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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
Paul John O'Brien	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$49,882
Clifton McHale	2024	Boston Police Department	PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases	$328,432	$49,882
Brian E Riley	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$49,881
Anthony Hinds	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$225,757	$49,873
Peter G. Cakridas	2012	Boston Fire Department	Dir-Transportation (BFD)	$0	$49,871
Joseph P Keaveney	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,867
Michael McNulty	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$175,245	$49,862
Fred M Waggett	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,861
Anthony GerardJoseph Dowling	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$172,483	$49,861
Jon-Michael S Harber	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$224,797	$49,859
Carl Blando	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$0	$49,854
Dawn N Joseph	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$163,695	$49,853
Bryan J Aldridge	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$162,078	$49,850
Bryan J Aldridge	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$162,078	$49,850
Kamau Pritchard	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,848
Angela M Williams-Mitchell	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,847
Christopher K Shoulla	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$358,771	$49,845
Michael S Moran	2025	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$290,309	$49,838
John Patrick McManus	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$243,495	$49,836
James H O'Brien	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$49,829
Wayne Steed	2024	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$127,878	$49,825
Jade S Cornelius	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$187,488	$49,823
Dennis Michael Roache	2023	Public Works Department	Supn-Sanitation	$200,760	$49,821
James W Miller	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$49,820
Richard B. Stanton	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$49,820
Cleveland A Burwell	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,820
Matthew Thomas Turner	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$214,282	$49,817
George E Boggs	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$209,444	$49,812
Robert J Kenney	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,809
John P Conroy	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$341,909	$49,800
Erin T Schroeder-Withington	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$221,934	$49,797
John J Hardy	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$49,795
Dwaine E Daye	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$49,790
Therese M Kozmiski	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Captain	$0	$49,789
Kevin P McGoldrick	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$221,073	$49,789
Kevin P McGoldrick	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$221,073	$49,789
Paul R. Blaikie	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$192,328	$49,788
Wayne Lanchester	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$49,788
Timothy D. Murray	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,784
Eva L Santiago	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$113,988	$49,780
Eva L Santiago	2022	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$113,988	$49,780
Jonathan Alan Hamblin	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$180,940	$49,779
Michael J Sullivan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$258,377	$49,776
Robert G. Flinn	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$180,487	$49,770
John Thomas Cooney	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$49,757
William J Louberry	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,755
Brian P Tully	2019	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief Administration	$0	$49,753
Jessica H. Wagner	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,744
Richard Sexton	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$49,743
David Charles Thomson	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$180,362	$49,740