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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
Daniel E Smith	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$118,760	$16,454
Patrick Ryan Derick	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,454
Robert Allen Preble	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,454
Michael J Palizzolo	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$200,671	$16,451
Paul Joseph Decoste	2016	Cemetery Division	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$0	$16,451
Peter Cabrera	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,451
Daniel Patrick MacAuley	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,451
James E Scott	2024	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$59,505	$16,450
Julio A Flores	2015	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$16,450
Peter Blain Buchanan	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,450
Edwin S Melecio	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,450
Brandon L. Williams	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$143,047	$16,450
Wilkenson Michel	2021	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$63,965	$16,450
Undrey Sanders	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,450
Robert James	2025	Property Management	Asst Supn-Custodians (Oper)	$59,909	$16,450
Stanley J Leonard	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,448
Guibert Tercina	2024	Boston Public Library	Sr Bldg Custodian-Traveling	$70,060	$16,447
Carmel E Precia	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$16,447
John J Connolly	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,445
David Kirrane	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,226	$16,445
Joseph F Creighton Sr.	2011	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$16,445
Adelbowale Awogboro	2025	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$39,325	$16,444
Robin D Pruitt	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,444
Levi T Newton	2015	Public Works Department	Spec Hvy Meo	$0	$16,443
Joseph Viola	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,443
Dalton Barcus-Naranjo	2019	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Lifeguard II	$0	$16,443
Ronald David O'Brien II	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,443
Gregory C Stewartson	2015	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$16,442
Charles J Papineau	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$16,441
David C Harrison	2014	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$16,441
Moneeka Y. Colston	2018	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$16,441
Jeffrey G Peterson	2013	Public Works Department	Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)##	$0	$16,440
Anthony Parham	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$117,552	$16,439
Christopher Everett Benson	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$16,438
Michael A O'Hara	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$16,438
MIchael Joseph Ball	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,438
Robert Thomas Anderson	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$16,436
Lissette Garcia	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,435
Ryan H. Manning	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,435
Scott Paul Rushton	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,435
Ryan Conlon	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,434
Joseph B McMenamy	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,433
Phillip A Owens	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$16,432
Patrice Murphy Sullivan	2023	Boston Police Department	Office Manager	$84,286	$16,432
Patrice Murphy Sullivan	2022	Boston Police Department	Office Manager	$84,286	$16,432
Juan Henriquez	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$169,359	$16,431
William Francis McCarthy	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,431
Quintin L Gabriel	2021	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$73,382	$16,430
James P McAdams	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,430
Travis Jp Dery	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,429