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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
Darryl Dorsainvil	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$275,339	$99,793
Brian W. Johnson	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$258,549	$99,788
Darryn L Brown	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$99,715
William J Flaherty	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$291,868	$99,693
Kimber Taylor	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$265,304	$99,685
Connor Hardy	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$302,203	$99,679
John N Flynn	2025	Boston Police Department	Dep Supn (Bpd)	$364,606	$99,643
William W. Zubrin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$226,971	$99,618
William W. Zubrin	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$226,971	$99,618
Joao J. Monteiro	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$99,564
Michael Aziz	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$99,545
Gary J Eblan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$385,953	$99,543
Joseph S King	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$243,117	$99,519
Donald F Keenan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$99,480
Timothy J Hallahan	2023	Traffic Division	Supv-Parking Meter Operations	$213,693	$99,464
Dowayne O. Lewis	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$218,604	$99,445
Caetano A Teixeira	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$230,244	$99,436
Morris Viet Luu	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$233,350	$99,423
Frederick R Allen	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$99,397
Richard G Lewis	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$99,374
David M O'Sullivan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$99,364
Eric A Francis	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$245,677	$99,361
Eric A Francis	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$99,358
Norman Parks	2024	Public Works Department	Chief Engineer(Pwd Highway Di)	$255,411	$99,358
Castro Clemat	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$372,841	$99,304
Brian J Linehan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$284,151	$99,295
Sean P Smith	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$435,391	$99,192
Jesse E Goff	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$214,884	$99,067
Sean P Smith	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$99,052
Courtney A Powell	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$99,038
Lance R Norwood	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$296,519	$99,027
Romario G Depina	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$210,887	$99,012
Michael J Stratton	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$99,007
Christopher M Kennedy	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$244,493	$99,000
Stephen T O'Brien	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$301,273	$98,967
Robert M Zingg	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$98,951
Keith P Kaplan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$257,694	$98,931
Paul J Zelvis	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$272,961	$98,927
Gerald Cahill	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$98,905
Paul J Downey	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$98,826
Rohan Nicholas	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$227,638	$98,822
John A McCarthy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$276,255	$98,767
Eric W Bulman	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$271,153	$98,754
Eric W Bulman	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$271,153	$98,754
John F Callahan	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$236,805	$98,720
Renisha O. Silva	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$98,677
Emanuel Canuto	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$249,240	$98,676
Emanuel Canuto	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$249,240	$98,676
Matthew J Grogan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$241,328	$98,649
Molwyn A Shaw	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$98,639