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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
Richard H Fitzpatrick	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$36,882
Marcelle Nelson Bournes	2024	Traffic Division	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$121,076	$36,880
William J Kelley	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,879
Christopher R Fencer	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$170,659	$36,877
Edward J Boylan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$254,888	$36,876
James M McLaughlin	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$231,632	$36,875
James Thomas Nee	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$36,874
Davy Perez	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Harborboat 3$8	$0	$36,873
Christopher J McCarthy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$138,985	$36,873
Zachary Tucker	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$136,062	$36,872
Laura L Dickerson	2024	Boston Police Department	Director of Projects & Initiat	$170,040	$36,871
Brandon Shane Carey	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,866
Kyle J Gomes	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,865
Joseph Johnson	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$168,147	$36,863
Joseph Johnson	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$168,147	$36,863
Francisco Colon	2024	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$98,141	$36,859
Edward F Byrne	2013	Boston Fire Department	Prin Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$36,855
Jerome A Hall-Brewster	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,852
Elvis Garcia	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$36,851
Leroy Fernandes	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$175,694	$36,850
Robert G Mulvey	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$36,849
Stephen G Kelly	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,848
Brendan Cahill	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$217,368	$36,847
Joseph A. Schandorf	2021	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$88,993	$36,846
David E Flaherty	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$36,844
Kim Tavares	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,843
Frank C Rogier	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$36,843
Ryan J. McGovern	2013	Boston Fire Department	FireLieutenant(ScubaDivTech	$0	$36,838
Katherine E. Shea	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,837
Alex Rosa	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$136,392	$36,836
Michael Patrick Crowley	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$177,474	$36,835
Thomas M Brooks	2023	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$133,794	$36,834
Thomas M Brooks	2022	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$133,794	$36,834
Jose Molina III	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,834
John R Surette III	2021	Boston Police Department	Prin Admin Asst	$138,960	$36,832
Brian R Barcelou	2023	Boston Police Department	Prin Dp Sys Anal-Dp	$180,941	$36,831
Kevin P. Finn	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$36,827
Ludwik H Bartkiewicz	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,827
Peter Demayo	2023	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$131,581	$36,825
Andrew J. Fay	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,825
Joseph N. Harris	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$168,576	$36,824
Scott R. Boyle	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver)	$197,028	$36,823
Timothy G. Laham	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$274,361	$36,821
Agnaldo P Monteiro	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$36,819
Patrick M Lee	2024	Boston Fire Department	Building Systems Engineer	$161,245	$36,818
Benjamin William Kelleher IV	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$219,374	$36,815
Frederick Mycroft	2023	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$127,668	$36,814
Frederick Mycroft	2022	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$127,668	$36,814
Timothy Callahan	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,813
Jason D. Romano	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$191,988	$36,813