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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
Waiman Lee	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$58,600
S David Exilien	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$288,258	$58,597
Paul M Ivens	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$58,593
Scott D. Lucas	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$163,681	$58,589
Latoya L Gamble	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$217,349	$58,588
Jeffrey Cahill	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$206,976	$58,559
Allison Berry-O'Toole	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$202,680	$58,550
Allison Berry-O'Toole	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$202,680	$58,550
John Glen Stivaletta	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$204,590	$58,545
Thomas F Bohan	2025	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$145,723	$58,539
Carl E. Shorter	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$58,532
Timothy Connolly	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$58,529
Lawrence R. Kenney	2023	Planning & Engineering	Sen Sup Sch Bldgs Heating&Ven	$174,185	$58,528
Catherine H Doherty	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$58,519
Norris M Spence	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF FPD(Plc of Assy Insp) Admin	$248,973	$58,519
James M Stoddard	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$58,518
Robert M Charbonnier	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$58,515
Timothy Frederick Goddard	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$265,173	$58,512
James Edward Tincker	2025	Boston Fire Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$163,374	$58,499
Brian Sellon	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$308,799	$58,498
Jose Correia	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$164,399	$58,492
Jose Correia	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$164,399	$58,492
Matthew O'Connor	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$219,451	$58,489
Brian C Mahoney	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$58,489
Anthony Williams	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$58,484
Alan J Staunton	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$223,576	$58,478
Mauricio E Langa	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper	$0	$58,475
Patrick L Murphy	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$58,470
Sean Bang	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$186,589	$58,469
Sean Bang	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$186,589	$58,469
Karissa N Scano	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$58,463
John C Vibert	2018	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$0	$58,459
Anthony GerardJoseph Dowling	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$176,158	$58,453
Anthony GerardJoseph Dowling	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$176,158	$58,453
Thomas J Porter	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$230,152	$58,441
Tomas Coilin Kearney	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$58,440
Thomas J Finn	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$197,820	$58,435
Thomas J Finn	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$197,820	$58,435
Matthew J Fogarty	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$255,735	$58,434
Christopher Hamilton	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$58,434
Kenneth L Alicea	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$206,901	$58,431
Dale Deaven Kennedy	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$143,075	$58,431
Michael H. Byrnes	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$58,428
Andre Antonio Kornegay	2025	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$138,302	$58,426
John Farrell	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$219,165	$58,425
Stephen M. Fabiano	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$58,422
Eduardo A. Espino	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$179,577	$58,414
Joseph Lynch	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$224,462	$58,400
Francis N Garcia	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$58,399
Kyle John Tobin	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,025	$58,381