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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
Brian D. McGrail	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$173,346	$18,587
Tuan Kim Huynh	2016	Public Works Department	StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)##	$0	$18,587
Vladimir A. Levichev	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,585
S David Exilien	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,583
Andrew Escoffrey	2015	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$18,581
Michael Robert Terry	2011	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Special Assistant I (CC)	$0	$18,581
Larry R Rich	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$175,634	$18,580
Derek M. Melendy	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp)	$0	$18,578
Jennifer Connolly	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Hosp Liaison 4$10	$144,490	$18,578
Pierre Cajuste	2021	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$92,131	$18,578
Jose A. Nunez Melendez	2023	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$67,722	$18,576
Jill Ryan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,576
Tamara M Espinola-Hodge	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,572
Peter Karlsson Smedberg	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,572
Daniel E Reardon	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,571
Patrick Kane	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,571
Kevin l. Minor	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,571
Lorenzo Thompson	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$18,571
Telly M Cordova	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,570
Sewgopaul Jodhan	2023	Parks Department	Gardener Foreperson	$84,960	$18,569
Sewgopaul Jodhan	2022	Parks Department	Gardener Foreperson	$84,960	$18,569
Ronald David O'Brien II	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$18,569
William J Devin	2023	Boston Police Department	Building Maintenance Mechanic	$76,665	$18,569
Richard Osberg	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$18,568
Larry E Smith	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,567
Neal A Mullane Jr.	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$18,567
Scott Pulchansingh	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,567
Patrick Doherty	2017	Public Facilities Department	Clerk of Works II (PFD)	$0	$18,567
Anthony M Tippett	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,567
Sahel Pushtoonyar	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,765	$18,565
Leonardo Hernandez	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,564
Joanne Wright	2021	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$78,839	$18,564
Christopher R Stevens	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,563
Pamela Lynne Besold	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$18,562
David N. Carabin	2014	Boston Police Department	Exec Asst (BPD)	$0	$18,562
Kevin Pumphret	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$18,562
Matthew Sean Callahan	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$18,561
Leo James Ronan II	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$149,653	$18,561
John Hollerbach	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$114,502	$18,560
Shawn Michael Jordan	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$134,155	$18,558
Jairo Alejandro Guallpa Barillas	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$184,606	$18,558
Larry R Rich	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$169,983	$18,557
Patrick Ryan Derick	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$18,557
Michael J Jones	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Hosp Liaison 4$10	$0	$18,556
Peter A Gailunas	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$18,556
Eric R Foreman	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,555
Emmanuel C Dambreville	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,553
Stephanie L Gaines	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$18,553
Spencer Arnold	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$18,552
Gary E. Doyle	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,551