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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
Michael M Ross	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$47,449
Andrew C Miskell	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$204,768	$47,448
Zi Zou	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$218,516	$47,444
Zi Zou	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$218,516	$47,444
James Blake	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/AcadInstructor	$292,421	$47,440
James R Tarantino	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$47,438
Haseeb Hosein	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$47,437
James Yee	2023	Planning & Engineering	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$176,546	$47,433
Luciano Cirino-Ayuso	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$47,432
Rohan Nicholas	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$191,315	$47,431
Anthony Hinds	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$174,766	$47,430
Jeffrey King	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$296,609	$47,430
Rico Lucien	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$247,095	$47,428
Sean M. O'Brien	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$47,423
Shawn M. Brown	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$263,046	$47,422
Mathew Wosny	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$47,413
Michael P Saltalamacchia	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$283,319	$47,413
Thomas C Hughes	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$183,722	$47,411
Thomas C Hughes	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$183,722	$47,411
Brian Fitzgerald	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$161,187	$47,408
John B. Ahern	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$47,402
Kingsle Burke	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$188,800	$47,401
Phyllis E Carter	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$47,397
Gary Lee Morley	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$182,110	$47,395
Gary Lee Morley	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$182,110	$47,395
Joseph E. DiGirolamo	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant/Hdq Dispatch	$312,348	$47,393
Jason M Dunn	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$143,964	$47,390
Earl Dessesaure	2025	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$112,744	$47,390
Michael S Mullen	2023	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$247,874	$47,387
Michael S Mullen	2022	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$247,874	$47,387
Ana C Almeida	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$212,538	$47,379
Jonathan Adam Wood	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$178,833	$47,377
Jonathan Adam Wood	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$178,833	$47,377
Kevin J Foley	2013	Boston Police Department	Dir-Transportation (Bpd)/(Bfd)	$0	$47,375
Michael Destefano	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$158,139	$47,370
Michael Destefano	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$158,139	$47,370
Karissa N Scano	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$47,366
Daniel P McMorrow	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$47,365
Richard Sexton	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$47,364
Joseph P. Kirby	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$182,035	$47,363
Edwin Centeio	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$216,764	$47,358
Michael James Connolly	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$182,236	$47,356
Michael James Connolly	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$182,236	$47,356
Jason R Villanueva	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$155,812	$47,354
Jason R Villanueva	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$155,812	$47,354
Patrick O'Leary	2019	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$47,354
Clinton C. Clarke	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$180,233	$47,344
Michele Piemonte	2020	Election Division	Admin Asst	$0	$47,344
Brendan P. Dever	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$217,358	$47,341
Edwin De Jesus	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$244,623	$47,339