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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
Devon G Morgan	2024	Traffic Division	Asst Traffic Engineer	$159,326	$58,915
Paul A MacIsaac	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$58,913
Sean F Joyce	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$209,527	$58,913
Scott J Malone	2023	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$289,722	$58,908
Scott J Malone	2022	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$289,722	$58,908
Latoya L Gamble	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$58,906
Daniel J Adams	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$58,898
Sean Wallace	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$58,893
Christopher J Curtin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$220,432	$58,892
Sean F Deery	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$189,459	$58,888
Sean F Deery	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$189,459	$58,888
Stefani Cathleen McGrath	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$58,886
Michael A Torigian	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$172,500	$58,883
John B. Joyce	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$58,879
Stephen W. Hodges	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$234,078	$58,875
Michael F. Gavin	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$222,128	$58,875
Michael C. Harrington	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$58,874
Raymond Liang	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$213,722	$58,874
Christine Eileen McKenna	2021	Boston Fire Department	Prin Fire Alarm Operator	$229,081	$58,866
Joseph Downing	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$192,354	$58,860
Katherine E. Shea	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$58,853
John F Hyslip	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$58,852
Steven F Blair	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$58,847
Ralph Phillip Dowling	2023	Boston Fire Department	Sr Fire Alarm Operator	$212,220	$58,844
John J. Sciara	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$212,451	$58,839
William M Meade	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$58,837
John McDonald	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$263,483	$58,832
Patrick Gerard Fullam	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$153,484	$58,830
Patrick Gerard Fullam	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$153,484	$58,830
Darrell A. Kiser	2018	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$58,828
Rafael M Antunez	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$58,823
Joshua William Stuart-Shor	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$210,606	$58,812
Kevin McElmoyle	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$229,356	$58,811
Scott R Mangino	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$58,806
Nicholas Beliveau	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$58,805
Adolfo Brito	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$58,804
Robert P Harrington	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Lieut (Det)	$0	$58,799
Samil T Silta	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$222,144	$58,796
Patrick S Langan	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$231,250	$58,792
John E Martin	2025	Boston Fire Department	Lt Trng Inst Adjunct Admin	$256,847	$58,790
Davilson DosSantos	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$175,760	$58,787
James Stewart	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$241,325	$58,776
Michael W Flaven	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$221,576	$58,774
Robert Santangelo	2021	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$191,822	$58,774
Stefania A Panzavecchia	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$151,805	$58,773
Stefania A Panzavecchia	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$151,805	$58,773
Lanita D Cullinane	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$58,773
Brian D Albert	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$58,770
Lorenzo I Woodley	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$58,769
Anna Stepanyan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$228,403	$58,760