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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
Panayiotis Stavropoulos	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,978
Alan J Staunton	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,978
John J Maguire	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,977
Edward P. Kenney	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,977
Lance G Wheeler	2019	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$14,976
Joseph Garrette Tate	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,976
Keith R. Wood	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,976
Lincoln Phillips	2015	Parks Department	Supn-Park Maint	$0	$14,975
Leo Patrick Hughes	2014	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$0	$14,974
Matthew J Morris	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,974
Abdelmoula A. Lahlali	2023	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Pool Manager	$95,221	$14,973
Sean Patrick McGonagle	2017	Boston Fire Department	Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer	$0	$14,972
Timothy D Gerety	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$181,476	$14,972
John P Cavaleri	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,972
Paul I Mathurin	2023	Procurement	Buyer/Purchasing	$82,469	$14,972
Rebecca Boissaye	2019	Boston Police Department	Criminalist IV	$0	$14,971
Steven Joseph Hanlon	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$122,571	$14,971
Christopher R. Jerry	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,971
Scott E. Murphy	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$160,605	$14,971
Rene Sanchez	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$14,971
Thomas J Timmins	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,970
Harry Bazile	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Hackney Invest 3$8	$0	$14,970
Sean Michael Boyle	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$109,623	$14,970
Darryl A. Grant	2021	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$67,339	$14,969
Eduardo Silveira Teixeira	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$157,128	$14,969
Rafael Hernandez Jr.	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,969
Nadane Flemming	2023	Public Works Department	Admin Secretary	$78,361	$14,969
Roger T Burke	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,968
Melvin E. Ashley	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,968
Shawn P McKenzie	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,968
Joseph R Sullivan	2013	Public Works Department	Prin Electrical Engineer	$0	$14,967
Stephen P. Pasciuto	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,967
Andrew Locke Wallace	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,965
Jay L Hairston	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$142,400	$14,964
Alejandro Jesus Lopez-Vega	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$214,027	$14,964
Alex Alvarez De Sotomayor	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,963
Clifford M Connolly	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$162,629	$14,963
Paul Matthew Sodergren	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,962
Monica Wilson	2024	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$102,049	$14,962
Patrick C Hayden	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,962
George Christopher Egan	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,961
Ryan T Kelly	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,961
John Tevnan	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$14,961
Jean G. Joseph	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,960
William F. Haley	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$189,963	$14,960
Robert Farmer	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,960
Michael D Rideout	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$14,959
Dennis M. Carr	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,959
Suzanne E James	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$14,959
Brian James McCarthy	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,958