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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
Stephen McKunes	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$207,835	$37,517
Rafael M Antunez	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$197,678	$37,517
Rafael M Antunez	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$197,678	$37,517
Gregory Charles Haddad	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$164,602	$37,512
Philip Joseph Kearney	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$183,643	$37,508
Brian James McCarthy	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$169,303	$37,507
Brian James McCarthy	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$169,303	$37,507
Joseph P Cintolo	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$37,504
Ryan Patrick Egan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$246,996	$37,502
Kamisha L Green	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$254,592	$37,495
Michael James McCarthy	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$214,108	$37,492
Peter Daniel Macintyre	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$167,460	$37,489
Richard A Evans	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$37,488
Joseph C Trodella	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$37,487
Kailey Louise Curran	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$201,929	$37,485
Deirdre Crowley	2025	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec-SupportAnalyst	$112,165	$37,484
Brian Richard Fredholm	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$168,624	$37,482
Brian Richard Fredholm	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$168,624	$37,482
Michael B Hegarty	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$217,034	$37,481
Stephen McNulty	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$259,788	$37,480
Edward M Murphy IV	2019	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Sup School Bldgs Alt&Rep	$0	$37,479
Karissa N Scano	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$156,649	$37,478
Francisco Nahum Perez-Turcios	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$208,143	$37,476
Meagan Badohu	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$213,113	$37,474
Damon D. Gibbs	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$37,474
Dennis B Costin	2013	Boston Fire Department	District FireChiefAdmn-AdvTech	$0	$37,469
Joseph F Creighton Sr.	2024	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$138,046	$37,468
Patrick Jenner	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$190,615	$37,467
Patricia T. O'Brien	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,466
James Carnes	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$37,466
Robert Cordasco	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,461
Samuel Joseph Esposito	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$248,099	$37,459
Robert J Pieroway	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$37,453
Stephen R Landrum	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,453
Sean Christopher Monahan	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$143,282	$37,450
Panayiotis Stavropoulos	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$169,528	$37,448
Garrett C Byrne	2023	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$99,284	$37,447
Garrett C Byrne	2022	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$99,284	$37,447
James R Sheehan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$37,446
Ellen McCarthy	2019	Boston Retirement System	Comptroller	$0	$37,442
Brian Jose Ponce	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$180,622	$37,441
Humberto DaVeiga	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,441
Gerard Patrick Broderick	2018	Public Works Department	Head Storekeeper	$0	$37,436
Gerald E Hogan	2017	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$37,434
Mark Jude Cardarelli	2013	Public Works Department	Spv/UtilityCompliance&Coordnti	$0	$37,433
Jason A. Richardson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$210,149	$37,433
Jason A. Richardson	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$210,149	$37,433
Brian J Doherty	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,431
Adam Mazzola	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$37,431
Kerline Desir	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$216,492	$37,428