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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
Patrick Harrison Connolly	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,686
Stephen Edward Flynn	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,686
Brendan O. McIntyre	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,685
James Joseph Toland	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$151,884	$12,684
Joseph Michael Young	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$12,684
Ryan Donahue	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$237,887	$12,683
Daniel Ryan Jackson	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$133,460	$12,683
Michael J Flaherty	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,683
Stephen P McCormack	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$12,683
Cory Prescott Finn	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,683
Patrick Russell	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$157,880	$12,682
Patrick Russell	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$157,880	$12,682
Darlene S. Bufford	2017	Parks Department	Sr Personnel Officer II	$0	$12,681
Michael O'Keefe	2018	Auditing Department	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$12,681
Geneese Webster	2012	Boston Police Department	ChCommEquipOper I (SCTT)	$0	$12,680
Selena Farley	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,680
Robert C Flynn	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$12,680
John J. MacLaughlan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,680
Thomas Michael Sameski	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$107,856	$12,680
Octavius S. Rowe	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,680
Gregory C Stewartson	2018	Boston Public Library	Sr Bldg Custodian	$0	$12,680
Daniel R Dowling	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$12,680
Anthony Rowan	2021	Boston Fire Department	FF - Safety Specialist	$165,656	$12,680
Christopher Alan Bird	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,679
Richard T Kelley	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$12,678
Mina Sobhy	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,678
John M Twomey	2019	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Asst Supv-Sch Bld El In & Mnt	$0	$12,678
Dawn R Morse	2012	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$12,677
Ian M Milan	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$177,470	$12,676
Steven Faulkner	2021	Boston Police Department	IBIS Support Technician	$102,747	$12,676
Anthony F Dellorco	2015	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$12,675
Thomas Leahy	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$180,056	$12,674
Paul James Harvey	2017	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$12,674
Jeffrey B Callahan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$121,955	$12,673
Jeffrey B Callahan	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$121,955	$12,673
Destiny Marie Santiago	2021	Boston Police Department	Cadet (Police)	$42,044	$12,673
Catherine Janet Stamnos Simmons	2012	Property Management	Sr Computer Operator	$0	$12,673
Guerda Despeignes Lionel	2025	Transportation	Cab Monitor HE	$49,797	$12,672
Mark S Nadolny	2019	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C/Nights	$0	$12,671
Brian T Coppney	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,670
Matthew Richard Kenneally	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$12,670
Hansy Rigueur	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,670
Kevin W Cullen	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,670
Paul P. Ristino	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$12,669
Oscar Calderon	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,669
Eric T. Schmidt	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$212,894	$12,668
Matthew Shane Kelley	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,667
Brenda Ortiz	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$12,667
Henry Tyra	2013	Public Works Department	Spec Hvy Meo	$0	$12,667
Joseph Michael Young	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$12,667