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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 Buchanan	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF (Mas Of F Boat)	$0	$16,353
Anthony D Willis	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$139,076	$16,352
Anthony D Willis	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$139,076	$16,352
Myron W Phillips	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,351
Julie M Colburn	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Hosp Liaison 4$10	$0	$16,348
Brian C Summering	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,346
Patrick T. Loftus	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,346
Timothy Smith	2016	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$16,345
Dina Safa	2016	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$16,345
Mariano Hernandez	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,345
Mark B Selden	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,344
Joseph M Provenzano	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$16,344
Emily M Runt	2015	Boston Police Department	Criminalist III	$0	$16,342
Michael R Keaney	2024	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$73,368	$16,342
Brian Winslow-Fortes	2013	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$16,342
Edmund D Hebard	2011	Boston Public Schools	Jr Custodian	$0	$16,341
Samil T Silta	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$16,341
James Holder	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,341
Ryan McQuaid	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$107,844	$16,339
Dennis Dixon	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,339
Joseph Minehan	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,338
Jennifer K. Fahey	2014	Boston Police Department	Admin Secretary	$0	$16,337
Patrick Daniel Long	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,337
Clayton Pressley	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$16,337
Dwaine E Daye	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,337
Craig A Wozniak	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$16,336
Stephen D. Griffin	2013	Boston Public Schools	Chief Supv Htg &Ventilation	$0	$16,336
Kevin L Canada	2025	Public Works Department	Foreperson	$68,650	$16,335
Kyle McCabe	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,335
Leopold G. Martinez	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,335
Francis M. Sheridan	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,335
Cieran Martin Rush	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$139,216	$16,335
Matthew M Brady	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,335
Brian W. Johnson	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,335
Christopher A Moreno	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$16,334
Daniel P Bausemer	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$16,334
Kevin E Ranahan	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,331
Richard E. Berger Jr.	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$179,418	$16,329
Timothy S Dale	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$199,880	$16,329
Michael Coyne	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$16,329
Shannon McLaughlin-Fabiano	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,329
Mackenson Nazaire	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$154,307	$16,328
Yrene E Castillo	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,327
Eugene B Fortes	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,327
Christine Melia Marini	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$16,325
William M Hardmon	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,325
Christopher Paul Amato	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$177,245	$16,325
Mariano Hernandez	2013	Boston Fire Department	FF (Training Instruc)	$0	$16,324
Guy J Cammarata	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$16,324
Kenneth Green	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,324