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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
Austin Brooks	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$222,380	$46,758
Benjamin N Linsky	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$165,386	$46,754
Astrid Gonzalez	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$175,802	$46,752
Jerome F Bowen	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$46,750
Matthew J Wyman	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$152,713	$46,748
Matthew J Wyman	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$152,713	$46,748
Joseph G MacDonald	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$46,747
Richard Casallas	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$46,746
Brendan Coleman Costello	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$150,654	$46,745
Brendan Coleman Costello	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$150,654	$46,745
Mario R Lozano	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$46,743
MIchael David Astrofsky	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$173,161	$46,741
MIchael David Astrofsky	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$173,161	$46,741
Thomas G Brennan	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$46,739
Brian Picarello	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$138,950	$46,729
Brian Picarello	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$138,950	$46,729
Kevin J. McClay	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$46,729
Jamila Gales	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$193,431	$46,728
Allison P Gunther	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$46,726
Austin Brooks	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$150,115	$46,720
Javier A Pagan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$46,720
Francisco Colon	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$46,710
Peter King	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$46,710
Donald Wightman	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$46,705
Christopher K Shoulla	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$46,701
Robert J Ridge	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$46,699
Stephen D. Moy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$209,094	$46,695
Stephen D. Moy	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$209,094	$46,695
Lukasz Grochowski	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$197,162	$46,695
Kevin Coakley	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$191,046	$46,695
Thomas M Menino Jr.	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$46,694
Jeffrey I Walcott	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$46,689
John Michael Gallagher	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$0	$46,688
Samil T Silta	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$46,685
David Kevin Stock	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$241,123	$46,681
William Leo Parlon	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$208,559	$46,681
John Joseph Hamilton	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$46,678
George White	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$46,677
Robert T. Keogh	2013	Public Works Department	Supv-Street Lighting (Pwd)	$0	$46,675
Bernadette L. Sullivan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$46,673
Shaun M McBrien	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$207,788	$46,669
Daniel J Hegerich	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$239,453	$46,669
Kylie Ann Langton	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$169,328	$46,648
Kylie Ann Langton	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$169,328	$46,648
Ellen McCarthy	2017	Boston Retirement System	Comptroller	$0	$46,647
Michael Elia Manolakis	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$178,772	$46,645
Michael P McCarthy	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$46,641
Thomas M Brooks	2023	Planning & Engineering	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$171,606	$46,637
Daniel G. Griffin	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$46,632
Amanda C Kennedy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$167,932	$46,631