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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
John J Dolan	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$174,590	$16,231
John J Dolan	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$174,590	$16,231
Bradley H Annis	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$0	$16,230
Brian F Martinage	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,230
Paul J McDonough	2018	ASD Purchasing Division	Admin Asst (Asd/Cab)	$0	$16,229
Charles A Ruff	2019	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$16,229
Shane G. O'Connor	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,229
Jason Ryan Gaffney	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,229
Robert E Broadway	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,228
Valerie D Jones	2024	Election Division	Admin Asst	$68,258	$16,228
Matthew Robert Connolly	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,227
Charles Pace	2023	Parks Department	HvyMtrEquipReprprs(HMER/Parks)	$75,886	$16,226
Ednei Furtado	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,226
Chad McDonough	2016	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$16,225
Daniel E Reardon	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,225
Frederick James Hollien	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,224
Kevin Michael Bernazzani	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,224
Frank J. Fortes	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,223
John Michael Gallagher	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$16,223
Michael P. Dillon	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$16,223
Christopher Allen Briggs	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,223
Mark Michael Folan	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,222
Amidu Gbola Falade	2013	Public Works Department	Sr Civil Engineer	$0	$16,221
Lisa G Venus	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$139,514	$16,220
Sheranda Eulena Allen	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,220
Daniel F. Roche Jr.	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$16,220
Larry Joseph	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$183,325	$16,220
Shaun M Folan	2018	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$0	$16,220
Laurie Farrell	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$16,220
Dennis A Woodbury	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,220
Christopher A Smith	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$16,219
Salvatore A Calabrese	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$117,122	$16,219
Stephen W. Hodges	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,219
Ronald Marston	2011	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$16,217
Sean Bardol	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,216
Stephen J Mullin	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,216
Sean E Wilson	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,216
Patrick J McDonough	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,216
Timothy J Freda	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,215
Charles Eugene McLaughlin	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,215
Brian P Lundy	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,214
Andre Williams	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$16,214
Eric T. Schmidt	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$223,424	$16,214
Shannon R Blair	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,213
Janice Marie Parsons	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,213
Matthew Paul Murphy	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,211
Matthew J Ryan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,210
Patrick M Slattery	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,209
John M. McDonough	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$16,208
Robert E Broadway	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,208