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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
Michael Gerard Lynch	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,440
Edward J Haley	2015	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$14,438
Michael J Venteroso	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,438
Kevin Patrick Ranahan	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,436
Daniel William Loring	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$149,955	$14,435
Jarred Michael Sprague	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,435
Constantine P. Coutlis	2015	Parks Department	Asst Electrical Engineer	$0	$14,435
Alector F Tavares	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,434
Richard K Callow	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$14,434
Louis Nieves	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$14,434
Brian Michael McCarthy	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,434
Brian R. Sullivan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,873	$14,433
Brian R. Sullivan	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,873	$14,433
Francisco Rodriguez	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,433
Carlos Xavier Rosario	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$68,137	$14,432
Carlos Xavier Rosario	2022	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$68,137	$14,432
Ryan J. Ross	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,432
Derek McMillan	2021	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equ Repairpr Class III	$56,799	$14,431
Matthew Talbot	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,431
Joseph A Boucher	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,430
Thomas J Timmins	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,430
Gustavo Gil Medina	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,429
Jackal Lin	2013	Dept of Voter Mobilization	Election Operations Asst	$0	$14,429
Jared Taylor	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$128,446	$14,429
Marcus Lamar Morris	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,429
David F. Bridges	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,428
Keith R Callow	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,428
Karen R Fernandes	2017	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$14,428
Patrick Moran	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$168,738	$14,427
Patrick Moran	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$168,738	$14,427
Mario E. Santillana	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,426
James R Martin	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$14,426
Claire K. Duffy	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,426
Troy Moore	2025	Cemetery Division	Grave Digger	$57,527	$14,425
George C Nikas	2023	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$80,834	$14,423
George C Nikas	2022	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$80,834	$14,423
Kenneth Doneghey	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,423
Michael James O'Neil	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,423
Douglas M Felton	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,423
Joseph A Kelleher	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,422
Timothy A Warren	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,422
Barbara Wuschke	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$141,671	$14,422
Tyler Daniel Jones	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$154,702	$14,421
William GuoBin Chan	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,421
Joao DePina	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,421
Kevin Luddy	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$144,910	$14,421
S David Exilien	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,420
Joseph N. Harris	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,419
Robert M Ridlon	2014	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Sup School Bldgs Alt&Rep	$0	$14,419
Drew Pokrant	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$162,024	$14,419