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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
Michael Gerard Lynch	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,370
Glenn D McGillivray	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$198,330	$15,370
Glenn D McGillivray	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$198,330	$15,370
Eri A Melo	2018	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$15,369
Stephen P Simpson	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,369
David Busch	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,369
Richard J Houston	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$15,368
Pamela D. Wilson	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,367
Wayne W Roberts	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,367
Larry R Rich	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,366
Edward Holland Brodney	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$15,365
James J Heffernan	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$15,365
Angela D Coleman	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,365
Michael P Collins	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,365
Shawn E. Farrar	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$15,364
Michael J Miller	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,364
Adam M. DiPerri	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$15,362
John F. Alves	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,361
Stephen T Brady	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$15,359
Glenroy Herbert	2025	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper &Pw Lbr	$30,798	$15,359
Richard J. Derle	2016	Cemetery Division	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$0	$15,358
Anthony Hinds	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,358
Brian Sellon	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,358
John P. Sarro	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,358
Kevin Bonilla	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,358
Robert M Ford	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$15,358
Michael A Gallagher	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$15,358
Kristopher William O'Connell	2025	Planning & Engineering	Sen Sup Sch Bldgs Heating&Ven	$111,255	$15,357
Kenneth C Dorch	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$15,357
Albert F. Charbonnier	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$15,357
Brian P Mullen	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$15,356
Courtney Eldridge Cahill	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$139,181	$15,355
Michael J McManus	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,354
Carlos Antonio Sandoval	2023	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$52,902	$15,354
David M Dowd	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,353
Janine Margaret Smith	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$148,294	$15,353
Janine Margaret Smith	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$148,294	$15,353
Ronald Joseph Holmes	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$15,353
Yuri J Quinnie	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$153,753	$15,353
Wayne E. Abron	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,352
Iris Morales	2017	Boston Police Department	Exec Sec (B.P.D.)	$0	$15,351
Bartley J Allington	2019	Property Management	Sr Computer Oper (Shift Supv)	$0	$15,351
Jeremy Ryan Daviau	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$15,351
Anthony F Lamonica	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$127,648	$15,350
Joseph P Keaveney	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$173,500	$15,350
Justin Manuel Castellanos	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$15,350
Martin A Dunlap	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,349
Q'Ra Guichard	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$117,997	$15,349
Q'Ra Guichard	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$117,997	$15,349
Thomas Michael Finn	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$15,349