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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
Charles J Kelley	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,428
Michael M Ross	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$37,427
Kayci Claude Bernard	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$184,904	$37,425
Tisha L Murphy	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$37,422
John P. Sarro	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$208,653	$37,418
Frank Johannes Lang	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$167,737	$37,418
Frank Johannes Lang	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$167,737	$37,418
Richard G Lewis	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$37,416
Joseph Hynes	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$157,035	$37,415
Gabriel J. Clark	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$37,415
Calvin Belfon	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,415
Lucas E Taxter	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$37,411
Michael E. Guilfoyle	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$232,183	$37,411
Bruce Errol Bates Jr.	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$242,433	$37,410
Michael E Norton	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$37,410
John P Doris	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$37,407
Robert Butler	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$192,510	$37,401
David Yee	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$37,399
Keith A. Condry	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$287,887	$37,398
Stephen T. Ryan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$165,149	$37,398
Stephen T. Ryan	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$165,149	$37,398
Daniel P Cunningham	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$37,394
Nicole L Grant	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$37,393
Dianne M. Cassiani-Knox	2015	BPS Human Resource Team	Pr Admin Clerk 29	$0	$37,393
Paul G. Carey	2019	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$37,392
James H O'Brien	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$37,391
Matthew Sean Lausier	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$167,611	$37,391
Gus Irby	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$37,387
Brian Joseph Glora	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$152,842	$37,382
Brian Joseph Glora	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$152,842	$37,382
Devante Greaves-Poleet	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$140,845	$37,381
Mikayla Marie Luciw	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$170,528	$37,378
Shawn M. Donovan	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$37,378
John Tyler Mackie	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$167,870	$37,377
Jose A. Ruiz	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,377
John L Cetrino	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$255,033	$37,376
Eva Marie Doucette-Watson	2019	Boston Police Department	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$37,372
Daniel C Duggan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$156,128	$37,370
Rachel O. McGuire	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,369
Edgar Rodriguez	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$37,368
Gregory Penella	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$264,396	$37,367
Brian James Heaton	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$37,366
John G Maloof	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$37,366
Calvin Tyrell Young	2019	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$37,363
Michael Mahoney	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$37,359
Paul R Chevrette	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$204,569	$37,359
Christopher John Abban	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$210,305	$37,358
Gary J Eblan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/AcadInstructor	$0	$37,351
Troy T Osgood	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$37,350
Garrett G Mitchell	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$37,348