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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
David Busch	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,130
John T MacDougall	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$14,130
Kayci Claude Bernard	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,129
James L King	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,129
Shawn M. McGrath	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,127
Charles M. Buchanan	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,127
Peter Davies	2023	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$88,916	$14,126
Peter Davies	2022	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$88,916	$14,126
Leigh Anne Fitzgerald	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,125
Roy A Mills	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,125
Steven Caulfield	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,125
Erin Keogh	2021	Boston Retirement System	Admin Asst (Finance)	$109,943	$14,124
Joseph D. Shea	2014	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$14,124
James M Doyle	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$14,124
Jared Taylor	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$192,660	$14,124
Thomas J Cherry	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$14,123
David F Vittorini	2011	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$14,122
Joseph Hughes	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,122
Joseph M Kennedy	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$14,122
James M Barry	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$14,122
Colin Jumaal Dockins	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,121
Kerri Thibeau	2023	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$112,423	$14,121
Kerri Thibeau	2022	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$112,423	$14,121
Thomas Patrick Keane	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,120
Thomas M Goggin	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$0	$14,119
Gregory D Hannigan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,119
Thomas J Carroll	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,119
Vincent James Provenzano	2011	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$14,118
Robert R. Robichaud	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,118
Stephen D Roe	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$14,118
David Lee Seales	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,118
David L Garrett	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,117
Glen A Campbell	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,117
John McDonald	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,117
Richard W Trull	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,117
Jean Claude Remy	2023	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II	$104,339	$14,117
Susan A Reed	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$14,117
Margaret Sybil Porter Connolly	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$14,117
Edward Gottwald	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,116
Elmer Batres	2020	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$0	$14,116
Kevin B Garry	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$14,115
Erin Keogh	2023	Boston Retirement System	Admin Asst (Finance)	$120,350	$14,115
Paul F. McDonald	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,115
Christopher J Broderick	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$266,326	$14,114
Angelene Richardson	2014	Boston Police Department	Exec Sec (B.P.D.)	$0	$14,113
Raymond C Johnson	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,112
William M Hardmon	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,112
Alex Luna	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$185,542	$14,112
Steven K McLaughlin	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$14,112
Leiry A Melendez-Sullivan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$14,112