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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
Daniel Robert Isberg	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,343
Patrick Harrison Connolly	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$18,342
Stefan Theodore	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,341
Robert Santangelo	2017	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$18,340
Neil E. Brunswick	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,340
James Wright	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,339
Rhoan Jamal Dalmar	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPD Night Div Insp) Admin	$199,648	$18,338
James Joseph Brooks	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,338
John J. O'Keefe	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,338
Sean E Wilson	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$159,324	$18,336
Joseph Hynes	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,335
Kingsle Burke	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,334
Gerard F Paull	2020	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Spec - Energy	$0	$18,333
Matthew Thomas Glora	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$162,673	$18,333
Joseph McCauley	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$138,583	$18,332
Keith Kelly	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$18,332
Kenneth L. Mays	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,331
Ronald James Newcomb	2015	Ofc of Strts, Trnsp & Sani	Admin Anl	$0	$18,331
Ismael Sosa	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,331
Jose D Amado	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,330
Monica Powell	2021	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$78,132	$18,329
Joanna Stephanie Sariles	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$129,103	$18,329
Antonio Araujo	2017	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$18,329
Raul N Hernandez	2021	Boston Fire Department	FF Paid Detail Officer	$233,113	$18,329
Tanasia Diamond Tibbs	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$122,647	$18,328
Suzanne DeCoste	2023	Office of Streets	Sr Personnel Officer	$106,861	$18,327
Matthew John Healey	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,264	$18,327
Donald O Caisey	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$18,326
Michael E Doyle	2013	Public Works Department	Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)##	$0	$18,325
Dennis Martin Kane	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$18,323
James Anthony Verderico Jr.	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$118,089	$18,323
Paul J Coffey	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$18,322
Susan M Pettengill	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$18,322
Andrew Patrick Carey	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$158,416	$18,322
Matthew S. Ryan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$18,322
John Mullaney	2013	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$18,320
Edward P. Kenney	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,320
Rommel Christopher	2023	Parks Department	Gardener	$62,879	$18,320
Brian J Doherty	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,320
Patrick C Hayden	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$157,520	$18,319
William J McCarthy	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,935	$18,318
Steven P Bradley	2015	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$18,318
Jeremiah Francis Foley	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$18,317
Michael J Ricci	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$18,317
Billy Clark	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,315
Joseph F. Brooks	2020	Boston Fire Department	Radio Supv (Bfd)	$0	$18,315
Nytisha D Brown	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,315
Joseph M. Gendrolis	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$18,313
Hector Ortiz	2025	Public Works Department	Master Gen Maint Mech Forepr	$132,598	$18,313
Richard Diaz	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$0	$18,312