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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
Scott Shea	2021	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$73,777	$12,801
Thomas Taylor	2020	Parks Department	Park Keeper	$0	$12,801
Sean D Hanlon	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,801
James P. Cushing	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,800
Matthew B Gleason	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,800
David P. O'Sullivan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,799
Rahsheik K. Glenn	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,798
James Ryan Kenney	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,798
Charles Pace	2016	Parks Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$0	$12,798
Richard A Shamshak	2014	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Investigator	$0	$12,797
James Patrick Cashins	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,796
David J Cushing	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$0	$12,795
Richard John DiBenedetto	2014	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$12,795
Stephan H Oliveira	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$12,795
Patrick Kieran Carey	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$12,795
Andrew J McKinnies	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$178,964	$12,794
William J Lynch	2011	Public Works Department	Head Storekeeper	$0	$12,793
Kevin W. Shepherd	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$12,793
Leo Patrick Hughes	2017	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$0	$12,793
Peter S. Papasso	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$151,735	$12,792
Mark Michael Folan	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$12,792
Paul T. Boddy	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$12,792
John Murphy III	2023	Public Works Department	Paver##	$56,845	$12,791
John Murphy III	2022	Public Works Department	Paver##	$56,845	$12,791
Scott Yanovitch	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$12,791
Beau J Claiborne	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$12,790
Sean M. Connelly	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$12,790
Clarence T Morris	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,789
Eric Schreiber	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,789
William J Hogan	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,788
Matthew James Enos	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$79,694	$12,786
Matthew James Enos	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$79,694	$12,786
Daniel T Conboy	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$12,785
Darrin J Decoste	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,785
Gregory Kelly	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$12,785
Eugene Survillo	2013	Parks Department	Exec Sec (Parks & Recreation)	$0	$12,785
Walter Edwards	2020	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$12,784
Sherry Dellascio	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,783
Joseph Stephen Magee Jr.	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,782
Stefan Theodore	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,782
Patrick O'Leary	2021	Boston Police Department	Supv Mtr Equip Rpprs (BPD)	$108,943	$12,781
Andrea M Flaherty	2024	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Admin Coordinator (Com Sch)	$125,441	$12,780
John J Maguire	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$142,584	$12,780
John J Maguire	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$142,584	$12,780
Kamil Kluziak	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$74,191	$12,780
Walter Suprey	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$230,556	$12,779
Michael D Walsh	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,779
Wiliam Simon	2019	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$12,778
Walter Edwards	2023	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$72,349	$12,777
William F Condon	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,777