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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
Janice M Harty	2019	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$15,394
Clydies Freeman	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$15,393
Michael Potts	2016	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$15,393
Steven A Campbell	2013	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$15,393
Frank James O'Brien	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,393
David R Blaides	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,392
Michael A Kane	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$15,392
Rory Foley	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,391
Robert Dean	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$15,390
Emmett Reed	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$15,390
Paul Doherty O'Leary	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,390
Vincent Schettino	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,389
Dawn E Gillis	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$15,389
Eric T. Schmidt	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$15,388
Jennifer K. Fahey	2017	Boston Police Department	Admin Secretary	$0	$15,388
Derek Kelley	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,387
Bahram Gharony	2015	Boston Police Department	MtrEquipRpprClassIIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$15,387
Sean D Lucht	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,386
Louis Madeira	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,384
Roland S Robinson	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$122,539	$15,384
Michael J McManus	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$15,383
Michael P. Dunnigan	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$15,382
Kimberly R Herndon	2021	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$75,276	$15,381
Jason Turcotte	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,381
Samuel Brack	2018	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$15,381
Jason D. Romano	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,380
Thomas P Quinn	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,380
Raul N Hernandez	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,378
Michael James Guerrera	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$125,022	$15,377
Paul David Fountaine	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,377
Aimee Lee Pelosi	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$98,624	$15,377
Sean Fitzgerald	2012	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$0	$15,375
Francis J Deary	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$0	$15,375
Karen R Fernandes	2020	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$15,374
Dereck Dolly	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,374
Mark A. Mooers	2014	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$15,374
Thomas J Blake	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$15,373
Cheryl A Othmer	2019	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$15,373
Thomas Anthony Sousa	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$186,499	$15,373
Mark Joseph Loewen	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,373
Carla Sullivan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$217,169	$15,372
Carla Sullivan	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$217,169	$15,372
Debra M Fisher	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$15,372
John Jeremiah Ahern	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$148,209	$15,372
Stephen Richard Tobin	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$160,464	$15,372
Clifford Davis	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$15,371
Gabriel J. Clark	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,371
Mark A. Mooers	2021	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$81,370	$15,371
Daryl Henry Brooks	2016	Boston Fire Department	Lineperson	$0	$15,371
Ricardo Goncalves	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$149,742	$15,370