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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
Mark E Needham	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,034
James E McLaughlin	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,034
Joseph B. McCray	2023	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$107,893	$16,034
Joseph B. McCray	2022	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$107,893	$16,034
Michael Paul Ferraro	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,033
Kit W Tong	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,032
William J Murphy	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$173,519	$16,032
Robert J Gover	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,031
Diane L Clifford	2011	Boston Fire Department	Sr Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$16,029
Anthony A Twining	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,028
Stephen F. Daly	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$16,028
Seth A. Housman	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,027
John L Nguyen	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$16,027
John M Shaughnessy	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,027
Ludwig H Castillo	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$125,633	$16,027
Ludwig H Castillo	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$125,633	$16,027
Robert M Ridlon	2012	Boston Public Schools	Sen Sup School Bldgs Alt&Rep	$0	$16,027
Nicholas Allen Santangelo	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,025
Adam George Brown	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,076	$16,025
Adam George Brown	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,076	$16,025
Nancy Marie Benson	2023	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$76,334	$16,025
Nancy Marie Benson	2022	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$76,334	$16,025
Joseph E O'Connor	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,025
Angel Gabriel Garcia	2018	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairpr Class I	$0	$16,024
William M Willis	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$16,024
Keith A Turner	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$16,023
Daniel Ernest Gould	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$166,888	$16,023
David Curtis	2023	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$78,257	$16,023
David Curtis	2022	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$78,257	$16,023
Owen Kelly	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,022
Patrick John Foley	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,022
Melvin Boggs	2025	Traffic Division	Supv-Parking Enforcement	$142,293	$16,022
Christopher Hamilton	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,022
Michael Brown	2025	Boston Public Library	Workforce Develop Librarian	$105,169	$16,022
Thomas Lee	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,022
Derek L Fowler	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,021
John L Howard	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$16,021
Andre Tyrone Marcial	2024	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$66,851	$16,020
Nicholas William Cubarney	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$175,400	$16,020
Jeremy G. Washburn	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,020
James M. Thompson	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,019
Garvin F. McHale	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,019
Jonathan Edward Janiec	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$121,442	$16,019
Derek Marcoaldi	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$16,018
Matthew Douglas Rader	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$145,296	$16,018
John F LeBlanc	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,018
Joseph N. Harris	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$16,017
Daniel W Blakey	2024	Public Works Department	Jr Civil Eng	$55,612	$16,017
Edmund D Hebard	2013	Boston Public Schools	Jr Custodian	$0	$16,016
Amy E Boudreau	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$184,028	$16,016