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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 St.Peter	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,524
Martin O Velez	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,523
David P McMenamy	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$134,729	$16,522
Shawn Robert Cleary	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,522
Christopher E Stevens	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,522
Benjamin William Kelleher IV	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,521
Christopher Michael Dunn	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,521
James Thomas Nee	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,520
William J Berrio	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$124,783	$16,520
Mark E Needham	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,520
Benjamin Todd Upton	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,519
John D Teehan	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,519
Joseph N. Marseille	2017	Public Works Department	Sr Engineering Aid	$0	$16,519
Kevin P. Hastie	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,519
Sean E Wilson	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,519
Christopher J McGrath	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$16,519
David Busch	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,518
Janine Busby	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$16,517
Dustin Horan	2019	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$16,517
Paul T. Capeless	2023	Boston Fire Department	IncidentCommandTechtoFireComm	$129,920	$16,516
Paul T. Capeless	2022	Boston Fire Department	IncidentCommandTechtoFireComm	$129,920	$16,516
Laurence P Austin	2024	Planning & Engineering	Sen Sup School Bldgs Alt&Rep	$115,482	$16,516
Brian P Heelen	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$0	$16,515
Bryan Lawrence Murphy	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$156,668	$16,514
Matthew S Guerard	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,514
Leroy C. James	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,513
James M. Bernardi	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,513
Malcolm Dedrick	2019	Public Works Department	Spec Hvy Meo	$0	$16,513
Rayni Sanabia	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$103,720	$16,513
Rayni Sanabia	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$103,720	$16,513
James E Fitzpatrick	2017	Boston Police Department	Data Proc Svcs Director(Bpd)	$0	$16,512
Isaac D. Jackson IV	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,512
Neil McGonagle	2020	Boston Retirement System	Admin Asst	$0	$16,512
Michael S McDonagh	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,980	$16,512
Michael S McDonagh	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,980	$16,512
Daniel Joseph Murphy	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,805	$16,512
Derek L Fowler	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,511
Patrice Bennett	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Ballistician 4$10	$0	$16,510
Cothenia D. Cooper-Paterson	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,509
Mark D. Holbrook	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,509
Timothy J Kelly	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$0	$16,508
Timothy Cullen	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,508
Michael S Durfee	2016	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$16,508
Felix A Gonzalez	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$101,670	$16,507
James Francis Loftus	2012	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$16,507
Christopher G Markunas	2023	Boston Police Department	Director of Operations	$166,054	$16,506
Byron C Foote	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,506
Richard L Taylor	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$16,505
Thomas A. Sullivan	2013	Cemetery Division	Gen Sup Pk Maint (Cemetery)	$0	$16,504
Robert Wong	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,504