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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 D Albert	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$223,954	$55,636
Patrick K. Layden	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$186,461	$55,632
Patrick K. Layden	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$186,461	$55,632
Joseph P. Gorman III	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,631
John K Rogers	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,628
Douglas Philip Menard	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$243,764	$55,627
Douglas Philip Menard	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$243,764	$55,627
James McGarrell	2023	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$134,258	$55,626
James McGarrell	2022	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$134,258	$55,626
Jessica C. Anderson	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$196,344	$55,623
Brian Ford Harrington	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$219,581	$55,613
Michael F Murphy	2023	Boston Fire Department	Frprs Electrical Equip Rprprs	$218,496	$55,607
Michael F Murphy	2022	Boston Fire Department	Frprs Electrical Equip Rprprs	$218,496	$55,607
Ismael Sosa	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$262,024	$55,600
Francis N Garcia	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,598
Stephen T Duran	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,595
Kenneth Fong	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$55,570
Arthur J. Hall-Brewster	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,567
Emilio Josue Pagan	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$224,995	$55,562
Timothy Kenney	2025	Property Management	Facilities Specialist I	$143,319	$55,561
Bryan Dickson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$206,575	$55,558
Jorge L. Mercado	2020	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$55,558
Timothy J Torigian	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$55,547
Robert Newton	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,542
Greg T Walsh	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,542
Thomas P Quinn	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$191,579	$55,537
Edward P. Dervan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$221,318	$55,536
Edward P. Dervan	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$221,318	$55,536
Joseph G. Gillespie	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$286,629	$55,531
Gregory L Burton	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$185,991	$55,530
Gregory L Burton	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$185,991	$55,530
Kevin P McGoldrick	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$0	$55,526
Mark Louis Indrisano	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$182,108	$55,522
Mark Louis Indrisano	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$182,108	$55,522
Jami J Clemente	2017	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$55,521
Patrick J McDonough	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$254,920	$55,518
Thomas M Menino Jr.	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$206,984	$55,511
Jonathan O'Brien	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,509
Rami Awad	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$206,620	$55,505
Haseeb Hosein	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$55,504
Michael R. Donovan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$55,496
G.Renee Payne-Callender	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,492
Serge A. Sanon	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,491
Stephen Parenteau	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$243,303	$55,487
Peter G. Moscaritolo	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$293,800	$55,484
David M O'Sullivan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,479
Sean M. O'Brien	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$55,477
Jason M Albanese	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$310,235	$55,472
Patrick J McDonough	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$302,001	$55,472
Wilson Quiles	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$55,469