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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
Robert J Pieroway	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$63,017
John F Callahan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$63,016
James McGarrell	2024	Boston Police Department	EmergCommSpec Dispatch Trainer	$172,083	$63,010
Brian J Nee	2024	Boston Fire Department	EAP Coordinator Admin	$275,215	$63,008
Emmanuel C Dambreville	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$62,992
Keith Berk	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$205,176	$62,992
Keith Berk	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$205,176	$62,992
Castro Clemat	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$293,903	$62,984
Edward P Meade	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$279,901	$62,981
Ryan Richard Kelly	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$62,978
Andrew Copp Burns	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$258,074	$62,978
Daniel Richard Martell Jr.	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$256,562	$62,977
John-Luc Samuel	2021	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$122,151	$62,972
Brandon Shane Carey	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$62,971
Daniel J. Sparrow	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$62,969
Timothy McCarthy	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$315,154	$62,965
Matthew A. Kervin	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper	$0	$62,965
John A. Teixeira	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$209,653	$62,964
William J. Samaras	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$62,963
Scott D. Lucas	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$62,952
John F Kelly	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$235,250	$62,950
John F Kelly	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$235,250	$62,950
Michael T. Duffley	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$210,687	$62,946
Joseph Holmes	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$62,942
Janine Busby	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$298,744	$62,938
Jacques Junior Noel	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$174,196	$62,930
Elias Cruz	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$62,930
Mark L Assad	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$272,520	$62,924
Raymond Soto	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$320,921	$62,916
Brian J Lydon	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$62,912
Daniel J Fullam	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$62,908
Dennis R Linehan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$352,868	$62,905
Hubert G Valmond	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$200,686	$62,900
Timothy M Horan	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$62,900
Michael J Connolly	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$62,893
Ydritzabel Oller	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$62,893
Jason A. Nunez	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$235,892	$62,883
Paul R Chevrette	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$62,882
Hena Lopes V	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$218,658	$62,880
Hena Lopes V	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$218,658	$62,880
Richard L Whalen	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$62,880
Vincent H Stephens	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$62,875
Robert W Ciccolo	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Captain	$0	$62,875
Joseph F. Medina	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$194,836	$62,870
James W Miller	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$62,854
Nathan P Robbins	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$62,854
Paul Gormley	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$249,444	$62,852
Astrid Gonzalez	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$155,922	$62,849
Aaron T Blocker	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$204,305	$62,848
Earl O Perkins	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$62,844