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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
Homer Moy	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,463
Ronald E Pirrello	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$55,458
Matthew Spillane	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$55,447
Myles Lawton	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$290,866	$55,441
Daniel D Gomes	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$275,405	$55,439
Stephen E. Beath	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,437
Ashley L Sena	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$221,856	$55,420
Joseph D. McDonough	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$203,184	$55,416
Ediberto Figueroa	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,413
Michael E Hocking	2016	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief Administration	$0	$55,411
Kevin T Power	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$55,407
Nathan P Robbins	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,406
Curtis A Jones	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,405
Reginal R. Creighton	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$55,400
Edward J White	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$55,396
John F Puglia	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$219,693	$55,393
John F Puglia	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$219,693	$55,393
Philip Yang	2021	Boston Retirement System	Admin Asst	$140,071	$55,393
John J Davin	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$286,059	$55,391
Jacqueline D Creaven	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$55,382
Jose D Amado	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,381
Joseph J Zinck	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$55,378
Latoya L Gamble	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$247,833	$55,376
Daniel Murphy	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,372
William W. Zubrin	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$55,367
Omar Borges	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,361
Jose A. Pina	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$191,925	$55,356
Jose A. Pina	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$191,925	$55,356
Jonathan Cooper	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$225,311	$55,352
Adolfo Paulino	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$151,535	$55,350
Adolfo Paulino	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$151,535	$55,350
Edward J Garvey	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$55,346
Maria P Galvao	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$187,575	$55,338
Gary D Cullinane	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$0	$55,337
Jose Correia	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$162,201	$55,335
Jaunasse Elysee Jean	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$150,902	$55,327
Martin O Velez	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,322
James O'Loughlin	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,319
Stephen Parenteau	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$176,012	$55,315
George F Wall	2023	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$142,994	$55,309
James Harte	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$218,551	$55,307
Jonathan Alan Hamblin	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$192,686	$55,305
Ronald E Pirrello	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$292,847	$55,302
Ayesha M. Lawton	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,295
John F Fedorchuk	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$55,293
Sabino Piemonte	2023	Election Division	Head Asst Registrar of Voters	$193,115	$55,293
Matthew M. Tierney	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,288
Drew Pokrant	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,285
Kevin P. Swan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$331,979	$55,283
Luis Alberto Diaz	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$282,471	$55,279