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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
John James Feeney	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,872
Peter Chu	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$38,872
Ryan T MacRoberts	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,868
James E O'Connor	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,868
Darlene Lagoa	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$38,864
James Carnes	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$38,861
Albert C Christie	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,860
Paul J Bercume	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$38,859
Michael Charbonnier	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$38,858
Robert J. Noto Jr.	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$254,079	$38,851
Samantha Thompson	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$253,467	$38,849
Bruce W Higgins	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$38,849
Christopher Adams	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,848
Paul Francis Lombard	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$176,662	$38,848
Paul Francis Lombard	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$176,662	$38,848
Edward J Garvey	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$38,848
Scott R Roby	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,847
Terence J. Flaherty	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$185,725	$38,846
Elson Filipe Monteiro	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$169,931	$38,845
Brian L Ball	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,843
Michael Elia Manolakis	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$169,296	$38,843
Michael Elia Manolakis	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$169,296	$38,843
Stephanie L Gaines	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$274,897	$38,838
Robert Newton	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,837
Carmen L Curry	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$38,837
Clifton McHale	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$38,836
Michael F Brohel	2021	Public Works Department	Supn Highway Maintenance	$179,934	$38,834
Adilson G Rosa	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,834
Scott A MacCallum	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$38,834
Edward D. Bergdoll	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$289,180	$38,833
Edward D. Bergdoll	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$289,180	$38,833
Quincy Adam Brown	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$159,261	$38,830
Rydell Cox	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$130,330	$38,827
Rydell Cox	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$130,330	$38,827
Gregory McCormick	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,825
Sophia Vega-Jones	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$163,764	$38,824
Daniel F MacDonald	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$210,036	$38,822
Timothy Callahan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,819
John J Keough	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$119,000	$38,817
Levar Brian Thomas	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$177,289	$38,817
Kenneth R Reid	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Hackney Invest 3$8	$0	$38,816
Denean A Tolliver	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$213,281	$38,816
Jeremy G. Washburn	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$210,365	$38,816
Jeremy G. Washburn	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$210,365	$38,816
James A Griffin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$162,603	$38,816
Charles H Paige II	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$167,071	$38,815
Charles H Paige II	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$167,071	$38,815
Patrick M Lee	2023	Boston Fire Department	Building Systems Engineer	$157,245	$38,815
Patrick Edward Zawadzki	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$138,237	$38,813
Myron W Phillips	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,813