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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
Mathew Wosny	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,264
Rafael Hernandez Jr.	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$167,797	$36,263
Charles MacKinnon V	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$36,262
Daniel T. Toomey	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,261
Peter J McDonnell	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,774	$36,260
Ryan Joseph Keaney	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$151,859	$36,259
Matthew J Ryan	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,259
Alville T Atherley	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$216,711	$36,255
Alville T Atherley	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$216,711	$36,255
Michael C. Harrington	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$36,255
Robert J. Anderson	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$211,489	$36,253
Kiley Galewski	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$157,214	$36,251
Daran D Edwards	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$203,279	$36,249
Robert Charles Gibson III	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$36,240
Patrick M. McKenna	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$209,785	$36,239
Liam P. Hawkins	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,238
Kevin Robert Morris	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$194,297	$36,238
Cale A Oliveira	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$176,491	$36,237
James K Plourde	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$36,234
Thomas C Santry	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,234
Ronald Mattera	2024	Parks Department	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$123,101	$36,233
Sean M. O'Brien	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$36,232
John Thomas Donovan	2015	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$0	$36,231
James W Miller	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$36,230
Joseph J. P. Connolly	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$224,051	$36,229
Mark J. Thornton	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$36,228
James R Martin	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$36,220
Kevin J McGill	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,219
Paul J Lyons Jr.	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$213,837	$36,216
Yong W. Lee	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$36,215
Lino Carlo Viola	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$190,928	$36,213
Lino Carlo Viola	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$190,928	$36,213
Patrick T. Loftus	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$257,603	$36,212
Keith A. Condry	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$36,211
Dario E. Fancelli	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$36,210
Brian P Mullen	2024	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$290,206	$36,207
Ryan T Kelly	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$178,922	$36,206
John F Hynes	2024	Boston Police Department	PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases	$258,428	$36,206
Kathleen Senise	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,205
Adam J. Fornash	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$161,835	$36,202
Emmett Joseph Burton	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$165,772	$36,200
Vladimir A. Levichev	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$164,909	$36,199
Mark Joseph Loewen	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$315,340	$36,198
Michelle M. Egan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$148,482	$36,197
Benjamin F Tisdale	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,197
Roy Gava	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,196
Daniel J. Sparrow	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,196
Joseph M Glynn	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,196
W. Scot Green	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,195
John R McCabe	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,195