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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
Anthony Parham	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,912
Collin Robert Tully	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$119,118	$16,912
Matthew Paul Murphy	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,911
Jean M. Keough	2016	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$16,911
Khalilah A Drummer	2016	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$16,911
John P. Dorion	2014	Boston Fire Department	Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer	$0	$16,910
Christopher Richard Minor	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,910
Kevin M Butcher	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,909
Paul F Flaherty	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,909
Thomas Taylor	2024	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$72,551	$16,909
Michael C Haggerty	2016	Public Works Department	Jr Civil Eng	$0	$16,909
Patricia-Ann D Olbrys	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$163,263	$16,908
Gary William Russell	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$146,997	$16,907
Timothy Dacey	2014	Boston Police Department	Sr Bldg Custodian (BPD)##	$0	$16,906
Iully Gleyce Morgado Joyce	2024	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Data Center Operator	$72,555	$16,906
Jadaya Taylor	2025	Inspectional Services Dept	Housing Inspector	$89,043	$16,906
Victor Gaybor	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,904
Andre C Bridges Sr.	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$0	$16,903
Brian P Lundy	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,903
Robin D Pruitt	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,902
Karen T. Harrison	2013	Boston Fire Department	Prin Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$16,902
Michelle Christina Flowers-Mitchell	2018	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector##	$0	$16,901
Thomas James Chadwell	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,901
Spencer Arnold	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,900
Kingsle Burke	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,900
Charles G Kelly	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$16,900
Mark Buchanan	2021	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief Administration	$278,557	$16,899
Gregory Leo Stack	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$147,902	$16,898
Matthew John Christoforo	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,898
Ricky M. Carter	2017	Public Works Department	WkgFrprsMaint Mech(Painter)##	$0	$16,898
Daniel R. Gillis	2021	Parks Department	Dog Offcr(Supv/Anim Cntl Ofcr)	$96,269	$16,897
Michael John Lydon	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,897
Joseph Neimann	2016	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$16,896
Edward Holland Brodney	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$16,895
Francis G Jones	2012	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$16,895
Michael S. Johnson	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,895
Gerard S. Hobin	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,894
Robert F Buckley	2015	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$16,893
Kenneth L Alicea	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,892
Patrick Joseph Sullivan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,892
Jason Turcotte	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,892
Jeffrey Clark	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$16,891
Maryellen Kathleen Lancaster	2018	Boston Police Department	Criminalist II	$0	$16,891
Max Beichel X	2013	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$16,891
Andrew Patrick Carey	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,626	$16,889
Patrick A Markland	2024	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$115,417	$16,888
William K Morrison	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,888
Robert F Buckley	2014	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$16,888
David E Cardinal	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$0	$16,887
Matthew James Munchbach	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$117,749	$16,886