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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
Jason Turcotte	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$157,764	$38,204
Michael Kelly	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$174,940	$38,204
William F Donga	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$38,202
Carolyn Sygiel	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$38,202
Deirdre B Glynn	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Breath $13.50	$0	$38,201
Christopher R. Jerry	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$236,269	$38,199
Christopher R. Jerry	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$236,269	$38,199
John N Foundas	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$202,675	$38,198
Gregory T. Rice	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$186,307	$38,195
Leighton B Facey	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain	$249,136	$38,194
Ashley L Sena	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,194
John Michael Lee	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$142,676	$38,194
John Michael Lee	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$142,676	$38,194
Victor T Moreira	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$38,194
Mark Anthony Bruno	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,193
Brian J Dasey	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$259,746	$38,189
Brian Alberto Soto-Marte	2024	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$115,949	$38,188
Daniel F MacDonald	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$38,188
Kevin Michael Bartel	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$174,545	$38,185
Kevin J. McClay	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,182
Nathan P Robbins	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$300,235	$38,180
Sean Patrick Murphy	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$143,037	$38,177
Lawrence D Welch	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,176
Robert J. Calobrisi	2014	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$38,175
Frederick David Lorenz	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$38,175
Steven J. Mitchell	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$38,173
Steven M Charbonnier	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$38,173
Winston DeLeon	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,172
Robert W Ciccolo	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Captain-DDC/HRCD	$0	$38,172
Andrew Crosby	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$210,736	$38,161
Ryan Timothy McLaughlin	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,003	$38,161
Ryan Timothy McLaughlin	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,003	$38,161
Mario R Lozano	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,158
Patrick James Miller	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$155,549	$38,154
Kelley J McCormick	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Captain	$418,991	$38,154
Jimmy Le Nguyen	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$219,894	$38,154
William J. O'Sullivan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$275,772	$38,150
Kevin Michael Magoon	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$38,150
Thomas Phillip McGrory	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$205,351	$38,147
James P Riley	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$193,231	$38,145
Lance R Norwood	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$211,467	$38,142
Lance R Norwood	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$211,467	$38,142
Thomas McGrath	2023	Public Facilities Department	Clerk of Works II (PFD)	$143,739	$38,140
Thomas McGrath	2022	Public Facilities Department	Clerk of Works II (PFD)	$143,739	$38,140
John G. Burrows	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,140
Monique R Cesar	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$169,779	$38,139
Luis Lopez	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$203,724	$38,135
Zachary I MacInnis	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$38,133
Thomas Gallagher	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Mobile Oper 2$6	$0	$38,132
John D Conway	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$38,128