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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
Joseph H. McDonough	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$264,966	$42,927
David H Munroe	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$42,927
Ricardo Alexandre	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$42,922
Michael A Brown	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$42,922
Dennis Layden	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$233,007	$42,917
Sean F Deery	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$219,793	$42,909
Joseph D. McDonough	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$228,244	$42,908
Jeffrey R McGahan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$42,907
Monique R Cesar	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$171,158	$42,906
John F Hyslip	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$42,906
Willem Christian Scheele	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$166,244	$42,906
William J Kelley	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$173,810	$42,901
William J Kelley	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$173,810	$42,901
Darlene Fahy	2024	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$160,580	$42,900
Brian B. McManus	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$224,823	$42,894
Arthur J. Hall-Brewster	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$42,893
Paul F Brooks	2019	Boston Police Department	PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases	$0	$42,891
Frantz Saintfort	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$42,885
Cecil R Jones	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$42,881
Roberto C. Paulino	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$42,880
Brian Wiliam Coughlin	2018	Public Works Department	Supn-Sanitation	$0	$42,879
Christopher Hamilton	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$257,706	$42,879
Gino D. Rodrigues	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$154,204	$42,878
Leonard Aaron Whitted	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$176,635	$42,877
Richard Auclair	2025	Boston Police Department	Criminalist IV	$161,503	$42,877
Charles J Cellucci	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$42,876
Joseph G. Gillespie	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Captain	$0	$42,875
Brian T. Gill	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$42,866
Jean Moise Acloque	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$176,493	$42,865
Kenneth M Conley	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$195,854	$42,864
James Blake	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/AcadInstructor	$0	$42,862
Jeffrey Clark	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$195,427	$42,860
Jeffrey Clark	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$195,427	$42,860
Alvin S Holder	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$42,859
Keith Van Pulley	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$175,057	$42,855
Keith Van Pulley	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$175,057	$42,855
William Gallagher	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$42,846
Patrick Kane	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$42,844
Jason A. Nunez	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$159,499	$42,843
James T. Cullity	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$42,842
Amanda C Kennedy	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$194,394	$42,841
Gabriel Sanon Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$207,629	$42,840
John F McBrien	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$0	$42,834
Sylvia M. Zayas	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$96,808	$42,833
Sylvia M. Zayas	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$96,808	$42,833
Thomas R Sullivan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$237,143	$42,831
Samuel John Dillon	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$42,831
Michael Sullivan	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$42,827
Donald Kehoe	2015	Traffic Division	Traffic Sign Supv	$0	$42,826
Thomas J Blake	2024	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Adv Tech	$298,411	$42,822