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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
Shawn C. Butler	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$198,649	$51,554
Diamantino E. Araujo	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$230,373	$51,549
Leon R Beasley	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPDInspLevl1Cert) Admin	$198,056	$51,544
Malcolm E. Fearon	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$180,025	$51,542
Malcolm E. Fearon	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$180,025	$51,542
Dwain R Jackson	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$51,542
Timothy McCarthy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$224,268	$51,540
Taylor Lee Green	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$156,320	$51,540
Jeffrey C Cecil	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$51,540
Brigido Orlando Leon	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$51,538
John McDonald	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$292,172	$51,537
Kevin Patrick Ranahan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$234,315	$51,531
Kevin Patrick Ranahan	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$234,315	$51,531
John P Conroy	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$51,525
John P Boyle	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$193,489	$51,525
Thomas Driscoll	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$163,070	$51,524
Thomas Driscoll	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$163,070	$51,524
Sean Martin	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant/Mobile Oper	$0	$51,524
Gethro P Monperousse	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$196,222	$51,518
Andolphe Joseph	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$187,229	$51,514
Andolphe Joseph	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$187,229	$51,514
James B Kenneally	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$51,514
John E McNulty	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper	$0	$51,510
Michael C. Coppinger	2021	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$123,039	$51,508
Joseph P Boyle	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$318,925	$51,506
Ryan James Fullam	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$51,505
Javier A Pagan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$51,503
Joseph P Cintolo	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$221,262	$51,503
Joseph P Cintolo	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$221,262	$51,503
Richard H Fitzpatrick	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$51,503
William E Doogan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$51,496
Andrew Edward Ahern	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$162,916	$51,493
Joseph P Matthews	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$51,490
Matthew A. Kervin	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper	$0	$51,488
Chantette M. Stallworth	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$220,498	$51,484
Sean P Francis	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$51,484
David P McMenamy	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$51,482
William F Traft	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$51,468
Daniel J Fullam Jr.	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$214,379	$51,465
Andrew J. Minichello	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$51,459
Derek M. Melendy	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF FPD(Plc of Assy Insp) Admin	$213,766	$51,458
James F Meredith	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$51,448
John J. Sciara	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$247,579	$51,443
Christopher K. Mackin	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF (Mas Of F Boat)	$0	$51,441
Ralph Hantz Blain	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$185,501	$51,441
Luis M Anjos	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$51,439
Jeffrey C Cecil	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$51,431
Charles E Wilson	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$51,430
Lincoln Phillips	2021	Parks Department	Supn-Park Maint	$154,702	$51,425
Timothy P Gaughan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$51,413