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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
Earl J Almeida	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,922
Nicholas G. Sacramona	2016	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$0	$17,922
Robert Lee	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$17,921
Sean T. O'Connor	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,920
Timothy Shields	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$17,920
Martin J Cannata	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,920
Mark P. Miller	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$17,920
Brian J Nee	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$17,919
Daniel F Greaney	2025	Property Management	Building Systems Engineer(PMD)	$153,077	$17,919
Ildo D Goncalves	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,919
Steven P Bradley	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,918
Luis Borrero	2023	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$67,296	$17,918
Luis Borrero	2022	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$67,296	$17,918
Daniel James Kane	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$159,629	$17,918
Joanne Byrne	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,917
Kato I Francis	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,917
Clydies Freeman	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$17,917
Christopher J Morrison	2016	Boston Fire Department	FIU Supervisor Photo Unit	$0	$17,916
Christopher P Fay	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF Investigator Admin	$179,330	$17,916
Michael E Hocking	2011	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$17,916
Michael J McManus	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$17,916
Michael R Mylett	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$17,916
Vincent E. Dimino	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$17,914
Jennifer Lillian Boulton	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$127,836	$17,914
Jose Luis Padilla	2018	Parks Department	Maint Mech Frprs (Plumber)##	$0	$17,913
Edward J Boylan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,913
Karlos A Roque	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,913
Owen Patrick Russell	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$204,111	$17,913
Todd Stuckey II	2025	Cemetery Division	RedCircle Gen Prk Main Frprsn	$93,136	$17,912
Paul Coscia	2011	Public Works Department	Asst Electrical Engineer	$0	$17,912
Frederick C Brack Jr.	2013	Transportation Department	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$17,911
Michael James Curran	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$101,115	$17,911
Richard Osberg	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$17,911
John Edward O'Toole	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,911
Kevin E Griffiths	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$17,910
Terrell Boggs	2020	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$17,909
Brian P Tully	2014	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$17,909
Stephen J Uno	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,908
Cindy Nicole Jimenez	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$167,062	$17,908
Jay Robert Gormley	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$17,908
Christopher R. Steele	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,907
Pedro J. Borrero	2024	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$75,121	$17,907
Charles Bryan Starr	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,906
Blake William Stefanelli	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,096	$17,906
Kenneth S. Vass	2011	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$0	$17,905
Emmet T Walsh	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,905
Sean Patrick Thebado	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,679	$17,905
Sean Patrick Thebado	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,679	$17,905
Edward F McMahon	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$253,894	$17,905
Frederick Mycroft	2014	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$17,905