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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
Kevin Egan	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,866
Jacqueline A Sellon	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$176,696	$14,866
Jacqueline A Sellon	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$176,696	$14,866
Steven P Bradley	2014	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$14,866
William A McGovern	2023	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$69,966	$14,866
William A McGovern	2022	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$69,966	$14,866
George Albert Gilchrist	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,866
Jeffrey H Rhodes	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,865
Debra M Fisher	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$14,865
Wilfredo Martinez	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$170,733	$14,864
Beverly J. Freeman	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$14,864
Alville T Atherley	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,864
Andrew Philip Suttle	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$137,673	$14,863
John K. O'Donnell	2011	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$14,863
Mark Springer	2018	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$0	$14,862
Joseph M. Gendrolis	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,861
Joseph Viola	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,832	$14,860
Jonathan Alan Hamblin	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$14,859
Matthew Steven DiFrancesco	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,859
Derek Young	2015	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$14,859
Charles T Khoury	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,858
Zachary Wassmouth	2018	Public Works Department	Supv Struct Engr	$0	$14,858
Diane Gill	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$14,856
Gregory J Fall	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$0	$14,856
Jeremy L. Fitton	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$14,855
Dennis M. Carr	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,855
Robert M Lundbohm	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,854
Leo Patrick Hughes	2018	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$0	$14,854
Dennis A MacDonald	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,854
Michael F O'Connor Jr.	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,854
Travis Jp Dery	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,853
Brian Patrick Joyce	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,853
Richard Shawn Higgins	2021	Public Facilities Department	Clerk of Works II (PFD)	$111,181	$14,853
Christian Coyne	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,851
Albert D Marchionda	2021	Boston Police Department	Building Maint Supv	$106,343	$14,851
Everton D Gilzene	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$291,008	$14,850
Shawn Burns	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$14,849
Renzo A Monzon	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,849
Chad A. Wozniak	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,849
John J Maguire	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$145,796	$14,849
James Stephen Philpott	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$145,866	$14,848
Patrick Edward Boudrot	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,848
Gary D Bynoe	2024	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$59,833	$14,847
Joseph L. Coppinger	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$204,376	$14,847
Matthew C Vaitiskis	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,847
Richard C Francis	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$14,845
Christopher J Curtin	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,845
Amos Lawrence Monteiro	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$14,844
Adrian Darnell Townsend	2024	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$50,012	$14,844
Ronald James Newcomb	2016	Office of Streets	Admin Anl	$0	$14,841