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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
Gabriel J. Clark	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$238,294	$61,787
Kenneth Fong	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$61,784
Isaac D. Jackson IV	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$219,034	$61,783
John A Flowers	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$232,893	$61,777
Daniel J Hegerich	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$209,557	$61,771
Sean Munroe	2025	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$209,748	$61,770
Kevin R Plunkett	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$189,358	$61,770
Kevin R Plunkett	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$189,358	$61,770
John L Cetrino	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$223,623	$61,757
Brian P Tully	2023	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$300,505	$61,751
Jose A. Ruiz	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,749
Juliana Susi	2024	Boston Police Department	Prin Admin Asst	$180,981	$61,735
Jose Felipe Dos Santos	2024	Boston Fire Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairperson BFD	$146,248	$61,704
Sharon D Woods	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$172,704	$61,699
Richard F Harrington	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,690
Ashley L Sena	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$160,749	$61,682
Thomas Mulrey	2023	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$166,693	$61,682
James R Tarantino	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$61,678
John C Vibert	2020	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$0	$61,671
Patrick W Wood	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$171,477	$61,668
Patrick W Wood	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$171,477	$61,668
Rayshawn Johnson	2024	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$375,277	$61,666
Thomas A Joyce	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$61,664
Joseph Daniel Campbell	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$199,692	$61,663
Vincent H Stephens	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,660
Felipe I. Colon	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$61,660
Richard William Raymond III	2021	Boston Fire Department	Gen Main Mech Frprs(Cfm)##	$144,134	$61,659
David C McBride	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,647
George J. Beaulieu	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$61,642
Paul J Zelvis	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$360,462	$61,635
Paul M Donga	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Prev Supv(Fire Prot Eng)	$208,749	$61,635
Paul M Donga	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Prev Supv(Fire Prot Eng)	$208,749	$61,635
Javier A. Velasquez	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,631
Daniel Patrick MacAuley	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$189,931	$61,629
Daniel Patrick MacAuley	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$189,931	$61,629
Styvalis C Sosa	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$237,268	$61,624
Steven J Morgan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$61,619
Roy H Broussard	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,609
Arthur Lonergan V	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,600
Kenneth G Wehr	2024	Planning & Engineering	Chief Supv Of I/M - Alarms	$177,170	$61,597
Taylor Lee Green	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$178,743	$61,594
James A Griffin	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$61,576
Brian J Larkin	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$350,930	$61,575
Robert R Melvin	2023	Boston Police Department	Exec Asst (BPD)	$206,296	$61,573
Robert R Melvin	2022	Boston Police Department	Exec Asst (BPD)	$206,296	$61,573
Jeremy G. Washburn	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$209,902	$61,566
Kristen Renee Brass	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$173,388	$61,562
Timothy M Horan	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$243,644	$61,552
Ian P Mahoney	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper	$0	$61,550
John J Dineen	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,548