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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
Georges E Moise	2021	Property Management	Sr Admin Asst (Shift Supv)	$142,311	$51,881
William J Louberry	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$51,879
Kenneth G Wehr	2023	Planning & Engineering	Chief Supv Of I/M - Alarms	$176,634	$51,872
Brendan Cahill	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$51,866
Mathew Martin Troy	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$160,428	$51,864
Richard H Fitzpatrick	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/AcadInstructor	$222,019	$51,863
Richard H Fitzpatrick	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/AcadInstructor	$222,019	$51,863
Todd M. Peterson	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$235,970	$51,855
Hoang Nguyen	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$251,587	$51,842
Mark Mulkern	2023	Property Management	MaintMech(BuildingSystems)	$127,788	$51,840
Patrick R. Sampson	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$166,512	$51,829
Shawn J. McCarthy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$161,408	$51,822
Nicholas Fisher	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$51,822
Sean P. Scannell	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$51,820
Cleveland A Burwell	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$51,819
Sheamus W Sullivan	2025	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equ Repairpr Class III	$121,066	$51,817
Martin M Joseph	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$390,669	$51,817
Robert Thomas Anderson	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$51,816
Robert J Kenney	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$51,814
Homer Moy	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$51,810
Brian Ford Harrington	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$147,176	$51,807
John A. Teixeira	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$51,806
Jairo E Polanco	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$221,339	$51,806
Stephanie M. Curtis	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$51,805
John P. Greland	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$51,800
Karl Dugal	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$320,708	$51,797
Sean Cullen	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$175,148	$51,790
Stephen W. Hodges	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$202,063	$51,773
Michael G. Talbot	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$51,760
Karla Isela Spinale	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$160,950	$51,756
Andre Antonio Kornegay	2024	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$128,214	$51,751
Matthew M. Tierney	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$51,747
Sean P Smith	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$51,746
Robert Michael Astrella	2024	Public Works Department	Assoc Civil Engineer	$191,374	$51,745
Jake F Elwood	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$51,745
Sheila C Lyons	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$51,743
Luz D Rivera	2016	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst	$0	$51,733
Kevin Gerard Shelley	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$151,400	$51,732
Kevin Gerard Shelley	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$151,400	$51,732
Matthew S Guerard	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSp)DFC-AdvTe	$211,626	$51,729
David A Macioce	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$51,729
Cindy Caldoron	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$210,055	$51,725
Paul J Bercume	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$216,907	$51,723
Timothy P Stanton	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$51,720
Andre Dimitrius Watson	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$51,707
Matthew K Carey	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$51,702
John A. Adduci	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$163,991	$51,702
Paul J Lyons Jr.	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$0	$51,699
John G. Burrows	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$51,692
Joseph R Dominguez	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$51,690