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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 F Harrington	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,496
Patrick S Flaherty	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$193,546	$34,494
Michael P Glennon	2013	Public Works Department	Asst Supn-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$34,494
John E Martin	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$34,493
Kevin McElmoyle	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,493
Brian George Campbell	2019	Boston Fire Department	MtrEquipRpprClassIIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$34,493
James P Hughes	2013	Property Management	Exec Asst (Pmd/Bldgs)	$0	$34,490
Thomas M Menino Jr.	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,486
Kevin M O'Brien	2019	Parks Department	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$0	$34,485
Norman D. Texeria	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,484
Jeffrey S MacCallum	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$34,484
Mark William Harrington	2024	Boston Police Department	Captain/Supv of Court Cases	$344,075	$34,484
John D. Broderick	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$34,483
Matthew S Hutchinson	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$206,362	$34,482
Matthew S Hutchinson	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$206,362	$34,482
Matthew Dean Veerman	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$180,926	$34,480
Shawn Burns	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$34,478
Joseph J Cappellano	2023	Boston Fire Department	Gen Maint Mech Frprs##	$119,698	$34,476
Joseph J Cappellano	2022	Boston Fire Department	Gen Maint Mech Frprs##	$119,698	$34,476
Robert E Lerro	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$146,774	$34,476
Robert E Lerro	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$146,774	$34,476
Michael T. McManus	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$158,075	$34,472
Michael T. McManus	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$158,075	$34,472
Dwayne W. Gumbs	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$34,471
Peter Chu	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$203,113	$34,468
Jeffrey Richardson Lynch Jr.	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$34,466
David W Singletary	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,465
Jonathan Cooper	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$140,424	$34,464
Jonathan Cooper	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$140,424	$34,464
Terence S. Long	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,464
James F Lydon	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$34,462
Thomas J Cherry	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$0	$34,459
Daniel J Tracey	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$34,458
John R Pugsley	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$226,196	$34,458
Edwin De Jesus	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$151,239	$34,456
Kenneth M Conley	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,455
Ludwik H Bartkiewicz	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,451
Kevin W Cullen	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$160,225	$34,443
John D. McDonough	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$34,443
Kenneth M Curley	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,440
Patrick Joseph Wynne Jr.	2017	Boston Fire Department	Electrical Equip Repairprs##	$0	$34,440
Thomas W. Lema	2015	Boston Police Department	Lieut-Hackney Carriage Inves.	$0	$34,440
Lylana Jones-Henderson	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$34,435
Adam C Gill	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$34,435
John R O'Malley	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$34,433
Todd M Hartgrove	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,433
Taylor S. Small	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$34,428
Michael H Lam	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,427
Anthony N. Bellissimo	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$34,427
Kenneth H. Grubbs	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$34,426