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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
Eric Eversley V	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$49,096
Quintyn Nicholas Pilgrim	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$218,335	$49,096
Timothy M Horan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$49,095
Christopher Dennis Myers	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$196,718	$49,093
Matthew A. Kervin	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper	$0	$49,093
Michael Nee	2018	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector##	$0	$49,089
Deanne M Vitale	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,089
Sean P Francis	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$159,028	$49,089
Dominic Dimarzo	2015	Traffic Division	WkgFrprsTraSignalRpprTest##	$0	$49,088
Sean E Coppney	2025	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$275,292	$49,087
James Edward Tincker	2016	Boston Fire Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$49,086
James H O'Brien	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$49,082
Stephen Morash	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$211,169	$49,081
Jimmy Giraldo	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$49,078
Kevin Witherspoon	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$49,073
Ralph W Caulfield	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Pd Det Serv	$0	$49,070
Jeremiah J O'Brien	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,065
Ethan C Cole	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$49,058
Joseph Buiel	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$243,023	$49,055
Joseph Downing	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,055
James B O'Brien	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$49,047
John J Davin	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$49,041
Andrew J. Minichello	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$242,009	$49,039
Emmanuel C Dambreville	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,038
Wayne G Clarke	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$49,038
Gary J Eblan	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$234,618	$49,037
Scott O'Brien	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$207,160	$49,037
Theron S. Houlder	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$299,034	$49,035
Jeremiah J O'Brien	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,030
Calvin Tyrell Young	2018	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$49,028
Adolfo Brito	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,026
David D. Crabbe	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$260,550	$49,017
James A Griffin	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,017
Brendan P. Dever	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$248,027	$49,013
John Glen Stivaletta	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$222,800	$49,009
James L Rattigan	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$49,006
Kevin Ford	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,003
Ramadani Abdul-Aziz	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$49,001
Craig A Wozniak	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$225,355	$48,999
John A McCarthy	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$48,996
Jeremiah A McCarthy	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$48,995
Ronie Matthew Robinson	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$179,504	$48,992
Brian Ford Harrington	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$243,091	$48,988
John H Danilecki	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Captain	$0	$48,987
Tiffany R Chaplin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$157,001	$48,983
Joshua Matthew Neely	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$151,826	$48,982
Richard F Harrington	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$48,978
Gary Barker	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$48,977
Charles F Pero	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$197,606	$48,975
Charles F Pero	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$197,606	$48,975