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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
Brian Sellon	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$40,760
Ediberto Figueroa	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$40,757
Christopher Allen Briggs	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$211,305	$40,753
Brian J Dasey	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$40,752
Matthew Sean Callahan	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$230,193	$40,751
Jack Lee	2024	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor II	$125,993	$40,751
Paul Falvey	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$260,471	$40,751
David M. Pfeil	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$40,750
Michael F. Flaherty	2016	Property Management	Sr Shift Supervisor	$0	$40,749
Paul F Musto	2016	Public Works Department	Gen Main Mech Frprs(Cfm)##	$0	$40,743
Felipe I. Colon	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$40,741
Matthew Brown	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$142,021	$40,741
Donald Wightman	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$40,738
Mariana Victoria Avila	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$133,897	$40,736
Jenna Cullity	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$40,736
Patrick T Murphy	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$40,735
Robert M Lundbohm	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$174,223	$40,732
Robert M Lundbohm	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$174,223	$40,732
Michael J Foley	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$146,406	$40,729
Michael J Foley	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$146,406	$40,729
Kevin M. Guy	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$40,724
Scott D. Lucas	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$40,723
Darrell J Higginbottom	2023	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$283,775	$40,718
John R Surette III	2018	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$0	$40,717
William Ryan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$203,623	$40,716
Philip T Ordonez	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (Mas Of F Boat)	$183,731	$40,714
Philip T Ordonez	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF (Mas Of F Boat)	$183,731	$40,714
Noah Dunton Farr	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$236,449	$40,708
James Simpson	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$40,705
Cavan Dunn	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$193,796	$40,705
Cavan Dunn	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$193,796	$40,705
Nicholas Litterio	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$40,704
Anthony M. Alexis	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$40,702
Joseph Robert Trahon	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$198,396	$40,701
Joseph R. Roman	2018	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II	$0	$40,699
Zachary T Kalapinski	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$211,596	$40,698
Darryl W Owens	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$40,697
Robert J. Anderson	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$177,486	$40,696
Robert J. Anderson	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$177,486	$40,696
Sean O'Brien	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$40,694
Philip J Bliss	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$40,693
William M Cloran Jr.	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$40,690
Adam Mazzola	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$40,690
John D. Broderick	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$205,614	$40,689
Gary J Ryan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$40,685
Matthew Martin DiPiro	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$40,682
Patrick W Wood	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$40,682
Paul J. Russell	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$40,678
Todd Christopher Leonard	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$40,676
Michael J Hegarty	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$40,676