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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
Telly M Cordova	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$229,527	$41,670
Anthony D Willis	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,669
Keith D Dalrymple	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Captain-DDC/HRCD	$0	$41,669
Roselyn Lacroix	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,667
James C Hosea	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$167,116	$41,667
Joaquin Anibal Valera	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$209,734	$41,666
Eric P. Des Roches	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$172,958	$41,666
Eric P. Des Roches	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$172,958	$41,666
Marisela Perez	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$41,665
Omar Borges	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,664
Arthur W Green	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,662
Joseph F. Medina	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$41,661
Jose Rafael Sanchez	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$241,773	$41,661
Stephen W Green	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,658
Curtis A Jones	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,657
Christopher J. Flaherty	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$203,777	$41,655
Christopher J. Flaherty	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$203,777	$41,655
Arthenia A Copeland	2025	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec-SupportAnalyst	$116,534	$41,654
Jean Moise Acloque	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$175,664	$41,654
Jean Moise Acloque	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$175,664	$41,654
Michael P. McDonagh	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$192,668	$41,654
Matthew N Muckerheide	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$145,154	$41,653
Homer Moy	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$41,650
Timothy Frederick Goddard	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$41,649
Tyler Porter Thomas	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$286,862	$41,648
Eric McPherson	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$41,647
Patrick Lynch	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$273,615	$41,647
James O'Loughlin	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,646
Stephen P Romano	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$41,644
John Martin Clifford	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$157,481	$41,644
Robert G Mulvey	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$41,643
Steven J. Mitchell	2023	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$233,026	$41,641
Steven J. Mitchell	2022	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$233,026	$41,641
Peter J. Messina	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$310,499	$41,640
Evan Nunez	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,639
Norman Parks	2014	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$41,637
Thomas J. Foley	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$41,636
Kenneth M Conley	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$41,634
Ryan Timothy McLaughlin	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$222,800	$41,634
Gulianna Rose Kehayias	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$137,884	$41,633
Kenneth A Sousa	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$41,629
Joseph Casper	2017	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief (Scuba Diver)	$0	$41,628
Brian Sellon	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$41,626
William B. Gross	2023	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II	$122,023	$41,624
Daniel I Prioleau	2014	Public Works Department	StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)##	$0	$41,623
Vladimir A. Levichev	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,621
Sean P Francis	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$41,621
Willie B Lyons	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$41,620
Bartholomew J Shea	2020	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$41,614
Dennis M. Carr	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (Training Instruc)	$177,697	$41,613