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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
William Hernandez	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$276,133	$14,465
Edward Aloysius McCarthy III	2024	Boston Fire Department	Radio Repairperson (Bfd)	$171,864	$14,465
James Giardina Jr. V	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$215,533	$14,464
Stephen M Doran	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$14,464
Patricia-Ann D Olbrys	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,462
Hien T Truong	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,462
Jeffrey Clark	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$14,462
Lucas E Taxter	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$14,462
Seamus P Walsh	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,461
Brian James McCarthy	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,460
Edward J. Kulik	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,460
Thomas P Quinn	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,460
Richard J Savicke	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,459
Stephen E Roy	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$143,949	$14,459
Levi T Newton	2023	Public Works Department	Spec Hvy Meo	$62,924	$14,459
Levi T Newton	2022	Public Works Department	Spec Hvy Meo	$62,924	$14,459
David Skarbek	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,459
Shannon McLaughlin-Fabiano	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$132,902	$14,459
Shannon McLaughlin-Fabiano	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$132,902	$14,459
Brenna Sheehan	2025	Public Works Department	Admin Secretary	$67,668	$14,458
Scott Michael Perry	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,457
Senen Maurice More	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,457
Michael P Warren	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,456
Lisa M McEachern	2014	Boston Police Department	Management Analyst (Bpd)(Asse)	$0	$14,455
Levar Brian Thomas	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,455
John J Maguire	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$14,454
Julian F Siganoff	2021	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$98,195	$14,453
Jason Wetterhahn	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$103,909	$14,453
Francisco Colon	2019	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$14,453
Usope Civilus	2019	Boston Police Department	Audio Visual Tech & Photogr##	$0	$14,453
Jose Molina III	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,452
Clifford M Connolly	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$0	$14,452
Michael W Lee	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,451
Roscoe Michael Stallworth III	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,451
Christopher Paul Daly	2019	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$14,451
Mark C. Flaherty	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,451
Michael Curly Ronayne	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,450
Deanne M Vitale	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$14,450
William M. Gillis	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,450
Gary William Russell	2018	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$14,450
Andrew L Doherty	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,450
Sean J Sullivan	2024	Boston Police Department	Sr Admin Anl	$83,609	$14,449
Lawrence A Calderone	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$14,449
Alexis Maldonado	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,446
Michael Coyne	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$14,446
Michael Potts	2018	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$14,444
Darrell J Higginbottom	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,444
Leo Joseph Greeley	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$142,534	$14,442
Don Twiggs V	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,441
Augusto Martinez Lara	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,440