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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
Jamie Pietroski	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$61,142
William J. Woodley	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$61,118
Christopher Avery Williams	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$203,672	$61,117
Eddie Hernandez	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$61,110
Robert J Doyle	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF Master Fire Boat ScubaDiver	$221,052	$61,108
Robert J Doyle	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF Master Fire Boat ScubaDiver	$221,052	$61,108
Kevin P Finn	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$233,307	$61,107
Kevin P Finn	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$233,307	$61,107
Rafael Hernandez Jr.	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$208,764	$61,103
Sean M McCarthy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$159,372	$61,103
Sean M McCarthy	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$159,372	$61,103
Daniel C. Pusey	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,093
John J Gould	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$61,090
Kevin P McGoldrick	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$310,604	$61,087
John P. Quinn	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$61,084
Aaron Thompson	2020	Boston Fire Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$61,060
Brian C Mahoney	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,057
James R Tarantino	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$61,056
John B. Ahern	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$61,043
Christopher Hamilton	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$178,233	$61,042
Evan Nunez	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$236,186	$61,040
Dowayne O. Lewis	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,029
Dennis J. Crowley	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,025
Carolyn I Flaherty	2025	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$173,521	$61,022
James Holder	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,016
John J Dineen	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$61,012
Luis A Cruz	2019	Boston Police Department	Dep Supn (Bpd)	$0	$61,012
Timothy Denio	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$61,011
Michael F. Doran	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$171,464	$61,008
Andrew G Garvey	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$61,007
Emily M. English	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$314,655	$61,006
Renzo A Monzon	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$270,820	$61,005
Paul J Downey	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$60,997
John J Davin	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$60,992
Paul J Downey	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$60,984
Dennis M. Medina	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$60,982
Steven A. Dodd	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$172,705	$60,981
Steven A. Dodd	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$172,705	$60,981
Desmond Tyler	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$184,199	$60,974
Scott Ramsey Denson	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPDInspLevl1Certification)	$195,524	$60,966
Anthony B Platt	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$60,960
Gary R Dardia	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$60,932
Michael T. Duffley	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$239,655	$60,931
John A Conway	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$60,924
Alfred A James	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$60,923
Kevin F Jones	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$60,919
Daniel Patrick McDevitt	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$194,691	$60,915
Daniel Patrick McDevitt	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$194,691	$60,915
Darlene Lagoa	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$60,914
Merica Guillaume	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$165,687	$60,912