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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
Kenneth R Reid	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,894
Michael Andrew Pegg	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,892
Gregory Leo Stack	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$144,963	$12,892
Gregory Leo Stack	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$144,963	$12,892
Leo Joseph Greeley	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,892
Glen T Grandy	2020	Public Works Department	Spec Hvy Meo	$0	$12,892
Marie Gabrielle Forestal	2024	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$48,279	$12,892
Manuel Andrade	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,891
Matthew Talbot	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,889
Alfonso Domenech Jr.	2014	Boston Fire Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairperson BFD	$0	$12,889
Steven W Parker	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,889
Lawrence P Carr	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$12,889
Gabriel Sanon Jr	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,889
Richard L Greer	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,888
Arthur D Espinosa	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,887
Brian Richard Fredholm	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$12,887
Helen F Stephens	2017	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$12,885
Julian Laurent	2017	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairpr Class I	$0	$12,885
James Giardina Jr. V	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$332,253	$12,885
Troy A Stuckey	2023	Parks Department	Gardener	$64,190	$12,885
Troy A Stuckey	2022	Parks Department	Gardener	$64,190	$12,885
Jailson C Ramos	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,885
Martin J. Brooks	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$12,885
Larry R Rich	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$12,885
Jennifer Shalett Crosby	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,884
John J. Finn	2016	Boston Fire Department	Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer	$0	$12,884
Thomas M Menino Jr.	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$12,883
Susanne Cunningham	2014	Property Management	Admin Asst	$0	$12,882
Dwayne Moore	2011	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$12,882
Lynette Praileau	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Ballistician 4$10	$0	$12,882
Michael Kerin	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,881
Mary J Wilson	2018	BPS Transportation	Head Account Clk 32	$0	$12,881
Edward E Jackson	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$12,881
Joseph J Cappellano	2020	Boston Fire Department	Gen Maint Mech Frprs##	$0	$12,879
Tyron Jackson	2020	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$12,879
Bem I. Claiborne	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$12,879
Tuan Kim Huynh	2014	Public Works Department	StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)##	$0	$12,877
Charles G Kelly	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$12,877
Ernesto Reyes	2017	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$12,877
John F Harrington	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$12,875
Daniel Ryan Jackson	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$148,300	$12,874
Francisco D Lara	2021	Parks Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$39,109	$12,874
Christopher G Iacozza	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$158,321	$12,873
William J O'Brien	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$12,872
Christopher John Abban	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,871
Yui Ying Chin	2015	Boston Fire Department	Prin Accountant	$0	$12,870
Vincent E. Dimino	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$12,869
Brian Stallings	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,869
William F. Haley	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$12,868
Josue Altidor	2018	Parks Department	Exec Asst (Parks & Rec)	$0	$12,868