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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
David Charles Thomson	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$180,362	$49,740
Richard Moy	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,739
Mark Joseph Loewen	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$202,855	$49,735
Mark Joseph Loewen	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$202,855	$49,735
Braedan Gerard Kerins	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$202,165	$49,718
Reuben E. Taylor	2023	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$126,925	$49,714
Sean Flaherty	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,713
Katelyn M Coe	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$161,566	$49,705
Waiman Lee	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,704
Patricia M Darosa	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$205,352	$49,703
John E Pels	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$173,861	$49,702
Andrew C Miskell	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,700
Sabino Piemonte	2013	Dept of Voter Mobilization	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl	$0	$49,698
Stephen E Roy	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,694
Marivelle Crespo	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$185,603	$49,694
Chau Nguyen V	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,691
John J O'Connor Jr.	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/AcadInstructor	$0	$49,689
John M. Noberini	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,687
Christopher J Simpson	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,684
Eric C Byron	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$209,438	$49,683
William Reid Toner	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$49,682
Connor Askins	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$167,642	$49,662
Connor Askins	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$167,642	$49,662
Kevin J. McClay	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$215,040	$49,659
James S Halsey	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$210,510	$49,659
Jonathan H. Hernandez	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$266,902	$49,658
Scott R. Boyle	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain (Scuba Diver)	$257,760	$49,655
Anthony M Tippett	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$236,542	$49,652
Gerard Gorman	2023	Public Works Department	Asst Supn-Collection&Disposal	$176,609	$49,649
James M Gigliello	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,648
Dean Bickerton	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$49,647
Daniel P McMorrow	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,647
Arthur J. Hall-Brewster	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,645
Christopher E Connolly	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Bomb Squad	$0	$49,636
John A Rouvalis	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$49,634
Luis Alejandro Capriles	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$153,654	$49,633
Willie Lee Dupree	2013	Transportation Department	Chief Traffic Invest(Cat)	$0	$49,632
Brian Miller	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$242,964	$49,626
Raymond A Bowen	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,625
Donald P Stone	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,622
Antonio Araujo	2025	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$112,818	$49,622
Otis C Harewood	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$49,617
Stephen C McCarthy	2015	Inspectional Services Dept	Wire Inspector	$0	$49,617
Michael P McCarthy	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$49,615
Matthew Thomas Layden	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$156,211	$49,614
Matthew Thomas Layden	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$156,211	$49,614
Marcelino Cardoso	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,609
Wandy A Rosario	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,604
Kenneth Marrero	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF (Divemaster)	$220,599	$49,603
Michael Elia Manolakis	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$269,164	$49,596