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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
Patrick L Champagnie	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$229,662	$53,181
Jonathan James Carrington	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$182,654	$53,181
Joseph G. Gillespie	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$53,174
Laquane Bradham	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$148,624	$53,173
Laquane Bradham	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$148,624	$53,173
Michael Lowe Blake	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$245,405	$53,172
Michael Lowe Blake	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$245,405	$53,172
Jacqueline D Creaven	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$53,165
Philip Bissonnette	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$53,154
Robert J Doyle	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF Master Fire Boat ScubaDiver	$265,571	$53,150
Michael Joseph Aylward	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$208,407	$53,146
Michael Joseph Aylward	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$208,407	$53,146
Christopher J. Flaherty	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$279,068	$53,133
Edward K Kwok	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$183,903	$53,132
Dante B Williams	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$53,131
Lyndon F Christian	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$53,130
Jeremiah J O'Brien	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$53,125
Brian K Griffiths	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$162,111	$53,118
Jose A. Ruiz	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$53,116
Thomas McKay	2023	Public Works Department	Supn of Buildings & Briges	$177,668	$53,114
Matthew S. McCabe	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$295,361	$53,113
David M O'Sullivan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$53,105
Christopher Hamilton	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$53,104
Eric M Wirtz	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF Investigator Admin	$217,832	$53,096
Luis Lopez	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$53,093
Kelley J McCormick	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$53,074
Thomas W. Lema	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$53,073
Joseph G. Gillespie	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$53,069
David Kevin Stock	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$211,692	$53,069
Stephen E Roy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$196,491	$53,069
Stephen E Roy	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$196,491	$53,069
Ronald Joseph Holmes	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$53,068
William E Doogan	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$53,068
Paul J Lyons Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$230,910	$53,067
Brian C Black	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$53,066
Thomas E. Barrett	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$53,064
Joseph Hynes	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$53,063
Courtney A Powell	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$53,061
Jennifer De Los Santos	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$165,461	$53,057
Jennifer De Los Santos	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$165,461	$53,057
Christopher Sutton	2024	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec-SupportAnalyst	$133,314	$53,056
Bryan Dickson	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$219,087	$53,050
Jacqueline Czar	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$172,323	$53,049
Jimmy Giraldo	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$53,046
Christopher Avery Williams	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$192,548	$53,025
Christopher Avery Williams	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$192,548	$53,025
Nicholas Onishuk	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$53,024
James A Coyne	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$53,021
Edward D. Hesford	2016	Traffic Division	Supvising Traffic Engineer	$0	$53,021
William J. Malcomb	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$186,845	$53,019