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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
Charles F Pero	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,977
Dwayne Moore	2012	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$16,976
Kevin E. Weekes	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$0	$16,976
Justin O Graves	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,975
Joseph F Freeman	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$16,975
Emmet P Nichols	2016	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$16,973
Thomas D Farrell	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$0	$16,973
Timothy M Bradshaw	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,973
Carmen Alisha Brown	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,973
Edward E Munroe	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$16,973
Paul P. Ristino	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$16,972
Joao DePina	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,971
Jose A. Rivera	2018	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$0	$16,971
Scott M Stenstrom	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,971
Mark Murphy	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,970
Robert James Williams	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,970
Michael F Devine	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,970
Sean F Kelly	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,970
Kevin Shaughnessy	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,969
Charles T Khoury	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,969
Dennis P Hickey	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,969
Carl G. Marshall	2017	BPS School Safety Service	Officer-Bps Police	$0	$16,969
Paul Coscia	2015	Public Works Department	Asst Electrical Engineer	$0	$16,969
Dana Bradley	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification)	$144,930	$16,968
Dana Bradley	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification)	$144,930	$16,968
Sean Pero	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$16,968
Larry Hurd	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,967
Gerard F Paull	2021	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Spec - Energy	$125,598	$16,967
Michael S Mullen	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$16,966
John J. Beggan	2018	Traffic Division	Admin Asst	$0	$16,966
Patrick Bishop	2014	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$16,965
Joseph J. Houlder	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$16,964
Brian Francis Wilson	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,964
Paul Francis Souza	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$169,705	$16,964
Paul Francis Souza	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$169,705	$16,964
David J Cushing	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$0	$16,963
David Peter Blandino	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,962
William F. Donovan	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,961
Mark Anthony Dunnigan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$199,942	$16,961
Brian Robert Hartigan	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$16,961
Andrew G Wilcox	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$131,079	$16,960
Andrew G Wilcox	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$131,079	$16,960
Lee Sokolowski	2024	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$44,360	$16,959
David Ivaska V	2025	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$89,430	$16,959
John Katikakis	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,958
Allison Eng	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$148,045	$16,958
Paul Bradley	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,958
Joseph E Dashner	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$16,958
Isaac Florez	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,957
Ronald Verna	2025	Boston Police Department	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl	$140,778	$16,956