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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
Matthew McNeil Conley	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$307,843	$94,248
William J Feeney	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$94,217
Manuel A Simas	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$329,573	$94,213
Paul D Wright	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper	$292,428	$94,189
Jacqueline D Creaven	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$317,903	$94,186
Edward P Meade	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$94,183
Garnet Brown	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$228,051	$94,170
John J Fitzgerald	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$94,160
Zachary Andrew Crossen	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$306,317	$94,135
Andrew B Blake	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$246,234	$94,127
Bienvenido DeLaCruz	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$236,481	$94,122
Richard Estrella	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$294,691	$94,121
Patrick M.J Foley	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$378,036	$94,098
Craig D Jones	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$94,082
Matthew Hogardt	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$331,837	$94,070
John D. Broderick	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$94,030
Darrin Patrick Greeley	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$93,973
Jimmy Giraldo	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$224,058	$93,953
James J Wyse	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$93,905
Sean M Doherty	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$93,903
Jonathan Hester	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$339,840	$93,887
Kevin J Yalmokas	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$269,700	$93,768
Kevin J Yalmokas	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$269,700	$93,768
Otis C Harewood	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$93,751
Kevin J Yalmokas	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$277,146	$93,684
Geneese Webster	2023	Boston Police Department	EmergCommSpec-911Trainer	$163,666	$93,655
Geneese Webster	2022	Boston Police Department	EmergCommSpec-911Trainer	$163,666	$93,655
Christopher Burns	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$345,972	$93,639
Alfred A James	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$93,638
Christopher F Carroll	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$309,600	$93,607
Christopher F Carroll	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$309,600	$93,607
Jimmy Giraldo	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$93,592
Richard Moy	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$93,591
Richard G. Daley	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$93,552
James M Doiron	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$296,190	$93,528
Ryan Richard Kelly	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$223,610	$93,528
Melvin Ruiz	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$93,520
Vance C Mills	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$224,266	$93,480
Vance C Mills	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$224,266	$93,480
Michael Lyons	2024	Inspectional Services Dept	Plumbing And Gasfitting Insp##	$201,434	$93,472
Charles E Wilson	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$93,468
Francisco Colon	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$93,445
Luis A Cruz	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$93,444
James J. Fitzpatrick	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$93,387
Beth Leary	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$312,113	$93,369
James J. Fitzpatrick	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$93,316
Michael Destefano	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$93,310
Timothy M. Kervin	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$93,298
James B Conley	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$93,293
Michael Kern V	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$93,284