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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 P Pankievich	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,749
Glen R Martin	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$17,748
Veritta M Pitts	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$17,748
Timothy R Donovan	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$146,273	$17,748
Joyce C Fitzgerald	2012	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$0	$17,747
Sean Daniely	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$17,746
Kristen Renee Brass	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$182,151	$17,746
Stephen Merrick	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$17,745
Joseph P McDonough	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,745
Santos Hernandez	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$17,744
Andrew Heggie	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$139,574	$17,744
Kevin K Watson	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$17,744
Blake William Stefanelli	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$139,844	$17,744
Blake William Stefanelli	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$139,844	$17,744
George R. Duclos	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,743
Daniel James Kane	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,743
Richard P. Widener	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,742
Michael Gerard Lynch	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,742
Peter Cullen	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,742
Joseph F Mahoney	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,742
James K Elow	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,742
David Hernandez	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,741
Christopher D Wright	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$17,741
Deondre Marquis Molyneaux	2021	Boston Police Department	Cadet (Police)	$47,112	$17,741
David M Driscoll	2024	Traffic Division	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$127,389	$17,741
Anthony P Fucile	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,740
Marivelle Crespo	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,738
Katia Denise Freire	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$159,909	$17,737
Mark Michael Folan	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$17,737
Robert A Franklin	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$17,737
James E Sullivan	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$17,737
Barry R Corbett	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$17,737
Zi Zou	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,734
James C Clark	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$17,734
Edward J Gaffey	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Pd Det Serv	$0	$17,733
Mohan R Pilwah	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,733
Clyde Ashton Forde	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,732
Keith A Turner	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$17,732
Michael J Casinelli	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$17,732
Steve Shields	2019	Boston Police Department	Liaison Agent (BPD)	$0	$17,731
Harold White	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$17,729
Stephen Ryan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$17,729
Michael Ryan Sweeney	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$148,749	$17,729
Colin P. Kelly	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$17,728
Unique A Smith	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$201,805	$17,728
Paul M Donga	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Prev Supv(Fire Prot Eng)	$0	$17,727
Wayne A Wilson	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,727
Juana Hernandez V	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$17,726
John Mannion	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$17,725
Robert Adams	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$206,145	$17,725