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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
Lauren Elizabeth Bolton	2024	Planning & Engineering	Sen Tech - Environmental	$105,181	$16,179
Michael Ryan Sweeney	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,179
Thomas F. Timmons Jr	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,179
Stuart James Borgen	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$196,622	$16,177
Joseph P. Finn	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,176
Hector Cabrera	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$0	$16,175
Anthony J Perella	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,174
William G Austin	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,174
Lucia Palomares	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$16,173
Stephanie Lee Estes	2023	Public Works Department	Sr Civil Engineer	$93,728	$16,173
Jose A. Ruiz	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$16,173
Rudolph E Edwards	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,172
Matthew D Farley	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,172
David Peter Blandino	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,172
William O'Brien	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,171
Gabriel Centeio	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,170
Lisa M McEachern	2018	Boston Police Department	Management Analyst (Bpd)(Asse)	$0	$16,170
Shandralee Pinto	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,168
Christopher Sullivan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$156,603	$16,168
Joseph P. Finn	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,167
James Michael Walsh	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,166
Jeffrey L. Felder	2016	Public Works Department	Maint MechI(LightSrvRep/Pwd)##	$0	$16,165
Anthony Hinds	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,165
Herbert Morciglio	2021	Election Division	Asst Reg Voters	$68,362	$16,164
Patrick J Woods	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,164
Martin Daniel Gordon	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,164
Mark A. Williams	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$145,005	$16,164
Raquel Maria Soto	2023	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$59,576	$16,163
Raquel Maria Soto	2022	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$59,576	$16,163
Gary S. Mottola	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,162
Patrick Liam O'Brien	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,162
Joseph W Dahlbeck	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$16,162
Michael R Mylett	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$16,162
Camile Gonzalez	2013	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$16,162
Alex Alvarez De Sotomayor	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,161
Peter Thomas Buckley	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$168,994	$16,160
Dennis W. Toland	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,158
Sandra J Tanner	2015	Boston Police Department	Admin Asst	$0	$16,157
Suzanne DeCoste	2025	Boston Police Department	Office Manager	$125,825	$16,157
Lawrence B Ayers	2012	Parks Department	Gen Supn (Pks/Turf Maint)	$0	$16,157
Rannie L. Bunch	2023	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$83,012	$16,157
Elvis Garcia	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$207,666	$16,157
Jason M Albanese	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,156
Martin M White	2017	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$16,156
Joseph Nelligan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,156
Marcellus Parker	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$16,154
Kenneth J McLaughlin	2023	Public Works Department	Street Lighting Compliance Spc	$101,703	$16,153
James T Daly	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$159,392	$16,153
Paul F Corwin	2012	Parks Department	Supn-Automotive Maintenance	$0	$16,153
James F Meredith	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$16,152