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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
Timothy McCarthy	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$208,047	$36,423
Daniel M Humphreys	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$36,421
Conor Patrick Flaherty	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,714	$36,421
Conor Patrick Flaherty	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,714	$36,421
John J. Ryle	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Hackney Invest 3$8	$0	$36,420
Michael A Donaghy	2020	Public Works Department	Assoc Electrical Engineer	$0	$36,419
Angel M Sheppard Arias	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$212,705	$36,416
Michael James McCarthy	2025	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$249,183	$36,415
Philip Polizzi	2021	Boston Police Department	Prin Admin Asst	$133,051	$36,414
Rory Foley	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$163,348	$36,414
Carolyn I Flaherty	2024	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$149,377	$36,413
Matthew James Beggan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,411
Patrick Thomas Burke	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$147,813	$36,410
Robert L. Dowling	2023	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$239,905	$36,410
Phillip C. Skrabut	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$191,139	$36,409
Michael E Norton	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$36,408
Michael T. McManus	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,405
Michael A. Chapman	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieut/Acad Instr	$0	$36,404
Jonathan P. Healy	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$229,419	$36,397
Sean C. McCarthy	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$36,395
Kevin M McCarthy	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$36,393
Michael J. McCarthy	2023	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$133,341	$36,391
Michael J. McCarthy	2022	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$133,341	$36,391
Leo Michael Manning	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Mobile Oper 2$6	$0	$36,388
Sean Michael Barrett	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$36,385
Terry J Thomas	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$36,383
Tomas Coilin Kearney	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$36,382
Terrance L Edwards	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$231,747	$36,381
Carl Blando	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$36,381
Agnaldo P Monteiro	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,379
Frank C Rogier	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$36,366
Colin P. Kelly	2024	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief Administration	$312,586	$36,365
Garrett Boyle	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Harborboat 3$8	$192,685	$36,365
Theophilus Drigo	2023	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II	$117,641	$36,360
David L Hale	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,360
Saequan Terrell Sparks-Clancy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$168,838	$36,359
Paul A. Sadatis Jr	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$36,359
Antonio Nunez	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,358
Atiya Younger	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$176,904	$36,357
Spencer Arnold	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$36,352
John F Downey	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$36,352
Yong W. Lee	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$36,352
Christopher J Simpson	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$150,358	$36,346
Jermain Dujon Graham	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$202,835	$36,342
Thomas Barry Jr.	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$242,288	$36,339
Bryan E Snell	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$183,612	$36,337
Bryan E Snell	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$183,612	$36,337
Daniel G. Griffin	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,335
Stanley J Leonard	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,335
Gregory D Dankers	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,333