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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
Richard L Rampino	2016	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl	$0	$19,124
Scott Ramsey Denson	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification)	$0	$19,124
Jorge A Rojas	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$19,123
Jessica M. Jones	2014	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$19,123
Mel G.M. Creary	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$19,122
Patrick Charles Dasey	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$148,278	$19,122
Donald Kehoe	2011	Transportation Department	Traffic Sign Supv	$0	$19,122
Egidio D'Antuony	2018	Parks Department	Fleet Manager	$0	$19,122
Patrick J Malone	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,300	$19,121
Michael Robert Goggin	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$19,120
Eduardo A. Espino	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,120
Peter J. Garabedian	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$170,203	$19,119
Patrick Liam O'Brien	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$192,801	$19,119
John M Schallmo	2014	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$19,119
Naveen Reddy	2020	BPS Business Service	Business Manager D	$0	$19,119
Matthew Joseph Drouin	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,118
Sean T. O'Connor	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,118
John J Burns	2012	Public Works Department	Asst Electrical Engineer	$0	$19,118
Ryan Joseph Roach	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,117
James Holder	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,117
Samantha Thompson	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$205,688	$19,117
Mark J Jones	2014	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$19,117
William James Sullivan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,116
Elliott Raymond Guenard	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,116
Davidson Joseph	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$199,809	$19,115
Owen Patrick Russell	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$214,094	$19,115
Sandra R Smith	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec-SupportAnalyst	$75,310	$19,115
Sandra R Smith	2022	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec-SupportAnalyst	$75,310	$19,115
Michael R O'Donnell	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$146,352	$19,115
Thomas Francis Messer	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$19,114
Stephen D. Moy	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$19,114
William J Burns Jr.	2015	Inspectional Services Dept	Wire Inspector	$0	$19,111
Timothy W Buckley	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,110
Ronald L Deas	2023	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$64,551	$19,110
Ronald L Deas	2022	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$64,551	$19,110
Ballin L Wright	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$19,109
Marcellus Parker	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$19,108
Terrance O'Toole V	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$19,108
Joseph G McMahon	2011	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$19,105
Daniel S Mullen	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,105
Leigh Anne Fitzgerald	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,104
Michael S Andrade	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$140,077	$19,103
Michael J Davis	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,103
Vladimir Xavier	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,103
Leonard Aaron Whitted	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$19,102
Robert T. Kilduff Jr.	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$19,102
Daniel J. Rosenthal	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,100
Nicholas Beliveau	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$284,719	$19,100
Marc Steven Bunszell	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$148,507	$19,100
Marc Steven Bunszell	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$148,507	$19,100