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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
EmiLeo R. Martinez	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$286,099	$62,843
Michael L Ennis	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$283,083	$62,839
James K Plourde	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$194,050	$62,838
Joseph F. Medina	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$189,439	$62,836
Joseph F. Medina	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$189,439	$62,836
Kenneth M Moore	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$197,906	$62,833
Gilbert Costen	2017	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$62,820
Michael J Spence	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$62,804
Roy A. Frederick	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$189,177	$62,803
Roy A. Frederick	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$189,177	$62,803
Michael W Flaven	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$184,533	$62,802
Fred R Williams	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieut (Det)	$0	$62,802
Nicholas Fisher	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$62,787
Patrick John Foley	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$194,059	$62,780
Patrick John Foley	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$194,059	$62,780
Sean C Burke	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$247,448	$62,776
Thomas B. Hopkins	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$62,776
Gabriel Abreu	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$169,470	$62,763
Gabriel Abreu	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$169,470	$62,763
Paul L Donlon	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$62,762
Caetano A Teixeira	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$216,903	$62,762
Ramon M. Kelly-Chalas	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$62,748
Michael T Principe	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$62,747
John Thomas Cooney	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$218,341	$62,746
John Thomas Cooney	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$218,341	$62,746
Scott Pulchansingh	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$242,765	$62,726
Melissa A Lombardo	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$192,985	$62,724
Christopher Hamilton	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$62,716
Kevin B. Boyle	2015	Boston Fire Department	Frprs Electrical Equip Rprprs	$0	$62,704
Francis McLaughlin X	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$62,704
David H Munroe	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$62,702
Haseeb Hosein	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$62,697
Henry Tyra	2023	Public Works Department	Maint MechI(LightSrvRep/Pwd)##	$136,624	$62,690
Henry Tyra	2022	Public Works Department	Maint MechI(LightSrvRep/Pwd)##	$136,624	$62,690
Raymond Peter Tomasini	2023	Boston Police Department	Supn of Police Building	$195,407	$62,690
Joao C Rodrigues	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$62,686
Michael J Hegarty	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$311,240	$62,686
Ronald Joseph Holmes	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$62,679
John Farrell	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$62,668
Joseph R Horton	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$62,667
Frank Nogueira	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$171,475	$62,667
Charles R Daly	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$62,664
Paul L Donlon	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$62,657
Gregory A. McPherson	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$62,650
Marvin M Wright	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$313,880	$62,645
Patrick W Wood	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$172,944	$62,642
Rene Sanchez	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$265,456	$62,635
Rene Sanchez	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$265,456	$62,635
Timothy M Horan	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$62,608
Keith Monahan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$318,177	$62,604