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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
Wilber Calderon	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$240,223	$50,957
Robert A Dwan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$50,946
Roy A. Frederick	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$50,944
Edward L Gately	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$50,942
Daniel Murphy	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$50,941
Dylan J Coady	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$144,689	$50,939
Dylan J Coady	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$144,689	$50,939
Hubert G Valmond	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$190,497	$50,926
Hubert G Valmond	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$190,497	$50,926
Richard William Raymond III	2023	Boston Fire Department	Gen Main Mech Frprs(Cfm)##	$146,033	$50,926
Gregory N Webb	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$281,736	$50,926
Noel M. Richards	2020	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$50,924
Cesar Abreu	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$50,922
David Hardie	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$206,178	$50,921
John F Fedorchuk	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$50,919
Kenneth A Sousa	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$50,913
Samuel J Berte	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Ballistician 4$10	$0	$50,913
James Holder	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$170,711	$50,912
Emilio Josue Pagan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$194,402	$50,910
Michael McColgan	2025	Boston Fire Department	EAP Counselor Admin	$201,819	$50,909
Patrick Kane	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$50,909
Stephen T Duran	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$50,903
Matthew Sean Callahan	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$265,478	$50,898
Brian Miller	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$50,897
Edward A. McKinnon	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$190,474	$50,896
Edward A. McKinnon	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$190,474	$50,896
James F. Sullivan	2013	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$50,893
Brian R Delahanty	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$169,765	$50,893
Brian R Delahanty	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$169,765	$50,893
Stephen Parenteau	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$50,892
Mark Whalen	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$203,895	$50,880
Mark Whalen	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$203,895	$50,880
Kerline Desir	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$50,879
James M Foley	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$0	$50,877
Brendan M. O'Donnell	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$50,875
Robert J Twitchell	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$50,874
Kelley J McCormick	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$50,866
William J Dwan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$50,862
Michael P. McDonagh	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$227,406	$50,859
Douglas Philip Menard	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$229,246	$50,856
Alexander Reyes	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$257,334	$50,850
John M. Noberini	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$312,362	$50,846
Jahmahl Galloway	2024	Cemetery Division	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$136,427	$50,845
Otis Thompson Jr.	2024	Facilities Management	Asst Supv Custodians	$205,812	$50,845
Michael P Sullivan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$193,510	$50,844
Michael P Sullivan	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$193,510	$50,844
Christopher Adams	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$166,203	$50,843
Christopher Adams	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$166,203	$50,843
Justin O Graves	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$50,842
Matthew S. McCabe	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$50,842