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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
Joseph P. Gorman III	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,740
Casey Marie Kelliher	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,739
Michael J. McKinnies	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$182,122	$37,733
Frederick J Stevens	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$37,732
Michael Lawrence Korman	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$170,226	$37,732
Kevin Michael Magoon	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$37,731
Michael John Lydon	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$174,394	$37,731
Steven A Campbell	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$140,382	$37,731
Zandarina C. Townsend	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,730
Stephen M Meade	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$37,730
Pervis Ryans	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Captain-DDC/HRCD	$0	$37,730
Michael Patrick Tuohy	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$216,442	$37,728
Michael J Miller	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,726
Jahmahl Galloway	2023	Cemetery Division	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$121,021	$37,725
Jahmahl Galloway	2022	Cemetery Division	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$121,021	$37,725
Brian Robert Hartigan	2024	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$263,897	$37,725
Jennifer E Andrews	2019	Boston Fire Department	Admin Secretary	$0	$37,722
Martin Raymond Prendergast	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$217,488	$37,722
Christopher J Ross	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,720
Eleanor Tallent	2019	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$37,719
John H Noonan	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$37,718
Horacio D. Brienza	2021	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$283,113	$37,716
John A McCarthy	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$37,712
Jean-Paul Limontas	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$37,708
Michael F Fanning	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,703
Carlos Camacho	2024	Boston Retirement System	Exec Asst (Retirement Bd)	$159,825	$37,702
Tisha L Murphy	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$37,701
Robert J. Calobrisi	2018	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$37,699
Jerome D. Smart	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$37,697
Luis A Palermo	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$288,483	$37,697
James F. Sullivan	2017	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$0	$37,697
Christopher J MacNeil	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$37,695
Joseph A Gallarelli	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$37,695
Bienvenido DeLaCruz	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,692
Kevin P Cook	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,689
Robert A Griffin	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$37,688
Jesse E Goff	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$37,688
Brian P Mullen	2025	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$255,024	$37,685
Stephen D McNeil	2016	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$37,685
Christopher R Fencer	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$37,682
Stephen T Duran	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$37,680
Derrick Harris V	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$37,680
Joseph P Sullivan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$172,609	$37,678
Joseph P Sullivan	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$172,609	$37,678
John James Feeney	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,675
Vladimir Vilvalex	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,675
Daniel P Duff	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$37,674
Emelyn Perez	2021	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$83,820	$37,673
Richard L Garcia	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$181,575	$37,671
Joseph A Boucher	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$221,508	$37,667