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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
Kevin M McCarthy	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$196,722	$38,346
Kevin Williams	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp)	$184,996	$38,345
Kevin Williams	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp)	$184,996	$38,345
Stephen E Puopolo	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$167,154	$38,344
Stephen E Puopolo	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$167,154	$38,344
Seth A. Housman	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$38,342
Noah Dunton Farr	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$188,682	$38,339
Noah Dunton Farr	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$188,682	$38,339
Michael J. McCarthy	2025	Planning & Engineering	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$144,986	$38,339
Philip Polizzi	2016	Boston Police Department	Supn-Custodians (Buildings)	$0	$38,335
Adam Russell	2019	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$38,334
Terry J Thomas	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain (Det)	$268,057	$38,333
Terry J Thomas	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Captain (Det)	$268,057	$38,333
Joseph R Horton	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$38,333
William M Bulger	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,330
Melvin Boggs	2016	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$0	$38,328
Kevin K Herbert	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,326
Thomas M. Antonino	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,325
Charles P Leahy	2016	Property Management	Third Class Sta Eng (New Ch)	$0	$38,325
Joshua Matthew Neely	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$219,934	$38,325
Brian R Barcelou	2014	Boston Police Department	Prin Dp Sys Anal-Dp	$0	$38,321
Scott W O'Brien	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$38,321
Joseph Robert Trahon	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,665	$38,321
Joseph Robert Trahon	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,665	$38,321
Kevin T. Smith	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,320
Thomas L Sexton	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$38,319
Dennis Layden	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$157,017	$38,319
Mark J. Raymond	2023	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$243,425	$38,319
Cleveland A Burwell	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,318
Michael John Boulger	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,318
Erik Savicke	2019	Boston Police Department	Criminalist III	$0	$38,316
James B Moccia	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,313
Claude N Defay	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$227,623	$38,312
Claude N Defay	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$227,623	$38,312
Edward Grace	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,311
Michael McCarthy	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$204,599	$38,309
Samuel John Dillon	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$38,304
Nicole L Grant	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,303
Daniel J. Sheehan	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$176,659	$38,302
Zachary Andrew Crossen	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,301
Leo James Ronan II	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$202,841	$38,300
Daniel F. Roche Jr.	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$255,133	$38,299
Raymond Duran Batista Vasquez	2024	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$108,260	$38,298
Thomas R Hutchings	2018	Boston Police Department	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl (ASD/DPU)	$0	$38,290
Nicholas R Mustacchio	2012	Public Works Department	StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)##	$0	$38,290
Michael J Shackford	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$38,289
Gregory Paul Collins	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$173,874	$38,286
Melvin Boggs	2011	Transportation Department	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$0	$38,285
Daphney Orion	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$158,456	$38,285
Daphney Orion	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$158,456	$38,285