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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
James Giardina Jr. V	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,797
Edward J. MacPherson	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,796
Christopher Paul Conley	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,796
Diana M Kardashian	2023	Boston Police Department	Criminalist III	$133,403	$14,795
Ryan Conlon	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$191,381	$14,795
Steven Christopher Waldron	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$14,792
Anthony B Platt	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,792
Joseph Passi	2015	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$14,792
Michael J Whelan	2019	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$14,792
Eric L. MacPherson	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$199,011	$14,790
Sean M. Connelly	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,789
Henry L Perkins	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,788
Chantette M. Stallworth	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,787
Keith Kelly	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,787
James W. Kennedy	2023	Boston Police Department	Jr Building Custodian	$65,654	$14,787
Eric P. Desroches	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,786
Matthew E Rotelli	2025	Election Division	Sr. Asst Reg of Voters	$71,001	$14,786
Joel Tee Cruz	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,786
Timothy Andrew Brady	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$122,698	$14,786
Timothy Andrew Brady	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$122,698	$14,786
Keith D Dalrymple	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/Hackney Invest	$0	$14,786
Sean Peadar Coyne	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$120,468	$14,786
Stephen C. McManus	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$14,785
Andrew J Guerini III	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,785
Jason Turcotte	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,785
Leah A Phillips	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,784
Tahkeese Maurice Brown	2023	Public Works Department	Maint Mech (Carpenter)##	$57,156	$14,784
Jon Patrick Flaherty	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$158,500	$14,783
Edwin Manuel Lopez	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,782
Trenton Michael Parsons	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,782
Kevin E Griffiths	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$14,781
Sean Daniely	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,781
John J. Sciara	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,780
Bradley J. Donahue	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$14,780
Leamon R Miller	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF (Training Instruc) Admin	$190,945	$14,779
Ryan J Oag	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,779
Emmett Reed	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,779
Michael Okafor	2013	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector##	$0	$14,778
Javier A Jackson	2023	Planning & Engineering	Sen Spec - Energy	$144,260	$14,778
Paul T Sanders	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,778
Jeremy Michael Conley	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,776
Thomas P. Taylor	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,776
Karl Dugal	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,775
Joseph Fleury	2018	Public Works Department	Sr Civil Engineer	$0	$14,775
Ryan Francis Maher	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,774
Thomas P Dougherty	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,773
Edward P Walsh	2025	Public Works Department	First Asst Drawtender##	$83,461	$14,773
Steven Faulkner	2015	Boston Police Department	IBIS Support Technician	$0	$14,773
Ashley Nicole Clark	2020	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$14,773
Michael D. Holden	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,773