Police overtime ran $98 million over budget, and civilian agencies overspent by 61%
Overtime spent by agency in fiscal 2026, split into the part the budget covered and the part above it, in millions of dollars. Citywide: $2.85 billion spent against $2.55 billion budgeted.
- Spent within budget
- Spent over budget
- Budgeted, not spent
Overtime paid to City employees nearly doubled between fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2025
Total overtime paid across all City payrolls by fiscal year, from payroll records. This is a cash measure and differs from the budget figures above.
Source: NYC Open Data, Citywide Payroll Data (k397-673e), sum of total overtime paid by fiscal year
The State Comptroller estimates the City's out-year overtime budgets are short by more than $700 million a year, and ties civilian overruns partly to staffing shortages.
Sources: Office of the State Comptroller, Figure 33; NYC Open Data, Citywide Payroll Data.