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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
Sean Joseph Colby	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,283
Sean Hynes	2015	Public Works Department	Service Writer	$0	$14,283
Eliezer Saez	2023	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$69,308	$14,282
Darryl Weathers	2023	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor II	$101,967	$14,282
Juan A Estevez	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$290,436	$14,281
Michael S. Johnson	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,281
William Iraola	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$171,989	$14,281
Emily Elizabeth Savard	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$159,088	$14,280
William B. Gross	2020	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repprs (CFM)##	$0	$14,280
Millicent R Brown	2023	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$101,124	$14,280
Millicent R Brown	2022	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$101,124	$14,280
James Francis Dahill	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$123,594	$14,280
Leslie N Burton	2024	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$55,908	$14,280
Megan S Kelleher	2025	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$71,799	$14,279
Jonathan Carter	2023	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C	$123,199	$14,278
Joseph A Quinn	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,278
Joel Rodriguez	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$14,278
Francis Hughes X	2013	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$0	$14,276
Bernadette McCarthy	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$14,276
Hector R. Alicea	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,275
Lucas B Canuto	2025	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Investigator	$62,707	$14,275
Darrick L Edwards	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,275
Bret Giannetti	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,275
Patrick T. Loftus	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,275
Halsey Junior Bernard	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,274
Scott Ramsey Denson	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,274
Frank J. Fortes	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$176,565	$14,274
Earnest Wayne Bass	2024	Facilities Management	Sen Cust C	$80,146	$14,273
Barbara E. Parolin	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,273
Tristan T Harvey	2016	Public Works Department	Asst Electrical Engineer	$0	$14,272
James Francis Nelson Jr.	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$160,498	$14,272
Sergio E Mijangos	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$181,341	$14,272
Michael B Hegarty	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF Paid Detail Officer Admin	$159,607	$14,272
Andy Tran	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$139,172	$14,272
Michael Patrick Tuohy	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,272
Jeffrey W Lynch	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$132,876	$14,272
Eva L Santiago	2013	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$14,271
Paul G Glora	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$14,271
Glen R Martin	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,269
Kerri Thibeau	2019	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$0	$14,269
David A Hanson	2011	Boston Public Schools	Jr Custodian	$0	$14,269
Mark B Selden	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,268
Marie Desir	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$49,912	$14,268
Garry P. Pilato	2018	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$14,267
Richard F Stirling	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,267
Juan B Brito	2025	Facilities Management	Jr Custodian	$79,251	$14,266
Frank Wong	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,263
Daniel Edward Perry	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,263
Jennifer M Ryan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Case Manager (Fire Dept.)	$130,689	$14,263
Theron S. Houlder	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,263