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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
David M Kelley	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$14,924
Sewgopaul Jodhan	2020	Parks Department	Gardener Foreperson	$0	$14,924
Jean Moise V	2023	Boston Police Department	Data Proc Sys Analyst	$110,128	$14,924
Brandon I. Prince	2018	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$14,924
Scott Michael Perry	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,924
James Macello	2023	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Chief Sup-Sch Bdg/Al & Rep	$120,990	$14,923
James Macello	2022	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Chief Sup-Sch Bdg/Al & Rep	$120,990	$14,923
John G Jackson	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,923
Joseph Anthony Blazo	2020	Public Works Department	Head Storekeeper	$0	$14,922
Steven P Ashman	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$205,114	$14,922
Richard C Brantley	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,920
Michael J Jones	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Hosp Liaison 4$10	$0	$14,920
Richard E. Berger Jr.	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$158,163	$14,920
Rose-May Hudson	2024	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec-SupportAnalyst	$82,020	$14,920
Lawrence H Buechs	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,919
Eric M Evans	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,919
John Beauchemin	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,919
Matthew S. Ryan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$173,881	$14,918
Ryan J. McGovern	2015	Boston Fire Department	FCaptAdminScubaDivAdvTech	$0	$14,917
Michael M. Kelley	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$169,341	$14,916
Paul Falvey	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,916
Keith T Wyzard	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,916
Michael N Merchant	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,915
Michael Joseph Kelly	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,914
John Frechette V	2014	Boston Fire Department	Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer	$0	$14,914
Patrick B O'Sullivan	2018	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$14,914
Daniel S Mullen	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,911
Enrico Labriola V	2015	Public Works Department	Maint Mech (Carpenter)##	$0	$14,911
Antonio Navarro	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,911
Sean Michael Connolly	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$125,086	$14,911
Sean Michael Connolly	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$125,086	$14,911
Scott Bothwell	2021	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$89,038	$14,911
Michael T. Cherry	2018	Cemetery Division	Spec Hvy Meo	$0	$14,910
Dwaine Elijah Devonish-Daye	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,910
Brendan Patrick Murphy	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,909
Thomas P Dougherty	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,908
James A Duffy	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,908
Kristina M Mitchell	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$95,145	$14,908
Darrick L Edwards	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,908
Edwin Carrasquillo Sr.	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,907
Brian C. Ronan	2017	Inspectional Services Dept	Dir Bldg & Structure Div	$0	$14,906
Lysander E Wright	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$14,906
Frank Diano	2015	Elderly Commission	Fleet Main Manager	$0	$14,906
Gregory Lynch	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$210,467	$14,906
Shawn Joseph Hardiman	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,905
Jose A. Pina	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,905
Brian Michael McCarthy	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,905
Allen Mathis	2013	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$0	$14,904
Stephanie M O'Sullivan	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,904
Thomas D Farrell	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$14,904