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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
Suni Muhammad	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$171,047	$39,414
Latoya L Gamble	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,414
Cecil R Jones	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,411
Amos Lawrence Monteiro	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$203,679	$39,411
Geneese Webster	2017	Boston Police Department	ChCommEquipOper I (SCTT)	$0	$39,410
Alston L. Allen	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTechnician	$0	$39,407
William J Kelley	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$174,787	$39,406
Kenneth M Moore	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$213,102	$39,402
Alberto Santiago	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,401
Shawn J Grant	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,400
Seth A. Housman	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$228,450	$39,399
Cleveland A Burwell	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,399
Joseph E Cheevers	2012	Boston Police Department	Sergeant/Harbor Patrol	$0	$39,398
Jennifer Connolly	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$174,563	$39,397
Robert F Costine	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,388
MIchael David Astrofsky	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,423	$39,387
Charles MacKinnon V	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$39,386
James K Plourde	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$174,240	$39,381
Merica Guillaume	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$39,380
Anthony J Serra	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,376
Rebecca J Leo	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$156,449	$39,375
William Dick	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$184,614	$39,375
David L Hale	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,373
Gregory D Gallagher	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$39,372
Francis Gerard Clines	2012	Boston Fire Department	FF (Frst Mar Eng Di)	$0	$39,365
Alex Alvarez De Sotomayor	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$220,021	$39,362
Dennis M. Medina	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,362
Philip F Morgan	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$39,361
Mark Joseph Loewen	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,360
Henry A Araica	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,359
Derek M. Melendy	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF FPD(Plc of Assy Insp) Admin	$215,413	$39,355
Nicholas Allen Santangelo	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$204,503	$39,351
Curtis A Jones	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,350
Timothy P Stanton	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,349
Julio Nepomuceno-Mateo	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$176,696	$39,347
Robert J Kenney	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,345
Jeffrey Richardson Lynch Jr.	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$213,743	$39,341
Lucas E Taxter	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$39,340
Ralph E Davis	2019	Boston Fire Department	EAP Counselor	$0	$39,340
Scott M Mackie	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$39,337
James M Gaughan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Captain	$0	$39,335
Liam P. Hawkins	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$173,706	$39,335
Myron W Phillips	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$228,940	$39,334
Robert David Bottary	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$193,666	$39,333
Michael Francis Tierney	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$228,387	$39,328
Robert John Walton	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$209,698	$39,325
Robin A Demarco	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$39,322
Christopher Sloane	2025	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$257,745	$39,321
James M Stoddard	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$39,320
Brenda Elizabeth Figueroa	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$240,391	$39,319