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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
Joey C. Key	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$199,563	$49,367
Daniel C. Pusey	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$49,365
Jonathan G Muraca	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$165,382	$49,361
Jonathan G Muraca	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$165,382	$49,361
Chad A. Wozniak	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$170,481	$49,360
Chad A. Wozniak	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$170,481	$49,360
Robert M Charbonnier	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,352
Joel Resil	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$191,665	$49,350
Patrick J Twomey	2024	Boston Fire Department	Assoc Inspec Engineer (Fire)	$174,813	$49,345
Matthew J Wyman	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$155,310	$49,345
Michael H. Byrnes	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,344
Dennis B Costin	2016	Boston Fire Department	District FireChiefAdmn-AdvTech	$0	$49,344
Joseph S King	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,343
Tarus Jay Jefferson	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$49,340
Luis Lopez	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,336
Leroy Fernandes	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$234,751	$49,328
Roy Gava	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,324
Christian A Cuascut Hernandez	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$156,597	$49,318
Robert W Ciccolo	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Captain	$0	$49,317
Jason M Dunn	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$211,319	$49,316
James Harte	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,314
James M Foley	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$228,370	$49,311
John L. Sullivan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,310
Brendan P. Walsh	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$238,389	$49,302
Michael J. Linskey	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$49,296
Luis A Palermo	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$221,842	$49,294
Richard H Fitzpatrick	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/AcadInstructor	$217,582	$49,289
Chris Wayne Bembridge	2024	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$94,596	$49,287
Therese M Kozmiski	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieut/Paid Detail Ser	$0	$49,285
Kevin T Power	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$49,284
Samuel K. Milligan	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$185,250	$49,284
Samuel K. Milligan	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$185,250	$49,284
Michael J. Loney	2023	Boston Police Department	Building Systems Engineer	$195,559	$49,282
Kevin P Finn	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$216,625	$49,280
Thomas Bent	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,275
James J Lonergan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$277,864	$49,275
James M Gaughan	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$49,274
Deanne M Vitale	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$182,764	$49,272
John W. Evans Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$213,977	$49,271
John W. Evans Jr.	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$213,977	$49,271
Mark Joseph Loewen	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$321,458	$49,270
Christopher J Ross	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$182,483	$49,266
Kevin Patrick McGrail	2020	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$49,262
Manuel Roberto	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$148,130	$49,256
Jason M. Clutterbuck	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$49,254
MIchael David Astrofsky	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$241,699	$49,250
Sean M Hughes	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$183,263	$49,245
Sean M Hughes	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$183,263	$49,245
Robin A Demarco	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$49,244
Carl Blando	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$49,224