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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
Nam Van Nguyen	2023	Boston Public Library	Sr Bldg Custodian	$80,296	$13,582
Daniel Joseph Magoon	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,582
Steven M Charbonnier	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$13,582
Thomas J Griffin	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$0	$13,582
John Durkan	2016	Cemetery Division	Exec Sec (P&R) Cementaries	$0	$13,581
Sara D. Dorsey	2023	Boston Police Department	PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases	$175,209	$13,581
Joyce L Solomon	2023	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Sr Programmer	$95,117	$13,580
John Picariello	2024	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$74,516	$13,580
Moises A De Jesus	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$172,714	$13,580
Ronald A Harrington	2019	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief Admin	$0	$13,580
Jeff R Carrio	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,580
Robert Dean	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,580
Skye Canuto	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$186,006	$13,578
Dirk D. Shorter	2023	Public Works Department	Paver##	$65,154	$13,578
Carl G. Marshall	2021	BPS School Safety Service	Officer-Bps Police	$75,890	$13,578
Bryan Joseph Errico	2023	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Investigator	$70,118	$13,578
Jonathan James Carrington	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,578
Sean Michael Kelly	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,577
John Glen Stivaletta	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,576
Robert W Gallagher	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,576
Elias H. Semaan	2014	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Chief Civil Engineer	$0	$13,576
Eddy E. Holmes	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,575
Emmanuel Rodriguez	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$175,377	$13,575
Geovanni Chevere	2014	BPS School Safety Service	Officer-Bps Police	$0	$13,575
Andrew G Garvey	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$121,332	$13,574
Andrew G Garvey	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$121,332	$13,574
Gregory M Short	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$13,574
Patrick M. McKenna	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,574
Eric William Jacobs	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,574
Rodney O. Marshall	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$13,574
Bradley J. Donahue	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$13,572
Warren J Hoppie	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$13,572
John Kacvinsky	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,572
Oscar O. Francisco	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,572
Raymond Duran Batista Vasquez	2023	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$82,200	$13,571
Brian R. Sullivan	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,571
Larentz Orlando Greene II	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,569
Thomas James Chadwell	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,569
Matthew J Morris	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,568
Jean M. Keough	2017	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$13,568
Joseph Nagle V	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$13,568
Jeremy Michael Nelson	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,568
Carlo Breneus	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,567
William G Austin	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,567
George Charles Hennessey	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$110,988	$13,566
Sheldon Francis	2023	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$75,590	$13,565
Sheldon Francis	2022	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$75,590	$13,565
Anthony Lee Austin	2025	Boston Public Library	Sr Bldg Custodian	$59,810	$13,563
John F. Kenneally	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$182,140	$13,563
Edward A. McKinnon	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,563