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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 F. Flaherty	2017	Property Management	Sr Shift Supervisor	$0	$19,100
Kevin M. James	2024	Safety Services	Officer-Bps Police	$85,236	$19,100
Dennis Martin Kane	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF (EMS Coordinator)	$0	$19,099
Evon J Burroughs	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$19,097
Emmett F McNamara	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,097
Sean Linnell	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$189,811	$19,096
Leverne Cameron	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$19,096
James Raymond Hughes	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,814	$19,096
James Raymond Hughes	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,814	$19,096
Amy E Boudreau	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$19,096
Alexander E Wright	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$19,096
Mel G.M. Creary	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$19,095
Frank Johannes Lang	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,649	$19,094
Michael Donovan	2012	Public Works Department	Supv-Street Lighting (Pwd)	$0	$19,094
Joseph L Penabad	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$154,702	$19,093
Patrick J. Flaherty	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,092
Frank A. Femino	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$229,854	$19,091
James E Fitzpatrick	2013	Boston Police Department	Data Proc Svcs Director(Bpd)	$0	$19,091
Agnaldo P Monteiro	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$19,089
Susan Reaney	2011	Boston Police Department	Exec Sec (B.P.D.)	$0	$19,089
Mohan R Pilwah	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,087
Michael O. Celona	2016	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$19,086
Emmett Reed	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,085
Lendail McDowall	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,083
Gregory Paul Collins	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,083
Linda E Stanford	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,082
Bernard D. McCrevan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$19,082
Amos Lawrence Monteiro	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$19,081
James C Clark	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,080
Dwaine E Daye	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,080
Richard F Stirling	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,080
Richard Santiago	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$130,404	$19,079
Erik C Pettaway	2015	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$19,079
Adalberto S Rodriguez	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,077
William Francis McCarthy	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$19,077
Michael Gerard Lynch	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,077
James P. Cushing	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,077
Thomas C Santry	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,077
Michael J Palizzolo	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,075
Leamon R Miller	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$19,073
John Tevnan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$19,073
Thomas M Menino Jr.	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$19,073
Susan Antonucci-Sementelli	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$19,073
Brian Joseph McLean	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$204,958	$19,072
Gerard Gorman	2016	Public Works Department	Recycling Coor	$0	$19,071
Joseph M Narduzzo	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$156,187	$19,071
Joseph M Narduzzo	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$156,187	$19,071
Joaquim P Antunes	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$19,070
Christopher Allen Briggs	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$213,518	$19,070
Paul M Donga	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Prev Supv(Fire Prot Eng)	$0	$19,069