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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
Martin P McCormack	2021	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief Administration	$263,169	$14,208
Hector Pena	2021	Parks Department	Motor Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$58,269	$14,207
Peter Leighton	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$131,941	$14,207
Joseph A Montoya	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,207
Emily Elizabeth Savard	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$108,628	$14,206
Donald D. Callahan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$14,205
Dennis A MacDonald	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,205
James Francis Dahill	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,205
Brian E James	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,204
Eugene B Fortes	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$176,631	$14,204
Mark T Jones	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,202
Bryan McCue	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,201
Rafael Ignacio Garcia	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,201
Michael Patrick Michel	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$124,340	$14,201
Edgar Jose Valencia	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,201
Shannon McLaughlin-Fabiano	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,200
Gladys Frias	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$14,200
Thomas Taylor	2023	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$66,069	$14,200
Thomas Taylor	2022	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$66,069	$14,200
Glenn D McGillivray	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$14,199
Richard J. Derle	2011	Cemetery Division	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$0	$14,199
Margaret Sybil Porter Connolly	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,198
Thomas R Hutchings	2017	Boston Police Department	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl (ASD/DPU)	$0	$14,198
Elbert Miguel Pereira	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,197
Le-Andra A Ledoux	2023	Property Management	Admin Asst (Prop Mgmt)	$119,422	$14,197
Khyle R Stokes-Thompson	2025	Parks Department	Park Maintenance Foreperson##	$66,045	$14,197
Erik C Then	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,196
William B O'Sullivan	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,196
Nicholas J Clifford	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,196
Stephen K. O'Connor	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$14,196
Keith R Callow	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$201,474	$14,196
Morris Viet Luu	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,196
Lisha A Ellerbee	2023	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$62,800	$14,196
Brian M Hurld	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$138,490	$14,196
David Joseph O'Connor	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$14,195
Richard M. Rizza	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$14,195
Michael J Ricci	2017	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$14,195
Keith Tolland	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,195
Michael B. Bigby	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,194
Stephen J Uno	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,193
Joseph N. Harris	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,193
Patrick Ryan Derick	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,193
Darrick L Edwards	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,192
Manuel Antonio Andrade	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,192
Jillian R. Serra	2020	Boston Police Department	Criminalist IV	$0	$14,192
Hodari Keels	2019	Parks Department	Park Ranger II	$0	$14,191
Richard A Shamshak	2016	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Investigator	$0	$14,191
Shawn M O'Neil	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$14,190
Brian Michael McCarthy	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$152,827	$14,190
Darrick L Edwards	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,190