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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
Luis Heleno Teixeira	2023	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$65,720	$19,149
Darlene Tevnan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$19,148
Kalvin S Banton	2017	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$19,147
Kristen Renee Brass	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$142,051	$19,147
Jeffrey C Connolly	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,146
Selena Farley	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,146
Kristopher William O'Connell	2024	Planning & Engineering	Sen Sup Sch Bldgs Heating&Ven	$113,217	$19,145
Brian E Tracey	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,145
Colin Doherty	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$182,545	$19,143
Steven H Collette	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$19,143
Jason M Dunn	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,142
Alixandrea Hallahan	2018	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$19,141
Nathaniel Joseph Moore	2024	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$62,441	$19,141
Patrick Edward Boudrot	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$167,597	$19,140
James Giardina Jr. V	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,139
Oscar Anaya	2025	Boston Police Department	Maint Mech (Painter-Bpd)	$87,127	$19,139
Erika D Harris	2024	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec-SupportAnalyst	$78,908	$19,139
Pablo Guerrero	2015	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equ Repairpr Class III	$0	$19,139
Edward Contilli Jr.	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$19,138
Sean M Rooney	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,137
Christopher Mylett	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,136
Nathaniel Askia	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,135
Sean Daniely	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,135
Shandralee Lerro	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,135
Benjamin Todd Upton	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,875	$19,135
Michael James Mitchell	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$19,135
Eri A Melo	2023	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$68,140	$19,135
Jeffrey R McGahan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,134
Gregory Kelly	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$19,134
Leroy Heyward	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,134
Daniel Joseph Ranahan	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,134
Benjamin Todd Upton	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$152,462	$19,133
Sean M Merchant	2012	Boston Fire Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$19,133
Giuseppe A. Guarino Jr.	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$190,151	$19,133
John J. Dooley	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$197,392	$19,133
John J. Dooley	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$197,392	$19,133
Curtis C. Campbell	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,132
Makeurys Baez	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,131
Thomas P Flaherty Jr.	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$19,131
Steven McGovern	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,131
Mitchell James Gillis	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,131
Shawn Patrick Mullen	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,129
Edward M Kelly	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,128
Brian C O'Callahan	2016	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Chief Electrical Engineer	$0	$19,128
Michelle A Williams	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$226,189	$19,128
Richard F Rackauskas	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Ballistician 4$10	$0	$19,127
John C Dubeau	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,126
Enrique A. Mejia	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,126
Stephen Flaherty Sloan II	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,969	$19,125
Bruce W Higgins	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$19,124