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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
Cristina Guzman	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$137,152	$14,958
Joseph M Smith	2017	Traffic Division	Supv-Parking Enforcement	$0	$14,958
Michael F Fanning	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$185,243	$14,958
Michael F Fanning	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$185,243	$14,958
Kenneth A Sousa	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$14,957
David Peter Blandino	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,957
Anthony Deandre Rainey	2024	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$59,093	$14,957
Sandra J Tanner	2021	Boston Police Department	Worker's Compensation Case Mgr	$109,938	$14,957
Julie K James	2018	Boston Police Department	Criminalist IV	$0	$14,956
Yuri J Quinnie	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,956
Krikor Garabedian	2018	Traffic Division	Traffic Signal Repairprs##	$0	$14,955
Edward E Munroe	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$14,955
Matthew P Marian	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,955
Mark Andrew Potter	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$225,794	$14,955
Mark Flynn	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$151,187	$14,955
Mark Flynn	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$14,954
Michael Paillant	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,954
Kirk Rejes Riley	2024	Public Works Department	Building Maint Person##	$67,193	$14,954
Christopher R Miller	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,953
Marcus A Dennis	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,953
Randall E Bither	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,952
Michael E Ahern	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,952
Neil Weintraub	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,951
Mark Steven Brooks	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,951
Russell J. Boone	2011	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$14,950
Justiniano Plaza	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$14,950
Albert C Christie	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,950
Chimene Philemon Fieffe	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$52,655	$14,950
Lawrence Leung-Leung Fong	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$173,239	$14,949
George A Paige	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$14,949
Thomas Mougamian	2014	Public Works Department	Jr Civil Eng	$0	$14,949
Sharis Barkhordarian	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,948
Kevin Sullivan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,948
Maleek Tiondre Newsome	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$91,760	$14,948
Maleek Tiondre Newsome	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$91,760	$14,948
James K Coveney	2014	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$14,948
Matthew Talbot	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,948
Thomas Christopher Stanton	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$147,022	$14,947
Jeffrey S Firnstein	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,947
Sharon M Galloway	2021	Boston Fire Department	FF (Asst To Pub Inf Offcr)	$151,805	$14,947
Brian Robert Hartigan	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$14,946
Joseph M Narduzzo	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,945
Sean Doolan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,945
Melinda Santos	2024	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$127,423	$14,944
Katherine G Gaines	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,944
Jose A Estrella	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$14,944
Joseph P. Finn	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,943
Michael S McDonagh	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,380	$14,943
Kevin Mark Preston	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,943
Christopher J Goggin	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,943