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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
Russell Martin McDonald	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,478
Steven Atkins	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,477
Ronald P Orlando	2012	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$16,476
Mark D Murphy	2013	Boston Public Schools	Sergeant-Bps Police	$0	$16,476
Clermonde Vilarson	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$53,515	$16,475
Sergio E Mijangos	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$151,131	$16,473
Victor T Moreira	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,473
Julian F Siganoff	2014	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$16,472
Warren J Watson	2011	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$16,472
David Paul Larffarello	2012	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$16,471
Patricia M Durant	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$16,470
Eugenio E. Dudley	2021	Boston Fire Department	FIU Digital Lab Supervisor	$195,656	$16,470
Adam Michael Gallagher	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,470
Oi-Chun Lau	2016	Boston Retirement System	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$16,469
James W. McKittrick	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,468
James Francis Nelson Jr.	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,468
Derrick S. Levy	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,466
Adrian S Jordan	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lt Admn-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$16,466
Debra M Fisher	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$16,466
Gerry Liam Grealish	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,465
Leroy C. James	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,465
Joseph Nagle V	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,464
Joseph Johnson	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,464
Charlene Willoughby	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$16,464
Stephanie Nicole Villegas-Hoag	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,464
Mark J Cassino	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$142,343	$16,463
Richard P DeVoe	2015	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$16,463
William K Morrison	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,462
Bryan McCue	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$163,703	$16,462
Edward C Boudreau	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,460
Beau J Claiborne	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,460
Elizabeth Susan Philbin	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,460
Wendy M. Lima	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$228,387	$16,459
Nathan Hinchliffe	2020	Parks Department	Admin Asst (Parks/Finance)	$0	$16,458
Ryan J Oag	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$201,927	$16,458
Ryan J Oag	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$201,927	$16,458
Jason Frank Kosek	2018	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$0	$16,457
Michael R Ercolano	2016	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$16,457
William Eric Schulze	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver)	$0	$16,457
Luis Heleno Teixeira	2023	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$49,064	$16,456
Luis Heleno Teixeira	2022	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$49,064	$16,456
William P Moran	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,456
Brett Curry	2019	Boston Public Library	Sr Bldg Custodian-Traveling	$0	$16,456
John M Johnson	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$16,455
Barry R Corbett	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,455
Matthew John Christoforo	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,455
Joanne Wright	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$81,774	$16,454
Joanne Wright	2022	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$81,774	$16,454
Matthew Walsh	2015	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$16,454
Paula A. Mullen-Vraibel	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$0	$16,454