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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
Ryan J. Ross	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,885
Mark T Jones	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,885
Paul William Sheehan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,885
Victoria Marie Ramirez	2020	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$14,885
John P Wright	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$183,177	$14,884
Stephanie Braxton	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$14,884
Robert Myers	2023	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$68,972	$14,883
Ethan Grey	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$273,884	$14,883
David W McCann	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,883
Max Nicholas Brown	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,882
John Joseph MacNeill	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,882
Terrence Shane Burke	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,882
James Coleman Feeney	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,882
Keith A. Condry	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,882
David Manuel Garay	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$136,735	$14,881
Wilson A Mejia	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$228,774	$14,880
Derek Young	2023	Public Works Department	Spec Hvy Meo	$72,191	$14,879
Darlene Tevnan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$14,878
Terrence C Joyce	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,878
Herby Toussaint	2018	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$14,878
Carlos R Santos	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,877
Paul Joseph McIrney	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,876
Fermain Cardona	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$14,876
Timothy N Quigley	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$14,876
Christopher J. Flaherty	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,875
Nytisha D Brown	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,875
Tomas Coilin Kearney	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$14,875
Brian T Smith	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,875
William K Lau	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$112,606	$14,874
Herbert Glover	2024	Public Works Department	Code Enforce Offc	$67,758	$14,874
Krikor Garabedian	2023	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Signal Repairprs II	$79,770	$14,873
Krikor Garabedian	2022	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Signal Repairprs II	$79,770	$14,873
James Alexander Miller	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$202,575	$14,873
Manuela DaSilveira	2024	Public Works Department	Admin Asst (Gser Sec Hwy Pwd)	$87,273	$14,872
Edward P Walsh	2023	Public Works Department	First Asst Drawtender##	$81,997	$14,872
Edward P Walsh	2022	Public Works Department	First Asst Drawtender##	$81,997	$14,872
Steven E Shaffer	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$14,872
David Sanchez	2025	Traffic Division	Traffic OperationsTechnician##	$71,824	$14,871
Megan E. Brugman	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,871
Cheryl M Botteri	2023	Boston Police Department	Exec Sec (B.P.D.)	$95,132	$14,871
Michael Coyne	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$14,870
Ryan H. Manning	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,870
Joseph G McMahon	2015	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief Administration	$0	$14,870
Paul James Harvey	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,869
James L King	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,869
Joseph N. Marseille	2018	Public Works Department	Sr Engineering Aid	$0	$14,868
Daniel P Moroney	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,868
John J Foley	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,868
Keeghan H. O'Brien	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,867
Gavin Tan	2021	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$47,150	$14,866