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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
Ydritzabel Oller	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$171,212	$61,538
David D. Crabbe	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$61,534
John B. Joyce	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$61,523
Nathan P Robbins	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$193,874	$61,523
Nathan P Robbins	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$193,874	$61,523
John Michael Gallagher	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$0	$61,517
Martin M O'Malley	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$230,398	$61,512
Michael P Saltalamacchia	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$193,500	$61,508
Kevin Paul McCarthy	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$247,060	$61,501
Juan J Seoane	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$283,182	$61,494
Sean C. McCarthy	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$354,696	$61,490
Paul T Sanders	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,489
Serge A. Sanon	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$61,489
Richard Slamin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$174,294	$61,487
Richard Slamin	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$174,294	$61,487
Colin Gerard Yanovitch	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$197,797	$61,487
Lawrence D Welch	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,486
Courtney A Powell	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$61,474
Stanley Jesus Pina	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$156,660	$61,467
Stanley Jesus Pina	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$156,660	$61,467
Jarrod A Gero	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,463
Michael J. Doherty	2025	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$369,625	$61,458
Joseph G Scaringello	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$61,455
Kevin A. Harrison	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$203,581	$61,455
Kevin A. Harrison	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$203,581	$61,455
Brian T. Gill	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$61,453
Juan A Estevez	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$217,703	$61,451
Juan A Estevez	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$217,703	$61,451
Roderick L Lewis	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,446
Matthew J Fogarty	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$61,439
James M Foley	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$323,832	$61,431
Michael M. Kelley	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$353,025	$61,425
Stephen W. Hodges	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$195,143	$61,423
Douglas Philip Menard	2025	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Adv Tech	$310,120	$61,422
Juan A Diaz	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$61,418
John E Ball	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$189,843	$61,417
Gary J Ryan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$251,808	$61,407
Gary J Ryan	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$251,808	$61,407
Paul J Zelvis	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$237,819	$61,404
Paul J Zelvis	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$237,819	$61,404
Eddy B. Pena	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,403
Michael Kern V	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$61,386
Daniel Patrick MacAuley	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$193,695	$61,384
James M Stoddard	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,380
Randy M Holley	2025	Public Works Department	Foreperson	$128,702	$61,377
James R Sheehan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$216,447	$61,376
Patrick W. Hussey	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSp)DFC-AdvTe	$224,767	$61,373
Mark A Tobin	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$319,113	$61,368
John F Callahan	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$61,367
Philip J Bliss	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$61,367