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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
Shawn E. Farrar	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification)	$148,425	$13,236
Shawn E. Farrar	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification)	$148,425	$13,236
Michael J. Norman	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,236
Regina Samuel	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$13,236
Sherry Dellascio	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,235
Jabari A Wattley	2023	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$65,096	$13,235
Deanne M Vitale	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$13,235
Amy E McLean-Spang	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$13,235
Michael Patrick Browne	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$13,234
Rowena Wesley	2013	Boston Police Department	Exec Sec (B.P.D.)	$0	$13,234
Wilfrid Decossa	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$238,943	$13,234
Michael B Hegarty	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,234
James Bichekas	2013	Property Management	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$13,233
Kevin E. Weekes	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$0	$13,233
Scott Christopher Rothwell	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,233
Daniel P. Cook	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,233
Scott Christopher Rothwell	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$136,396	$13,233
Scott Christopher Rothwell	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$136,396	$13,233
Glen T Grandy	2011	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$0	$13,231
Wayne T. Cummings	2011	Boston Public Schools	Sen Cust C	$0	$13,231
Kevin M O'Brien	2016	Parks Department	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$0	$13,230
Daniel J Hegerich	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,229
Timothy Kenney	2024	Property Management	Facilities Specialist I	$89,955	$13,228
Richard A Evans	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$13,228
Dennis A MacDonald	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$13,227
Kevin J Coughlin	2017	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$13,227
Kevin Thomas Joyce	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,226
Daniel Joseph Murphy	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$142,255	$13,226
Daniel Joseph Murphy	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$142,255	$13,226
Bernadette R Holiday	2015	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$0	$13,226
Martin J Cannata	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,226
Kevin Joseph Cully	2024	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Signal Repairprs I	$64,625	$13,226
Yeuri Baez	2025	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equ Repairpr Class III	$56,950	$13,225
Phillip C. Skrabut	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,224
James Joseph Brooks	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,223
Amy E McLean-Spang	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$13,223
John F LeBlanc	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$172,783	$13,223
Scott Shea	2019	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$0	$13,223
Tyrone A Marshall	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,222
Jacob Mancebo	2021	Traffic Division	Traffic OperationsTechnician##	$66,283	$13,221
Philip T Ordonez	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,221
Vencent L. Easterling	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,221
Brian Matthew Leahy	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$13,221
Nicholas J McLaughlin	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,220
Peter Cullen	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,220
Michael McCarthy	2016	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSp)DFC-AdvTe	$0	$13,220
Matthew Manning	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$13,220
Glendon G King	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$13,220
Kelly A. Winston	2016	Public Facilities Department	Procurement/AP Manager	$0	$13,219
Jamie Joseph Walsh Jr.	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$141,162	$13,219