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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
Serge Lindor	2016	Public Works Department	Jr Civil Eng	$0	$13,780
Joseph Kelley Jr	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-ADR	$0	$13,780
Andrea M Carr	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$106,363	$13,779
Andrea M Carr	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$106,363	$13,779
Patricia Anne Lyons	2025	Boston Retirement System	Admin Asst (Finance)	$117,589	$13,778
Brett R. Hardy	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,777
John W Carrington	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,776
Steven A Campbell	2016	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$13,775
Kellen F Burke	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,775
Marlon Wilson	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,775
Paul D. Lucas	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,775
Lawrence E Darden	2011	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$13,774
Brian E James	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,774
Luis J. Hornedo	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,774
Cheryl A Othmer	2023	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$93,718	$13,773
Cheryl A Othmer	2022	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$93,718	$13,773
Christopher A Hartgrove	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$13,773
Stephen D Roe	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$13,773
Brian D McKenna	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$139,266	$13,773
Ryan H Frederick	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$142,872	$13,772
Sherry Dellascio	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,772
Wilson Sousa	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$248,127	$13,772
Joseph Mario Townes	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,771
Timothy P Foley	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,771
Rafael Rivera	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,770
Casey S Owens	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,770
Xhoana Neni	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$58,152	$13,770
Michael Blaney	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,770
Vincent E. Dimino	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,769
Antone McCatty	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,769
George E Boggs	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$146,665	$13,769
John Glen Stivaletta	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,769
Wayne G Clarke	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$13,768
Quy Phuong Nguyen	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$216,891	$13,768
Vladimir Xavier	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,766
Gregory Dajuan Williams	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,766
James R Martin	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$13,766
David J Marshall	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,765
Giuseppe A. Guarino Jr.	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$13,765
Dwayne W. Gumbs	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,764
Paul Patrick Jablonski	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,763
Philip T Ordonez	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,763
Francis R Donovan	2017	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$0	$13,763
Edward Wallace	2023	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$64,234	$13,763
Kamau Pritchard	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$285,924	$13,763
Lirida C Alfonso-Colon	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$67,208	$13,763
Lirida C Alfonso-Colon	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$67,208	$13,763
April Maldonado	2017	Public Works Department	Sr Admin Asst	$0	$13,762
Jeremiah Goodwin	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,762
Paul Doherty O'Leary	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$155,268	$13,762