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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
Timothy P Duggan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$18,180
Peter Giannopoulos	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$18,180
James A Hayman II	2023	Boston Police Department	Motor Equip Repprs ClassIIIBPD	$87,581	$18,179
James A Hayman II	2022	Boston Police Department	Motor Equip Repprs ClassIIIBPD	$87,581	$18,179
Carol Morse	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$123,920	$18,179
Carol Morse	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$123,920	$18,179
Thomas Leahy	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$18,178
Edward J Garvey	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$18,178
Paul P. Ristino	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$18,177
Michael E Ahern	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$18,176
Joshua William Stuart-Shor	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$132,940	$18,175
Frank R. Chiola	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$143,167	$18,175
Michael J. Doherty	2011	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$18,173
Samuel J Berte	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Ballistician 4$10	$0	$18,172
John D Dougherty	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$18,172
Dawn E Gillis	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$139,328	$18,171
Dawn E Gillis	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$139,328	$18,171
Jason A. Richardson	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,171
Sean Burke	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,169
Malik E Morgan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$233,241	$18,168
Mark Anthony Dubeau	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,166
Alexander Reyes	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$18,166
Atiya Younger	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,165
James J Kenney	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,164
Ryan K Tilley	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$123,195	$18,164
Robert James	2023	Property Management	Sr Bldg Custodian (New Ch)	$74,700	$18,163
Robert Douglas Ferrari	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,163
Mark Mandeville	2015	Boston Fire Department	Gen Frprs-Fire Alarm Construct	$0	$18,163
Mark Flynn	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,163
Kelly McGrath	2018	Parks Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$0	$18,163
Brandon Shane Carey	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,162
Sheldon Francis	2018	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$18,162
Kevin Smith	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Harborboat 3$8	$144,606	$18,162
Wallace Grant Tilford	2012	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$0	$18,162
Michael Patrick Feeney	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$191,628	$18,162
Jonathan Rodriguez	2021	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$218,535	$18,160
Thomas Michael Finn	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,160
Lionel W Hampton	2015	Public Works Department	Sr Highway Maint CrftsprsPwd##	$0	$18,159
Carlos S Forrester	2018	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$18,158
Michael St.Peter	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$18,158
Robert J. Ward	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$0	$18,158
Jean G. Joseph	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,158
Elson Filipe Monteiro	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,157
Gabriel J. Clark	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,157
George Albert Gilchrist	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$18,157
Jonathan Alan Hamblin	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$18,157
Daniel T Lynch	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$18,157
Gerard Viola	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$18,157
Shayne Finn	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$143,528	$18,156
William M Regan	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$18,155