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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
Troy T Osgood	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$39,934
Richard Moy	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,934
Robertkly Joseph	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,926
John P Conroy	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$39,926
Emerdine L Lennon	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$133,179	$39,925
Emerdine L Lennon	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$133,179	$39,925
Bettye J Jarrett	2021	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$90,801	$39,924
William F Benevelli	2013	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$39,923
Michael A Kane	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,922
Shamus Moynihan	2024	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$110,288	$39,920
William Eric Schulze	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver)	$234,192	$39,920
John R McCabe	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,915
Dana Terence Rice	2017	Public Works Department	Sr Highway Maint CrftsprsPwd##	$0	$39,915
Lylana Jones-Henderson	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$201,972	$39,913
Jeffrey Lopes	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$144,837	$39,912
Ryan McQuaid	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$138,804	$39,909
Ryan McQuaid	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$138,804	$39,909
Stephen W Green	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,907
Sean F Deery	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,906
Kevin McElmoyle	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,905
Michael P. Paradis	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,904
Patrick Conroy	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$143,961	$39,902
Haseeb Hosein	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$39,901
Kevin J McGoldrick	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant/Mobile Oper	$0	$39,901
Gerard Patrick Broderick	2017	Public Works Department	Head Storekeeper	$0	$39,901
John Joseph Hamilton	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$39,901
Michael Condon	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,900
Michael Sullivan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$39,900
Carl E. Shorter	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$154,295	$39,899
William Dick	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,895
Sean A. Rooney	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$169,518	$39,895
Michael S. Johnson	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$201,470	$39,895
Emmet T Walsh	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,894
Stephen M Doran	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,894
Joseph Robert Trahon	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$135,917	$39,891
Barry Lee Brown	2020	Boston Fire Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairperson BFD	$0	$39,890
Michelle Johnson	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$213,307	$39,889
Michelle Johnson	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$213,307	$39,889
Ellis E Thornton	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,886
David Malcolm	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,885
Ronny Zille	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$177,517	$39,882
Kyle Francis Moran	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$129,789	$39,879
Wilson Quiles	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,879
Jeffrey Maurice Worthy	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,877
Barbara L Hillman	2025	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$113,004	$39,873
Patrick Liam O'Brien	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$254,741	$39,871
Ann Marie Barrett	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,869
Joseph DeVito	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$179,660	$39,869
Joseph DeVito	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$179,660	$39,869
Michael Arturo Guerrero	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$39,866