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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
Michael F Murphy	2020	Boston Fire Department	Wkg Frprs Elec Equip Repairprs	$0	$55,277
Richard E Henshaw	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,262
Daniel G. Griffin	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,258
Timothy C. Evans	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,255
David A Macioce	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,254
Timothy Paul Coughlin	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$55,251
Bartholomew J Shea	2014	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$55,246
John B. Joyce	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,243
Winifred Cotter	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$55,237
Windell C. Josey	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,229
Jose D Amado	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$195,264	$55,228
Brian R. Fleming	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$55,226
Andrew G Garvey	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$233,952	$55,222
Patrick L Murphy	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$55,221
Allison Eng	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$210,488	$55,210
Carlos A Martinez	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,208
Bernard E Hicks III	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$55,207
Alexandra C May	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$149,074	$55,202
Glen A Campbell	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$55,201
Michael T Walsh	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,197
Scott Yanovitch	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$55,181
Michael Robert Goggin	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$225,094	$55,180
Brian Garney	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,179
Ann Marie Barrett	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,174
Joao C Rodrigues	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$224,643	$55,174
Kevin Ford	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$55,162
Dwain R Jackson	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$147,986	$55,157
James A Moore	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$55,156
Thomas D Farrell	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$0	$55,144
Bruce W Hicks	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$55,143
David C. Williams	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$279,921	$55,139
Adolfo Brito	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$55,134
Stephen G Kelly	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,134
Ryan James Fullam	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$162,091	$55,130
Ryan James Fullam	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$162,091	$55,130
Delvis J Baez-Saldana	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$188,693	$55,129
Timothy J Hancock	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$165,834	$55,127
Phillip Sifford	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lt Admn-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$55,126
Steven J. Mitchell	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$55,124
Thomas M. Antonino	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$233,945	$55,124
Michael Ridge	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$199,236	$55,124
Deanne M Vitale	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$192,961	$55,117
Kevin Michael Magoon	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,116
William J. Samaras	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$55,115
Alexander Cho	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$237,399	$55,112
Robert P Harrington	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieut (Det)	$0	$55,106
Jackson Hernandez	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$55,104
Dianne M. Cassiani-Knox	2016	BPS Human Resource Team	Pr Admin Clerk 31	$0	$55,103
Paul G Broderick	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$176,323	$55,099
Rene Sanchez	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$55,095