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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
Lisa M Strom	2017	Parks Department	Admin Secretary	$0	$16,055
Luis Isildo M Araujo	2021	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$69,938	$16,055
Sean Pero	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$16,055
Christopher M. McCarron	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,055
Garrett C Byrne	2015	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$16,054
Anthony R Ellison	2018	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$16,054
Byron Parker	2016	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$16,054
Peter Thomas Buckley	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,080	$16,054
John S Varner	2015	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$16,053
Marcus Lamar Morris	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification)	$155,199	$16,053
Marcus Lamar Morris	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification)	$155,199	$16,053
Frank A. Femino	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$194,497	$16,052
Roberto Sepulveda	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,071	$16,052
Angel L Andino	2016	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$16,051
Collin M. Herelle	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,051
Debra D Bynum	2017	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$16,049
Brian Lee Espinoza	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$203,198	$16,049
Robert J Gover	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,048
Ian M Milan	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,048
Wymon Castellanos	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$179,091	$16,048
Gary S. Mottola	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,048
Tyrone D Lewis	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,047
Anthony J Hennessy	2024	Parks Department	Supn-Horticulture	$120,925	$16,047
John J. MacLaughlan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,045
Edward E Jackson	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,045
Delight Dasha MacKinnon	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,045
Tracy E Jensen	2023	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$82,871	$16,045
Carlos De Jesus Abreu	2021	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$56,538	$16,045
William L Post	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,044
John F Linnell	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,044
Michael J Gurnick	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$0	$16,044
John W. Evans Jr.	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,043
Marcus Lamar Morris	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,043
William F Dunne	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,043
Brendan Daly McCarthy	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,043
Walter T Mitchell	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$16,042
Sara D. Dorsey	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,042
Millicent R. Brown	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$101,539	$16,039
William Slyne	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$16,039
Richard Timothy Doyle	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$16,039
Jose Luis Padilla	2025	Parks Department	RedCircle Gen Main Mech Frprs	$82,669	$16,039
Luis Manuel Tejeda	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,039
Steven Tankle	2014	Public Works Department	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$16,039
Ronald David O'Brien II	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$16,039
James A. Gauvin	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,038
Sarah A Stack	2025	Boston Police Department	Social Worker (BPD)	$89,982	$16,037
Keith A Turner	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$16,037
Jose A. Ruiz	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$16,036
Joseph M Narduzzo	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,035
Denis K McCarthy	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,035