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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
Christopher Burns	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$311,071	$96,077
William J Feeney	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$96,075
Mark L Assad	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$96,056
Clifton McHale	2023	Boston Police Department	PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases	$266,496	$96,055
Clifton McHale	2022	Boston Police Department	PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases	$266,496	$96,055
Matthew Paul Stone	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$251,647	$96,054
Joel S Flores	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$258,863	$96,047
Henry A Araica	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$218,240	$96,030
Paul S Fitzpatrick	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$258,879	$95,982
Paul S Fitzpatrick	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$258,879	$95,982
Kamisha L Green	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$230,826	$95,981
Kamisha L Green	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$230,826	$95,981
Otis C Harewood	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$95,967
Henry Tyra	2025	Public Works Department	StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)##	$186,944	$95,954
Alfred A James	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$300,509	$95,916
Alfred A James	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$300,509	$95,916
Timothy Denio	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$339,369	$95,899
Gregory R. Eunis	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$213,560	$95,879
Wayne Emory Hester	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$206,226	$95,840
Julia M Rodriguez	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPD Special Hazards Insp)	$250,515	$95,743
Lucas E Taxter	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$280,095	$95,709
William J Dwan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$95,708
Brian L Ball	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$95,707
Evon F Burke	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$243,373	$95,698
Steven Smigliani	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$286,206	$95,661
Brian C Mahoney	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$95,653
Marvin M Wright	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$95,621
Antoine J Ramos	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$302,668	$95,610
Tod Herron	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$95,569
Stephen T O'Brien	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$95,566
Mark William Harrington	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$327,114	$95,536
Mark William Harrington	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$327,114	$95,536
Michael A Forde	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$95,530
Robert F Figueroa	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$273,723	$95,523
Ronald Joseph Holmes	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$229,092	$95,473
Ronald Joseph Holmes	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$229,092	$95,473
Justin Frank Dornhoffer	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$230,741	$95,444
Anthony Cutone	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$213,097	$95,429
Anthony Cutone	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$213,097	$95,429
William J Feeney	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$95,397
Stephen P Romano	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$273,011	$95,381
Joshua O Cummings	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$95,377
Richard L Medina	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$95,366
Debra G Blandin	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$293,455	$95,356
Sean M Doherty	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$95,341
Corey Thomas	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$199,835	$95,333
Beau J Claiborne	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$297,192	$95,311
Salvarys R Reynoso-Santos	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$209,732	$95,299
James Edward Tincker	2023	Boston Fire Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$192,440	$95,275
Brendan M. O'Donnell	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$282,291	$95,244