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$209,711	$19,327
Eric R Foreman	2018	Boston Fire Department	FF(SOCEquip&LogMgr)-Technician	$0	$19,326
John M Kilroe	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$183,676	$19,326
John M Kilroe	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$183,676	$19,326
Thomas James Chadwell	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,323
Christopher Bailey	2020	Boston Police Department	Sergeant/Harbor Patrol	$0	$19,323
Matthew J Wyman	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,323
Nicolas Jay Lau	2023	Public Works Department	Asst Civil Engineer	$84,058	$19,322
Nicolas Jay Lau	2022	Public Works Department	Asst Civil Engineer	$84,058	$19,322
Michael James Connolly	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$19,322
Raymond D'Oyley	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,321
Amidu Gbola Falade	2019	Public Works Department	Sr Civil Engineer	$0	$19,321
Kevin Ford	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$19,320
James Alexander Miller	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$170,388	$19,320
Michael Joseph Kelly	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,319
Sean E Coppney	2021	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$209,301	$19,318
Zilma Santiago	2016	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$0	$19,316
Timothy Kenney	2023	Property Management	Facilities Specialist I	$92,566	$19,315
Jonathan Marrero	2025	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$82,992	$19,314
Elisa Reid	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$78,148	$19,314
Jacob Lee Grayson	2023	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$43,267	$19,314
Colin James Mooney	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,312
Robert Christopher Hodge	2016	Public Works Department	Sr Highway Maint CrftsprsPwd##	$0	$19,312
Christopher M Fairbanks	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,312
John R Callahan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,310
Michael Francis Tierney	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,310
Nixon S Nazaire	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,310
Samuel K. Milligan	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$19,309
William J Berrio	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$122,691	$19,307
William J Berrio	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$122,691	$19,307
Thomas F. Connolly	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$19,307
Eric R Foreman	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,307
Patrick John Foley	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,306
Thuan D Lai	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$340,496	$19,305
Janice M Harty	2021	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$74,670	$19,304
Timothy P Duggan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$19,304
Anthony Deandre Rainey	2019	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$0	$19,304
Roland S Robinson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$124,867	$19,304
Robert M. Mulhern	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$144,125	$19,302
Paul A Edmeade	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,302
Marc D Coleman	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,302
Charles R. Blicker	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,300
Kevin Smith	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Harborboat 3$8	$0	$19,298
Paul G Manning	2012	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$19,297
Manuel L Depina	2024	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Asst Manager-Data Processing	$102,086	$19,296
John D Dougherty	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$19,295
Stephen D. Moy	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$19,294