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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
Robert Acquah	2021	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl (ASD/DPU)	$130,459	$19,069
Jesse Frederick O'Connor	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,069
Michael E Johnson	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,067
Wayne A Wilson	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,067
Cole R Jenness	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,067
Lamont James Nesbitt	2018	Parks Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$0	$19,067
Thomas C Brooks	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$200,214	$19,066
Omar McGovern	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,066
Mark Flynn	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$149,948	$19,066
Mark Flynn	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$149,948	$19,066
Stephanie L Gaines	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$155,025	$19,066
James B O'Brien	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$19,065
Lamont James Nesbitt	2019	Parks Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$0	$19,065
Dru Akins	2016	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPD Special Hazards Insp)	$0	$19,064
James E Crudup	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,063
Timothy W Buckley	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,063
Michael Keogh	2018	Property Management	Second Class Sta Engr (New Ch)	$0	$19,062
Victor T Moreira	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$19,062
Trenton Michael Parsons	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,303	$19,061
Henry M Pereira	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,061
Carlos S Forrester	2017	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$19,060
Daniel Patrick McDevitt	2012	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$19,060
Gregory D Waldrip	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,059
Brian E Cobb	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,058
Castera Bazile	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,058
John Dempsey	2011	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$19,058
Richard J Johnson	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,058
Homer Moy	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$19,057
Carol M Twomey	2019	Boston Police Department	Management Analyst (Bpd)(Asse)	$0	$19,057
Estenel Veillard	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$303,355	$19,056
Santos J. Ortiz	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$19,055
Luigi R Sorrentino	2019	Boston Police Department	Signalperson-Electrician	$0	$19,052
Joseph A Murray	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,052
Thomas J. Noto	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,051
Derek M. Melendy	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,050
Clifton W Singletary	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$19,049
Brian C Summering	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,049
Sean Michael Kelly	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,048
Luigi R Sorrentino	2012	Boston Police Department	Signalperson-Electrician	$0	$19,048
Bernadette R Holiday	2014	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$0	$19,048
John L Nguyen	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$19,047
Joao DePina	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,046
Scott R. Boyle	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver)	$0	$19,045
Paul D. Lucas	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,045
Thomas D Farrell	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$253,509	$19,044
Thomas D Farrell	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$253,509	$19,044
Carlson Breneus	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$162,712	$19,043
William McGuirk	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$19,042
Darrin J Decoste	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$19,039
William Joseph Fitzpatrick	2013	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$19,039