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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
Christopher Michael Dunn	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,835
Todd Joyce	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,835
Beverly J. Freeman	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$142,961	$13,834
Darrell J Higginbottom	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$13,834
Arthur Brown	2017	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$13,834
Gerord Johnson	2025	Parks Department	Motor Equipment Operator-Prks	$55,618	$13,833
Colin Jumaal Dockins	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,832
Juan Francisco Diaz	2019	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$13,832
Paul J Passanisi	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,831
Michael P Saltalamacchia	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$13,830
Richard J. Watson	2019	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$13,829
Cole R Jenness	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,829
Sean A Moccia	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,828
Joseph A Montoya	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,828
James A Hayman II	2015	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II	$0	$13,828
Robert P. Petitti	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,827
Rayshawn K. Clarke	2023	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$60,656	$13,827
Eric D. Logan Sr.	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,826
Kevin l. Minor	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,826
Bria Leigh Tiro	2018	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$13,825
Leopoldo G Martinez	2015	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector##	$0	$13,825
Brian P Mullen	2017	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$13,825
James Francis Loftus	2011	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$13,825
Paul G Broderick	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,824
Eric M Evans	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,824
Elaine F Mesiti	2015	Boston Fire Department	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$13,824
Richard Michael MacDonald	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,824
Roger Paul Rakauskas	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,823
Luke B Holbrook	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$13,822
Edward Gottwald	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,822
Michael D. Stoddard	2016	Parks Department	Head Storekeeper	$0	$13,822
Zachary S. Roscoe	2015	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$13,822
Carlos E. Boy-Piedrasanta	2024	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$83,115	$13,821
Patrick C Flaherty	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,821
Edward A. Kelly	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,821
Richard P. Jordan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$13,821
David R. Lanteigne	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,821
Claude N Defay	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,821
Phu Pham	2013	Dept of Voter Mobilization	Asst Reg Voters	$0	$13,820
Rafael C. Rodriguez	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$13,820
Samuel K. Milligan	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$13,820
Joan P. Twomey	2013	Transportation Department	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$13,818
Donald Kehoe	2017	Traffic Division	Operations Mgr BTD Oper Div	$0	$13,818
Johnathan P Lewis	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$106,268	$13,817
Thomas F Stanton	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$13,817
Joseph R. Vinard	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,815
Terrell Hicks	2017	Boston Police Department	ChCommEquipOper I (SCTT)	$0	$13,814
Larneshia Chanel Bryant-Alexander	2020	Boston Police Department	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$13,813
Timothy Andrew Brady	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,813
Annexies Garcia	2017	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$13,813