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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
Richard Joseph Treanor	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$140,036	$14,520
Javier E Perez	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,520
Rene Roumo	2014	Boston Fire Department	FF Paid Detail Officer	$0	$14,520
Steven K McLaughlin	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,520
Michelle D Reese	2023	Haynes EEC	Prin Clerk/School Sec 19	$71,046	$14,519
Michelle D Reese	2022	Haynes EEC	Prin Clerk/School Sec 19	$71,046	$14,519
Alexander Moskos	2012	Boston Police Department	Prin Research Analyst	$0	$14,519
Emmet T Walsh	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,518
Brian M Hurld	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,517
Richard J. Roberto	2017	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$14,517
Brian Hardiman Jr	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,517
Paul R. Blaikie	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,517
Elice Ratchell	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$14,516
Barry R Corbett	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,516
Michael Browder Jr.	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,516
Dennis P. Devlin	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$14,515
Gul Hassan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,515
Stephen J Horgan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,515
Rodney H Cameron	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,515
Jared Hogan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,514
Sheldon T Morgan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,514
Rodney Herbin	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,514
Frank G Williams	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$104,656	$14,514
James M Doyle	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$14,513
Thomas M. Leahy	2012	Property Management	Sr Project Mangr (PMDConst&Rp)	$0	$14,513
Benjamin Miller	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,513
Daniel Politano	2014	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$0	$14,513
Michael P Thornton	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,512
Matthew S Guerard	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,512
Francis Joseph McCarthy	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,512
Brian James Heaton	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,511
Steven L. Baldassari	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$0	$14,511
Rodney G Raye	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,511
Loulou Tresmar	2024	Parks Department	Motor Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$50,369	$14,511
Pamela McDevitt	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$149,757	$14,511
Patrick A Markland	2023	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$109,246	$14,511
Benny B Lee	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,510
Bruce W Hicks	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$14,509
James Joseph Toland	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,509
Max Beichel X	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,509
Joseph W Spinale	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,509
James N Grossman	2013	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$14,509
Brian T Coppney	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,509
Stephen M Meade	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$14,509
Kevin Boczkowski	2025	Public Works Department	Sanitation Insp##	$107,349	$14,508
Leonard Aaron Whitted	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,508
John Caulfield	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$145,467	$14,507
Patricia M Durant	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$142,766	$14,507
Darryl A. Grant	2017	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$14,507
Jay L Hairston	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,507