City of Boston public payroll explorer

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
Kevin W Cullen	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$157,880	$33,798
Kevin W Cullen	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$157,880	$33,798
Kenisha Benjamin	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$33,797
John Eric Adams	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$190,701	$33,796
Stephen Richard Tobin	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$33,795
Franklyn Centeio Sr.	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,795
William Stewart	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$166,500	$33,794
Robert J. Calobrisi	2012	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$33,794
Michael Elia Manolakis	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$33,794
Jason Marshall	2025	Boston Police Department	Sr. Dir	$188,749	$33,793
John R Surette III	2020	Boston Police Department	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$33,792
Scott W Gillis	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper	$0	$33,792
Kara Connolly	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$33,792
Glenn D McGillivray	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$234,800	$33,792
Alex Misiaszek	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,792
Timothy J Hallahan	2021	Traffic Division	Supv-Parking Meter Operations	$141,959	$33,788
Cecil R Jones	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$33,784
Edward W Neff	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$33,784
Michael Golden	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,784
Kenneth Hoge	2023	Public Works Department	StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)##	$114,787	$33,784
Steven M Charbonnier	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$33,783
Albert D Marchionda	2013	Boston Police Department	Building Maint Supv	$0	$33,781
Matthew J Morris	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,781
Matthew J Conley	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$33,781
Kevin T Buckley	2011	Public Works Department	Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)##	$0	$33,778
Scott R Mangino	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,778
Charles J Kelley	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,778
Paul J Spinelli	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$169,034	$33,775
Robert Butler	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$33,775
Jeffrey Riley	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$33,773
Reaksmey Keo	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$174,732	$33,773
Stephen Keenan	2023	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$138,071	$33,773
John N Foundas	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$192,867	$33,772
William Leo Parlon	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$33,772
Marcelino Cardoso	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$33,771
Cormac Garvey	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$138,017	$33,769
Kevin P. Finn	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$33,768
John J. O'Keefe	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,768
Andre Antonio Kornegay	2023	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$100,605	$33,764
Sheila N McLaughlin	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$232,850	$33,764
Thomas L Sexton	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$243,058	$33,763
Michael E Ahern	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$33,761
Andy Nguyen	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$149,595	$33,758
Brendan M Bosse	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$33,757
David Busch	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$212,520	$33,757
William J. O'Sullivan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$182,169	$33,755
William J. O'Sullivan	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$182,169	$33,755
Clarence Perkins Jr.	2016	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$33,755
Paul R. Blaikie	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$199,849	$33,750
Moises DeJesus Abreu	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$187,789	$33,750