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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
Jahad Hasan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$191,869	$57,446
Michael A. Dillon	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$57,444
Andrew C Miskell	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$57,437
Steven A. Dodd	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$169,220	$57,432
Juan A Diaz	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$57,425
Ediberto Figueroa	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$57,423
Frank Lee	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$214,777	$57,411
Rafael Castillo	2025	Public Works Department	Sr. Civil Engineer	$145,766	$57,411
Lee S Merlino	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$175,625	$57,407
Lee S Merlino	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$175,625	$57,407
Brian R Dunford	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$325,859	$57,406
Michael Christopher Keddy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$172,545	$57,403
Michael Christopher Keddy	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$172,545	$57,403
Timothy Connolly	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Captain	$0	$57,403
Carmine T D'Amelio	2018	Traffic Division	Asst Traffic Sign Supv ##	$0	$57,400
Denis K McCarthy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$214,662	$57,393
Denis K McCarthy	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$214,662	$57,393
Sandy Madeline-Paredes Koss	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$183,368	$57,393
Christopher R. Carr	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$57,388
Charles MacKinnon V	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$57,387
Allan G. Kelley	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$280,484	$57,386
James Edward Tincker	2017	Boston Fire Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$57,384
Maria C King	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$189,741	$57,370
Timothy P Stanton	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$57,367
John P Conroy	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$57,366
Andrew J. Minichello	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$297,827	$57,364
James J Morrissey	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$57,361
John T. Boyle	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$57,359
Martin B Kraft	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$57,358
Andrew Creed	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$214,006	$57,349
Curtis A Jones	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$368,212	$57,349
Cary Chin	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$57,346
Davidson Joseph	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$264,234	$57,345
Brian Wiliam Coughlin	2019	Public Works Department	Supn-Sanitation	$0	$57,340
Michael James Connolly	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$194,585	$57,319
John C. Hughes	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$57,317
Christopher R. Carr	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$57,306
Angel Figueroa	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$57,303
John J Gould	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$57,301
Ryan James Raftery	2025	Boston Fire Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$155,448	$57,298
Karyn A Vandyke	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$57,296
Dahnielle Hudson-Jones	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$156,779	$57,295
Robert Pardo Jr.	2023	Public Works Department	Logistics Specialist	$173,975	$57,290
Robert Pardo Jr.	2022	Public Works Department	Logistics Specialist	$173,975	$57,290
John B. Joyce	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$57,284
Kevin F Jones	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$57,272
Joseph P Donovan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$223,282	$57,272
John T Miles	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver)	$229,365	$57,270
James F Meredith	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$57,263
Mark A Maregni	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$57,254