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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
Ricky F Cooks	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$173,433	$42,340
Gino Provenzano	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$42,338
Kendra J Conway	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$42,336
Arthur J. Hall-Brewster	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$42,336
Evan Nunez	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$158,905	$42,336
Kyle J Gomes	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$42,335
Michael Christopher Coppinger	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$42,335
Michael T. McManus	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$197,886	$42,334
Frank Solomon	2025	Public Works Department	Foreperson	$101,290	$42,323
Joseph P Keaveney	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$227,789	$42,322
Steven P McLaughlin	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$42,321
John M Michael Joyce	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$42,321
Robin A Demarco	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$42,314
David Marquez Rivas	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$42,311
Stephen D. Moy	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$302,171	$42,308
James P Greene	2025	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$296,967	$42,304
Raymond Ramirez	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$42,304
Gary Barker	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$42,303
Phillip C. Skrabut	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$174,426	$42,300
Stephen McNulty	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$223,740	$42,295
Ralph E Davis	2020	Boston Fire Department	EAP Counselor	$0	$42,293
Khalilah A Drummer	2020	Boston Police Department	ChCommEquipOper I (SCTT)	$0	$42,292
Nathan P Robbins	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$42,291
Henry Baston	2014	Boston Fire Department	FF (Constituent Liaison Off)	$0	$42,288
Carlson Breneus	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$177,077	$42,286
Alan J Staunton	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$42,283
Keith A Webb	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$42,282
Ronald Mattera	2023	Parks Department	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$112,176	$42,276
Amy M. Erlandson	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$201,196	$42,271
Henry A Araica	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$42,271
John J O'Connor Jr.	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$42,267
Julia M Rodriguez	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPD Special Hazards Insp)	$194,742	$42,259
Julia M Rodriguez	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPD Special Hazards Insp)	$194,742	$42,259
Albert D Marchionda	2023	Boston Police Department	Building Maint Supv	$141,338	$42,258
William Leo Parlon	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$42,256
Christopher Michael Allen	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$240,654	$42,254
Mark J Cassino	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$214,810	$42,253
Mark P. Hayes	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Captain (Det)	$0	$42,251
Paul R. Blaikie	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$42,250
Brian J Perry	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$42,249
Wayne G Clarke	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$42,247
Allen Young Jr.	2021	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$123,433	$42,247
Adrienne Thornton	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$182,736	$42,243
Courtney A Powell	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$223,218	$42,241
Javier A Pagan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$238,924	$42,241
Sean F Joyce	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$190,994	$42,233
John Thomas Canty	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$148,339	$42,231
Sheldon Terrell Mercer	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$279,980	$42,230
Andrew G Garvey	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$42,229
Steven P Kovaleski	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$243,708	$42,227