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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
John M. Bresnahan	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,797
Glen Hassard	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,796
Frank Johannes Lang	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,796
Steven Caulfield	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,796
Kendra J Conway	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,795
Jesse Colon	2015	Public Works Department	Spec Hvy Meo	$0	$13,795
George Flaherty V	2014	Public Works Department	Sr Highway Maint CrftsprsPwd##	$0	$13,794
Nathaniel Ryan Dougan	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,794
Joe Martinez	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$113,901	$13,793
Carlos S Forrester	2011	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$0	$13,793
Sean M. Milliken	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$123,130	$13,793
Sean M. Milliken	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$123,130	$13,793
Joyce C Fitzgerald	2020	Boston Police Department	Exec Sec (B.P.D.)	$0	$13,793
Courtney A Powell	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$90,329	$13,793
Jaime Galarza	2015	Boston Fire Department	FIU Digital Lab Supervisor	$0	$13,792
Khalilah A Drummer	2015	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$13,791
David Anthony Dawson	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,791
Stuart James Borgen	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,790
Donna M. Gavin	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$13,790
Skye Robinson	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$13,789
Tomas Perez	2023	Parks Department	Gardener Foreperson	$67,481	$13,789
Thomas J Timmins	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,788
Nelida Chantelle Rodriguez	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$149,245	$13,788
Roger T Burke	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,787
Larry R Rich	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,787
Carl Dirocco	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,786
David Alexander Djerf	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,786
Matthew Thomas Arseneault	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,786
Janet P. Lewis	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,786
Timothy S Dale	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$163,132	$13,785
Timothy S Dale	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$163,132	$13,785
John M Johnson	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$13,785
Richard T Kelley	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,784
James A Duffy	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,784
Michael P Warren	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$13,784
Anthony B Platt	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,783
Joseph Kelley Jr	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,783
Norris M Spence	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,783
Linda A Sutton	2015	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$13,783
Michael E Davis	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,783
Erica L Bradley	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,783
James A. Cali	2013	Property Management	Jr Building Custodian	$0	$13,782
Michael E Tierney	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,782
Nolan R Burns	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$165,050	$13,782
Brian Alkins	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,781
Elson Filipe Monteiro	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,781
Francis Stephen Jankowski	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,781
Edward Lorenz	2014	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$13,781
Shella Vetiac	2015	Boston Fire Department	Head Clerk	$0	$13,780
David M. Ostiguy	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$13,780