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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
Raphael Riordan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$214,618	$34,980
Patrick James Miller	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$185,931	$34,977
Charles W Rideout	2024	Parks Department	Supn-Park Maint	$139,855	$34,977
Thomas C Corbett	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$202,874	$34,976
Chelsea L Powell	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$196,883	$34,972
Keith P Kaplan	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,971
Sheamus W Sullivan	2023	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equ Repairpr Class III	$104,788	$34,971
Sheamus W Sullivan	2022	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equ Repairpr Class III	$104,788	$34,971
Georges E Moise	2016	Property Management	Sr Admin Asst (Shift Supv)	$0	$34,970
Mark A Tobin	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,968
Rachel O. McGuire	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$158,975	$34,968
Michael S Moran	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$215,061	$34,967
Gary J Ryan	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$34,966
Frank G Williams	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$34,965
Scott M Mackie	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,964
Kevin J Foley	2016	Boston Police Department	Dir-Transportation (Bpd)/(Bfd)	$0	$34,964
Thomas L Sexton	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$34,961
Rodney Herbin	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$34,961
John A Conway	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$34,961
Dennis Jude Colvario	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$194,421	$34,956
Quion T Riley	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,954
James Patrick Greatorex	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$269,052	$34,953
John Joseph MacNeill	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$184,976	$34,953
Ciro Feliciano	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$151,852	$34,952
Kieran P Foley	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$147,059	$34,951
Tracy E Jensen	2024	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$104,486	$34,951
David R Cataldo	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,950
James J Coveney	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$187,949	$34,950
James J Coveney	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$187,949	$34,950
Brendan M. Walsh	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$154,220	$34,947
Thomas C Hughes	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$34,946
Madeline Banks	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,945
Jean-Louis G. Jean	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,943
Sinead M Coyne	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$130,097	$34,942
Noel R Esteves	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,942
Joseph P Matthews	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$34,942
Matthew Richard Kenneally	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$230,607	$34,938
Patrick S Langan	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$228,922	$34,936
Luis A Palermo	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$224,303	$34,936
Brian D McKenna	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,549	$34,936
Brian D McKenna	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,549	$34,936
Brian Hardiman Jr.	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$174,968	$34,936
Timothy Crowley	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$151,190	$34,929
Madeline Banks	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$198,827	$34,927
Joseph P. Kirby	2021	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$168,580	$34,924
Matthew L Albanese	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$192,107	$34,915
Shawn C. Butler	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,915
Joseph P Sullivan	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$34,914
Marcus Lamar Morris	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPDInspLevl1Cert) Admin	$220,520	$34,912
Frederick J Stevens	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$34,912