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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
Brian A Roberts	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$195,470	$57,062
Samuel Brack	2024	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$125,668	$57,059
Paulmichael Bertocchi	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$249,747	$57,058
Patrick Lynch	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$306,383	$57,054
Jose Burgos	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$205,941	$57,050
Stephen W Green	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$57,044
Jeremiah Benton	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$57,042
Tlaloc Cutroneo	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$57,040
James A Griffin	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$57,036
Gary J Eblan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$57,033
Patrick J Cullity	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$57,029
Gerard Viola	2025	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$336,160	$57,023
Matthew Thomas Layden	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$222,955	$57,021
David Godin	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$57,021
Casey M King	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$239,298	$57,020
Joseph R. Vinard	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$190,391	$57,017
Eric Hoe Lo	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$250,925	$57,010
Jennifer De Los Santos	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$171,579	$57,004
Janine Busby	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$214,293	$56,995
Edward F McMahon	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$56,993
Gregory Joseph	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$56,991
Marc D Coleman	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$56,981
Stephen G Crimmins	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$56,979
Peter N Fontanez	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$56,977
Christopher M Colby	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$56,975
Michael F. Feeney	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$56,970
Keva Phillips	2021	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$116,252	$56,969
Paul J Lyons Jr.	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$282,217	$56,965
Raymond Soto	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$180,643	$56,961
Darlene Lagoa	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$191,750	$56,958
Philip J Bliss	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$56,949
Brian J Linehan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$56,948
Edward P. Dervan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$56,938
Jimmy Giraldo	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$56,938
Lamont Anderson	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$56,936
James A. Gauvin	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$56,928
Gary Barker Jr.	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$323,715	$56,927
Edward C Donovan	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$273,955	$56,924
Patrick L Murphy	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$56,909
Walter Leo Murphy	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$211,776	$56,892
Scott James Alther	2020	Public Works Department	Supn-Automotive Maint(Cfm)	$0	$56,892
Brian T Farrell	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$56,889
Omar Borges	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$56,889
Brian C Black	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$56,887
David D. Crabbe	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$216,745	$56,887
David D. Crabbe	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$216,745	$56,887
Gregory A. McPherson	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$56,885
Eliseo Marrero	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$257,505	$56,879
Timothy P Stanton	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$56,872
Sean Kelly Finn	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$192,441	$56,871