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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
Derrick S. Levy	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$330,013	$48,131
Francis McLaughlin X	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$48,131
Joseph P. McNamee	2019	Inspectional Services Dept	Plumbing And Gasfitting Insp##	$0	$48,130
John M. Noberini	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$48,130
Molly E Rattigan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$48,128
Fritzgerald Jacquet	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$216,988	$48,121
Christopher R Fencer	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$189,429	$48,119
Kathleen McLaughlin	2019	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$48,117
Joseph Hobin	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$297,988	$48,114
Stephen T Brady	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$254,474	$48,113
Steven G Downs	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$48,112
Derek L Fowler	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp)	$226,437	$48,107
Derek L Fowler	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp)	$226,437	$48,107
Stephen J Horgan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$48,105
Matthew Giancarlo Anastasi	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$219,572	$48,093
Michael T. McManus	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$171,750	$48,090
Daniel J Fullam	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$48,089
Emily Marie Wood	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$135,648	$48,086
William M Bulger	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$161,594	$48,084
Kevin P. Swan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$48,083
Halsey Junior Bernard	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$209,585	$48,075
David Pierre	2025	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$115,175	$48,074
Robert Thomas Lucas	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$48,074
Robert Michael Noonan	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$161,590	$48,070
John C Vibert	2017	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$0	$48,069
John A Mccarthy	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$132,337	$48,068
Shawn J Grant	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$220,661	$48,068
John K Rogers	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$48,061
John K Rogers	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$199,621	$48,059
Christopher Sutton	2018	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$48,058
Steven J. Mitchell	2025	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$303,941	$48,057
James G Hasson	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$48,057
Jose L Lozano	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$48,051
Sean P Smith	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$48,041
Adam Russell	2024	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$149,470	$48,041
William Gallagher	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$48,035
John P. Dolan	2025	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$312,879	$48,034
Eddy Chrispin	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$48,029
Kevin J Foley	2019	Boston Police Department	Dir-Transportation (Bpd)/(Bfd)	$0	$48,028
Edwin A Alvarez	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF FPD(Plc of Assy Insp) Admin	$227,603	$48,028
Ricardo Jean	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$48,026
Lawrence D Welch	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$48,015
Brendan P. Walsh	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$48,014
Kenneth Turner	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$48,011
John P Conroy	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$48,010
Sean P Smith	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$48,010
Michael Christopher Keddy	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$253,411	$48,009
Anthony E. Troy	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$226,614	$48,005
Andrew William Verbitzki	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$161,339	$48,005
Rochefort Milien	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$48,005