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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
Michael McColgan	2021	Boston Fire Department	EAP Counselor	$163,929	$36,132
Gino Provenzano	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$36,131
Gino Roach	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$258,359	$36,129
Matthew M. Ross	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$36,129
Martin M O'Malley	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,129
Roy A. Frederick	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,129
Denis K McCarthy	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$206,006	$36,124
Shawn L West	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$36,118
Michele Alice Sheets	2025	Boston Retirement System	Sr. Disability Representative	$141,083	$36,111
Frank Lee	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$182,516	$36,110
Daniel J Tracey	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$36,109
Michael P Murphy	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,103
Craig A Wozniak	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,102
Austin Brooks	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$137,203	$36,097
Austin Brooks	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$137,203	$36,097
Thomas A. Sullivan	2023	Cemetery Division	Gen Sup Pk Maint (Cemetery)	$168,813	$36,096
Leonardo Hernandez	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,096
John Durkan	2025	Cemetery Division	Exec Sec (P&R) Cementaries	$160,524	$36,093
Miguel E Montesino	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$165,714	$36,090
Todd M Hartgrove	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,090
Brian James McCarthy	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$174,659	$36,090
Larentz Orlando Greene II	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$165,007	$36,089
Larentz Orlando Greene II	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$165,007	$36,089
Kevin P McGoldrick	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$0	$36,089
Kevin B. Boyle	2011	Boston Fire Department	Wkg Frprs Elec Equip Repairprs	$0	$36,088
James Simpson	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,088
Michael Patrick Moynihan	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$267,936	$36,087
Michael John Neves Luongo	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$161,217	$36,087
Michael John Neves Luongo	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$161,217	$36,087
Joshua J. DeLaRosa	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,087
Charles F Pero	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$36,086
Kevin P Brooks	2019	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$36,086
Kevin Michael Magoon	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$36,085
Ralph E Davis	2017	Boston Fire Department	EAP Counselor	$0	$36,083
Arthur W Green	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,082
Robert David Bottary	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$36,081
James Patrick Cashins	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$204,729	$36,080
Patrick Russell	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,079
Joao Rodrigues	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,075
Gregory R. Eunis	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,074
Brendan M Bosse	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,074
Stephan Tracy Lockwood	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,073
Warren J Hoppie	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$36,072
Brendan M Linnane	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$163,117	$36,068
Keith R. Wood	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,067
Patrick Romanoski	2012	Boston Police Department	Radio Supv (Bpd)	$0	$36,066
Andre R Stallworth	2016	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$36,060
Kevin Michael Bernazzani	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$36,057
Charles F. Follett	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$181,101	$36,057
Ryan Grande	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$137,214	$36,056