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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
Lawrence H Buechs	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,169
Stephan H Oliveira	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$14,169
William Gerard Buckley	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,169
Jami J Clemente	2011	Public Works Department	Sr Highway Maint CrftsprsPwd##	$0	$14,169
Sylvia Laverne Matthews-Burns	2011	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$14,169
Alville T Atherley	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,168
Jay L Hairston	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$142,312	$14,168
Adam J. Fornash	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$140,756	$14,168
Adam J. Fornash	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$140,756	$14,168
Jonathan D Lucas	2014	State Boston Retirement Syst	Comptroller	$0	$14,167
Matthew Giancarlo Anastasi	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$120,053	$14,166
Matthew Giancarlo Anastasi	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$120,053	$14,166
Jason Ryan Gaffney	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,165
Steven Ennis Kasper	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,165
Joseph M Smith	2021	Traffic Division	Supv-Parking Enforcement	$128,331	$14,165
Paul John O'Brien	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,165
Robert Vazquez V	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,165
Michael B Killoran	2020	Age Strong	Adm Dir for Transportation	$0	$14,164
Aaron T Blocker	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$102,844	$14,163
Aaron T Blocker	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$102,844	$14,163
Randy James Greeley	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,163
Sean F Kelly	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$14,163
Michael James O'Neil	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$135,942	$14,163
Michael James O'Neil	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$135,942	$14,163
Kevin M Hoar	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,162
Leroi Rodriguez	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,162
Patrick C Flaherty	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,162
George A Paige	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$14,162
Jamie J Walsh	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$14,161
Anthony F Lamonica	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$153,154	$14,161
Dennis J. Crowley	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,160
Mark S Bordley	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$14,160
James Patrick Duffy	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,159
Vencent L. Easterling	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,158
Shawn M. McGrath	2014	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$14,158
Christopher Bailey	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$14,158
Anderson Turbi-Perez	2025	Parks Department	Gardener	$53,718	$14,157
Mitchell j McCormick	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$0	$14,157
Christopher A Smith	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,156
C.Devon Watson	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,155
Ian M Milan	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,154
Anthony R Ellison	2023	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$65,590	$14,154
Harry W Daniels	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$14,154
John Rodriguez	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$150,256	$14,154
Nichole Tyler	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,153
Jose A. Nunez Melendez	2023	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$65,485	$14,153
Jose A. Nunez Melendez	2022	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$65,485	$14,153
Brian Patrick Joyce	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,152
John G Jackson	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,151
Patrick Shay Callahan	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,150