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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
Charles MacKinnon V	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$211,177	$45,137
Michael F Murphy	2018	Boston Fire Department	Electrical Equip Repairprs##	$0	$45,136
Hubert G Valmond	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$45,136
James J. Fitzpatrick	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$45,128
Sean Wallace	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$45,126
Keith Berk	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$45,120
Mackenzie Dauber	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$177,465	$45,119
Marcelle Nelson Bournes	2023	Traffic Division	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$122,546	$45,118
Joseph N. Harris	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$177,997	$45,117
Joseph N. Harris	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$177,997	$45,117
Robert A. Ellington	2023	Public Works Department	Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)##	$112,149	$45,117
Robert A. Ellington	2022	Public Works Department	Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)##	$112,149	$45,117
Marisela Perez	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$45,110
Scott M Mackie	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$45,108
Lendail McDowall	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$208,110	$45,108
Brian P Tully	2023	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$284,592	$45,105
Brian P Tully	2022	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$284,592	$45,105
Daniel J Fullam Jr.	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$155,701	$45,102
Gary J Eblan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$45,101
Lakenya L. Webster	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$251,589	$45,094
Jeremy G. Washburn	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$217,197	$45,093
Robert Santangelo	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$45,087
Barry Lee Brown	2024	Boston Fire Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairperson BFD	$129,780	$45,081
Katoyer Liunuma	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$228,183	$45,075
Daniel M Conway	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$45,075
John A Conway	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$45,074
Greg T Walsh	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$45,073
Andrew Creed	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$178,028	$45,071
Andrew Creed	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$178,028	$45,071
Steven J Morgan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$45,069
Joshua O Cummings	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$159,924	$45,065
Kayla M Carroll	2024	Boston Police Department	EmergCommSpec-911Trainer	$129,585	$45,055
Lylana Jones-Henderson	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$45,050
Marc McBrien	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$45,043
Robert J Ridge	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$45,041
Gary J Eblan	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$45,039
Joseph Daniel Campbell	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$168,408	$45,039
Brian D Burke	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF Trng Inst Adjunct Admin	$197,865	$45,025
Matthew Creighton Stapleton	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$182,357	$45,015
Robert Christopher Hodge	2018	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$45,011
Clyde Ashton Forde	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$187,638	$45,006
Clyde Ashton Forde	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$187,638	$45,006
Erin T Schroeder-Withington	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$45,005
Joseph Buiel	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$172,111	$45,003
Joseph Buiel	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$172,111	$45,003
Daniel C Keane	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$45,003
Raymond Peter Tomasini	2021	Boston Police Department	Supn of Police Building	$204,988	$45,002
Jonathan H. Hernandez	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$279,193	$45,001
Dave E Juba	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$44,998
Curtis A Jones	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$44,994