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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
Lyndon F Christian	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$319,676	$86,835
Bienvenido DeLaCruz	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$206,051	$86,827
Merica Guillaume	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$251,116	$86,824
Wandy A Rosario	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$265,753	$86,804
Wandy A Rosario	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$265,753	$86,804
Christopher G Byrne	2023	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$176,961	$86,803
Christopher G Byrne	2022	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$176,961	$86,803
Donald Nicholas	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$216,394	$86,771
Jason M. Clutterbuck	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$298,982	$86,770
Joseph R Horton	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$86,765
Wayne P. Brown	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$86,751
Brian T Farrell	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$254,420	$86,735
Thomas McDonough V	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$233,114	$86,732
Thomas McDonough V	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$233,114	$86,732
David M O'Sullivan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$86,728
John G. Burrows	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$266,478	$86,681
Kelvin M Ervin	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$252,165	$86,680
Michael A Forde	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$86,667
Eddy B. Pena	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$187,861	$86,665
Thomas Pratt	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$269,835	$86,663
Thomas Pratt	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$269,835	$86,663
Timothy D. Murray	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$260,144	$86,651
Kevin P. Swan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$86,650
Marvin M Wright	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$86,640
Beth Leary	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$86,625
William E Knight	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$86,623
Sally Chung	2016	Boston Fire Department	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$0	$86,591
Tarus Jay Jefferson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$262,226	$86,577
William J. Malcomb	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$306,492	$86,565
Stephen T O'Brien	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$86,555
James Edward Tincker	2024	Boston Fire Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$189,800	$86,537
Patrick Kieran Carey	2023	Boston Fire Department	EAP Counselor	$226,583	$86,503
Patrick Kieran Carey	2022	Boston Fire Department	EAP Counselor	$226,583	$86,503
Timothy Cullen	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$303,077	$86,499
Nicholas William Cubarney	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$313,219	$86,497
Eric McPherson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$203,517	$86,496
Peter J Cazeau	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$86,491
Widnald Germain	2024	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$156,525	$86,457
Patrick L Murphy	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$358,757	$86,436
Robert R Melvin	2023	Boston Police Department	Exec Asst (BPD)	$230,000	$86,431
Emily M LaRosa	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$248,658	$86,418
Jason S Gilmore Sr.	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/AcadInstructor	$0	$86,351
Jose D Amado	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$86,345
David Malcolm	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$206,157	$86,342
Eric W Bulman	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$86,341
Tarus Jay Jefferson	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$218,051	$86,336
Patrick J Creavin	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$242,798	$86,330
Bryan Rivers	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$86,317
Jerome A Hall-Brewster	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$267,443	$86,312
Bienvenido DeLaCruz	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$86,281