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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
Tyron Jackson	2015	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$13,316
S David Exilien	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,315
Gilbert Quinchia	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,314
Roger Paul Rakauskas	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,314
Michael J Barone	2011	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$0	$13,314
Kevin Bonilla	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,313
Francis Kevin Coan	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$13,312
Wesley Leo Alleyne	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,311
Joshua Ryan Steiss	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$144,225	$13,310
Joshua Ryan Steiss	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$144,225	$13,310
Steven Perry	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$169,020	$13,310
Javier A Pagan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$13,309
Michael O Jackson	2016	Boston Fire Department	FF (Training Instruc)	$0	$13,309
Maureen Puckerin-Cook	2021	Boston Retirement System	Admin Anl	$87,688	$13,309
Arthur G. Fritch	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,309
Jeremy L. Fitton	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$13,308
Annie Bell Wilcox	2012	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$0	$13,308
Myles Lawton	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$13,308
Larry Joseph	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,307
Matthew B Gleason	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$126,969	$13,307
Sean P Costello	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,307
Joseph R Fisher	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$13,306
Sean Russell King	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,306
Joel Rodriguez	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$13,306
Brian D McKenna	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,306
Matthew Carl Zager	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$129,142	$13,305
Stephen G. Kennedy	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,305
Robert Flynn	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,304
Richard W Densmore	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,304
Robert Tabb	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,303
Brian Engelson	2019	Boston Police Department	Criminalist I	$0	$13,303
Nile John Reavis	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$134,839	$13,302
Joseph G Monahan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$13,301
James M. Gonzales	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,300
Casey S Owens	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,299
Darrin J Decoste	2018	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$13,298
Norris M Spence	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,297
Stephen M O'Neil	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,297
John R Berthiaume	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$13,297
Michael P Diorio	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,296
Kevin Williams	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,296
Ryan Conlon	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,295
John P. Dorion	2012	Boston Fire Department	Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer	$0	$13,295
Felio Laforest	2014	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$13,295
Michael C. Breen	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$171,158	$13,295
Anthony J Vargas	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,295
Adam Charles MacMaster	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$107,986	$13,295
Steven D Tylerbest	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,295
Matthew Mullen Crane	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,293
Carlo Breneus	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,293