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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
Jeremy G. Washburn	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,383
Leonard Williams	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,382
Thomas C Santry	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,382
Todd Joyce	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,382
Patrick M. McKenna	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,381
Alex Alvarez De Sotomayor	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,381
Kyle Matthew Gilmore	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$110,477	$13,381
Nicholas J. Driscoll	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$13,381
Daniel W. Kenneally	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$174,560	$13,381
Paul G Glora	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$13,381
Christopher Paul Amato	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$140,335	$13,381
Ryan Wilson	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$13,381
Michael J McLaughlin	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,380
Steven P McLaughlin	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Captain	$0	$13,380
Dereck Dolly	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,380
James Francis Nelson Jr.	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,379
Bob Ojugbana	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,379
Catherine Janet Stamnos Simmons	2017	Property Management	Sr Computer Oper (Shift Supv)	$0	$13,379
Kenneth A Marcella	2018	BPS Facility Management	Jr Custodian	$0	$13,379
Patrick Conroy	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,378
Jerome D. Smart	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$13,378
Michael D. Holden	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,378
Allan G. Kelley	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$163,159	$13,378
Michael Potts	2017	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$13,378
Jenna Savage	2025	Boston Police Department	AssocDir,BPDOfficeofReas&Devel	$139,251	$13,377
Thuan D Lai	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,376
Gerard Peter Bannon	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$115,858	$13,376
Daniel O'Connell	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$123,522	$13,376
Marivelle Crespo	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,375
Allan P. Morse	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,373
John Francis Toomey	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$142,779	$13,372
Brian Lee Espinoza	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,372
Mark E. Madden Jr.	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,371
Amanda Armstrong	2015	Boston Police Department	Criminalist II	$0	$13,371
Michael W Westwater	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,369
Richard F Stirling	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,368
Dennis J Murphy	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,368
Mark Donaldson V	2023	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$70,593	$13,368
Stephen Mark V	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,367
Zachary I MacInnis	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,366
Jill Ryan	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$129,226	$13,366
Lirida C Alfonso-Colon	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$72,199	$13,365
Matthew John Christoforo	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,364
Timothy S Dale	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,364
James Kryder	2023	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$57,648	$13,363
James Kryder	2022	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$57,648	$13,363
Barbara E McBurnie	2012	Boston Fire Department	FireAlarmOper.(TrainingOfficr)	$0	$13,363
Evangeline B. Maxwell-Davis	2013	Inspectional Services Dept	Housing Inspector	$0	$13,362
Robert Cordasco	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$233,849	$13,361
Monica L. Sheesley	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$13,360