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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
Daniel F. Corey	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$202,556	$38,620
Denis K McCarthy	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,619
Antonio Navarro	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$197,284	$38,617
Indhira Ianessa Odusami	2024	Boston Retirement System	Admin Asst (Finance)	$138,799	$38,616
Michael J Walsh	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$38,614
Zi Zou	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,613
Henry Baston	2013	Boston Fire Department	FF (Constituent Liaison Off)	$0	$38,609
Thomas L Sexton	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$38,606
Debra M Fisher	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$195,901	$38,606
Christopher Charles Rooney	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$172,073	$38,604
Mark L Assad	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$38,604
Patrick T Murphy	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,603
Unique A Smith	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$147,692	$38,600
John Thomas Canty	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$139,231	$38,596
Ralph Phillip Dowling	2016	Boston Fire Department	Sr Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$38,596
Schenice Coleman	2020	Boston Police Department	ChCommEquipOper I (SCTT)	$0	$38,595
Jeremy G. Washburn	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$236,371	$38,594
John D Burns Jr	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$38,591
Roberto C. Paulino	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,585
David R Cataldo	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$38,583
Charles D Coleman	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$38,583
Karen Hutton	2021	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$95,189	$38,582
John Farrell	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$38,582
Daniel C Casali	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$38,581
William Alden Hull	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$167,193	$38,580
Beth Leary	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$38,579
Jean Moise Acloque	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$38,579
John T McCarthy	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Hosp Liaison 4$10	$0	$38,576
Bryan Thomas Mason	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,060	$38,576
Kenneth M Conley	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$197,905	$38,576
Kenneth M Conley	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$197,905	$38,576
Gary J Ryan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$187,881	$38,575
Sean P. Scannell	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,574
Joey Tse	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$202,872	$38,572
Joey Tse	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$202,872	$38,572
James Blake	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/AcadInstructor	$202,626	$38,572
Gino Provenzano	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$285,088	$38,570
Michael Lowe Blake	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$274,177	$38,570
Jennifer M Carroll	2018	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$38,569
Denean A Tolliver	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$38,565
Michael Mahoney	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$179,317	$38,563
Michael Mahoney	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$179,317	$38,563
Michael Browder Jr.	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,678	$38,561
Francis Xavier Lang	2015	Inspectional Services Dept	Wire Inspector	$0	$38,556
Eric Peter Wier	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$248,334	$38,556
Eric Travers	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$264,741	$38,552
Eugene Turner	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$204,390	$38,549
Daniel Edward Keeler	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$202,022	$38,547
Jon-Michael S Harber	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$205,241	$38,546
Taylor S. Small	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$197,146	$38,545