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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 Andrade	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,398
Matthew Mullen Crane	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$162,154	$18,398
Victor O Weeks	2014	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$18,397
Kevin l. Minor	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,396
Richard Diaz	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,395
Reginald Sampson	2016	Parks Department	Park Ranger III	$0	$18,395
Oi-Chun Lau	2017	Boston Retirement System	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$18,395
Stephen P McCarthy	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$175,979	$18,393
Brian T Farrell	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$18,392
Dennis Colon	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$202,937	$18,392
Bria Leigh Tiro	2017	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$18,392
Marlon Bravo	2019	Parks Department	Gardener	$0	$18,392
Wayne A Wilson	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,391
Wayne W Roberts	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,390
Peter B Morris	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$18,389
Gerald Jr.J. Powers	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$18,388
Ramdassie Bheecham	2017	City Clerk	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$18,388
Joseph R Fisher	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$18,387
Jean N Semexant	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$18,387
Damon L. Mercer	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,385
Juan Henriquez	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$18,385
Diana I. Lopez	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,384
Basil Mark Buchanan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$18,384
Elson Filipe Monteiro	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,383
Timothy Smith	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$18,383
David Curran	2023	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Special Assistant I (CC)	$108,106	$18,383
David Curran	2022	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Special Assistant I (CC)	$108,106	$18,383
Susan Antonucci-Sementelli	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$18,383
Patrick Michael Culhane	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,382
Gerald Garris	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,381
John E McGowan	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,381
Terrance L Edwards	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,380
Charles H Daniels	2024	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$116,858	$18,380
Edward E Munroe	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$18,380
Leroy C. James	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,379
Rodney O Best	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$18,379
Collin M. Herelle	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,379
Patrick M Rose	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,379
Jacques Junior Noel	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,379
Steven Rhodey	2020	Public Works Department	Maint Mech Frprs (Carpenter)##	$0	$18,379
Malcolm E. Fearon	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,379
Shane G. O'Connor	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$18,379
Kennedy L. Lightfoot	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,378
Elizabeth C Evans	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$134,243	$18,376
Quion Tee Riley Jr.	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,376
Patrick Daniel Long	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,375
Eileen C Clougherty	2016	Boston Fire Department	Prin Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$18,375
Jose Gabriel Pereyra	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$328,688	$18,374
David Curtis	2025	Parks Department	Park Maintenance Foreperson##	$82,882	$18,373
Earl J Almeida	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,373