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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 G Smiddy	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$13,813
Daniel F Greaney	2019	Property Management	Mech Equip Repairprs (PM)	$0	$13,813
Mark J. Norris	2021	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$73,233	$13,813
James Francis Dahill	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$172,682	$13,812
Nicholas John Carrafiello	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$140,192	$13,812
John J Pyne	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,812
Christopher P Adams	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,812
Christopher K. Mackin	2017	Boston Fire Department	FF (Mas Of F Boat)	$0	$13,811
Jay D Soares	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,811
Joao DePina	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,811
Deanna Marie McDevitt	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,811
Timothy J Freda	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,811
Thomas J Famolare	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$13,809
Kenneth K Gee	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,809
James Coleman Feeney	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,809
Timothy D Gerety	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,809
Earl J Almeida	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,809
Nathalie Fontanez	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,809
Tan T Le	2021	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Signal Repairprs II	$85,289	$13,808
Brian Hardiman Jr	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,807
Brian J Mellace	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,807
Christopher A Smith	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,807
Thomas Martin Flaherty	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$83,372	$13,807
Thomas Martin Flaherty	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$83,372	$13,807
Stephen P McCarthy	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,807
Richard Eugene Depiano	2016	Treasury-Treasury Division	Second Asst Coll-Trs (Trs/Trs)	$0	$13,806
Rodney Anthony Mclean	2024	Public Works Department	Public Works Hokey	$52,466	$13,806
Wlodzimierz Paluchowski	2016	Property Management	Chief Power Plant Eng	$0	$13,806
Cris D Santana	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$141,875	$13,804
Martin J. Hedderman	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,804
Robert O'Connor	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$126,885	$13,804
Todd M Brown	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$0	$13,804
Diane Gill	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$13,803
John C Ho	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,803
Matthew John McNulty	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,803
Tanasia Diamond Tibbs	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,803
Calogero Russo	2017	Boston Public Library	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$13,803
Brian E Winn	2016	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$0	$13,803
Marlon Wilson	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$13,802
Michael R Brown	2021	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$94,298	$13,801
Ricky M Rabb	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,801
Kevin F Lockhead	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,800
Dennis Michael Collins Jr.	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$159,277	$13,800
Michael Butler V	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,799
Tyler Daniel Jones	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,799
Larry J Drayton	2015	Public Works Department	Building Maint Person##	$0	$13,799
John N Foundas	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$13,797
Laura A Delaney	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$13,797
Richard Anthony Errico	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$192,726	$13,797
Lauren Woods	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$131,364	$13,797