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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
Yeuris Gonzalez	2019	Parks Department	Gardener	$0	$14,620
Scott M Stenstrom	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,619
Aleksei Constantine Nicklas	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$14,619
Erik J Mattson	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-AdvanceTechnician	$206,235	$14,618
Erik J Mattson	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-AdvanceTechnician	$206,235	$14,618
John D Dougherty	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$14,618
Michelle Johnson	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,618
Edward L Gately	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Hackney Invest 3$8	$210,779	$14,618
James Francis Fitzgerald	2019	Boston Fire Department	EAP Counselor	$0	$14,618
Kenneith A. Jones	2012	Boston Fire Department	FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTechnician	$0	$14,617
Sandro Fonseca	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,617
Patrick B O'Sullivan	2015	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$14,616
Robert E. Dillon Jr.	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,616
Hiram K Ortega	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$14,616
Dave F Dwyer	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,616
James A Duffy	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,616
Eric L. MacPherson	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,616
Brian J Perry	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$221,111	$14,616
Khamal Charles Headen	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$91,218	$14,614
Christopher Michael Dunn	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,614
Oi-Chun Lau	2011	State Boston Retirement Syst	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$14,613
Jeffrey M Yung	2024	Election Division	Asst Registrar of Voters I	$59,344	$14,612
Joseph L Madden	2018	Boston Police Department	Statistical Analyst(Bpd)	$0	$14,611
Charles F Pero	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,610
Nicholas Joseph Rue	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$152,822	$14,610
Lisa A Gregorio	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$14,609
Stephen Edward Flynn	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,656	$14,608
Joseph J. Houlder	2021	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$149,868	$14,608
Jeffrey T Tobin	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Harborboat 3$8	$193,652	$14,607
Brian E Cobb	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,607
Patrick G McDonagh	2024	Inspectional Services Dept	Envrnmntl Health Inspector I	$102,863	$14,607
Sebastian Edward Ratchell	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$103,485	$14,607
Sebastian Edward Ratchell	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$103,485	$14,607
Michelle A Williams	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$14,606
Jakorah Musto	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$97,204	$14,606
James Holder	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,605
Matthew Mullen Crane	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,433	$14,605
Michael Joseph Aylward	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,604
Mark A McLaughlin	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,602
Steve Mills	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$14,601
Joseph K McNiff	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$14,600
Daniel James Kane	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,600
Matthew G Shea	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$162,019	$14,600
Matthew G Shea	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$162,019	$14,600
James K Coveney	2011	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$14,599
Joseph P Langan	2014	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$0	$14,599
Jeffrey T Tobin	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Harborboat 3$8	$0	$14,599
Michael P. McGonagle	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,598
Willie K Harris	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,597
Paul Joseph McIrney	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,597