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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
Robert G. Flinn	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,324
Joseph Orrie Walsh	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,323
Martin P McCormack	2016	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$16,323
Michael Gerard Lynch	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,323
Matthew G Shea	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,322
Mary M. Rooney	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,320
Jeffrey J McLean	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,319
Gary Thomas	2011	Public Works Department	Spec Hvy Meo	$0	$16,319
Luis Velazquez	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$180,685	$16,318
Michael John Marotta Jr.	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,317
Terence Michael Mayo Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$152,891	$16,317
Michael J Sullivan	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$160,510	$16,317
Gabriel Centeio	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,316
Thong Duc Nguyen	2023	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$69,158	$16,316
Daniel Robert Adjemian	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$16,314
Matthew Gregory Goff	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,314
Javier A Pagan	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$16,314
Joseph W Geary	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,313
James Peter Nolan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$16,313
Patrick J McLaughlin	2023	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C	$130,984	$16,312
Michael Patrick Chinetti	2017	Election Division	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$16,312
Ryan Christopher Dunbar	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$133,233	$16,312
Blake William Stefanelli	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$172,975	$16,311
Martin J. Kain	2012	Dept of Voter Mobilization	Admin Asst	$0	$16,311
Christine M Cole	2023	Boston Fire Department	Prin Admin Asst	$132,736	$16,311
Richard C Francis	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$16,310
Steven A Campbell	2020	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$16,310
Nam Van Nguyen	2012	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$16,310
Juan Henriquez	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$169,616	$16,309
John W Green	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,308
Manuel Antonio Andrade	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,308
Makeurys Baez	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,307
Calvin Smalls	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$0	$16,307
James P Sheehan	2017	Parks Department	Gen Supn (Pks/Turf Maint)	$0	$16,306
Juan Mendez	2019	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$16,306
Michael Patrick Landry	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$131,563	$16,305
Richard Noel	2023	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$101,285	$16,305
Richard Noel	2022	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$101,285	$16,305
Christopher Charles Rooney	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,305
Michele Piemonte	2013	Dept of Voter Mobilization	Admin Asst	$0	$16,303
Mary G Coakley	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$96,519	$16,303
James M McLaughlin	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,302
Dennis Michael Collins Jr.	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,301
Stephen F. Daly	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$16,301
Ryan J. Ross	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,301
Denise O'Neal	2017	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$16,301
Max Beichel X	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$270,143	$16,301
Miguel A. Salas	2011	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$16,301
Francisco Diaz	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,300
Michael Patrick Tuohy	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,300