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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
Frank A. Pomodoro	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$16,429
Maurice D Smith	2016	Public Works Department	Supn-Automotive Maint(Cfm)	$0	$16,429
Leopold G. Martinez	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,429
Richard Allen Ollis	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,429
Robert F Buckley	2013	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$16,429
Brian F Martinage	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,429
James E Fitzpatrick	2016	Boston Police Department	Data Proc Svcs Director(Bpd)	$0	$16,428
Matthew Brown	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$130,701	$16,428
Joseph C Trodella	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$16,427
Kenisha Benjamin	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$16,427
Stephen M. Montoya	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,427
Emily M. English	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,427
Patrick Morrison	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$16,427
Robin Sanzi	2023	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$83,801	$16,426
Richard L Taylor	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,426
Stephen P McCarthy	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,426
James Coleman Feeney	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$0	$16,426
Clifford Davis	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,426
Edward Leo Ferent	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,426
Dennis I Morson	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,426
Bobbie Butler	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$230,967	$16,425
Jean Moise V	2024	Boston Police Department	Data Proc Sys Analyst	$110,925	$16,424
Janice Marie Parsons	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,424
Timothy E. Roach	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,423
Mark J O'Brien	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$16,423
Brian Michael McCarthy	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$140,829	$16,423
Timothy F Wilson	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,422
Terrence vincent O'Toole	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,422
Joseph Belanger	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$140,035	$16,422
John Francis Toomey	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$178,216	$16,422
Mark C Loschiavo	2024	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$264,534	$16,422
Rafael Hernandez Jr.	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,422
Richard F Paris	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF (Asst Supn Maint)	$0	$16,421
Ronald David O'Brien II	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,420
Jorge L Hernandez	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,420
Edward Aloysius McCarthy III	2021	Boston Fire Department	Prin Admin Asst	$119,710	$16,419
Peter B Morris	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$16,419
Jennifer McNeil	2025	Parks Department	Park Ranger III	$100,662	$16,418
Ryan Patrick Walsh	2023	Boston Police Department	Prin Admin Asst	$126,220	$16,418
Mark Butler	2023	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equ Repairpr Class III	$82,215	$16,418
Ryan Patrick Walsh	2022	Boston Police Department	Prin Admin Asst	$126,220	$16,418
Nhat - Thanh Tan Dao	2015	Public Works Department	Code Enforce Offc	$0	$16,418
James L McGuirk	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,417
Ildo D Goncalves	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,417
Christopher M. McCarron	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,416
Ryan Michael Farnham	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$166,716	$16,415
Ryan Michael Farnham	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$166,716	$16,415
John Kacvinsky	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,413
Matthew W McCarthy	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,413
Jeffrey Lippolis	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$16,412