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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
Thomas R Sullivan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$153,703	$33,087
Thomas R Sullivan	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$153,703	$33,087
Joseph P. Kirby	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$164,662	$33,086
Joseph P. Kirby	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$164,662	$33,086
Eric M Wirtz	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$33,086
Larry R Rich	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$194,641	$33,083
Michael J Hegarty	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$33,078
Sean O'Brien	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$146,631	$33,078
Sean O'Brien	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$146,631	$33,078
Edward A Moquete	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$33,078
Michael Curly Ronayne	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$167,191	$33,077
Paul F Burke	2015	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$33,073
Robert E Broadway	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$193,062	$33,067
Rayni Sanabia	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$195,235	$33,063
Joseph M Glynn	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,063
Hena Monteiro Lopes V	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,063
Johnathan Robert Martin	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$161,386	$33,061
Robert Thomas Lucas	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,061
Darryl W Owens	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$33,054
Roger D. Layden Jr.	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,052
Nicholas Politsopoulos	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$162,108	$33,051
John-Luc Samuel	2019	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$33,049
Stephen T. Ryan	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$161,619	$33,048
Colin James Mooney	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$213,370	$33,046
John J Rago	2020	Boston Police Department	ChCommEquipOper I (SCTT)	$0	$33,046
John R McCabe	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$33,041
Bernard E Hicks III	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$141,212	$33,040
Davey Kenneth Stephens	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,040
John N Foundas	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$33,039
Steven J Morgan	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$33,038
David T. McCann	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$193,724	$33,038
David T. McCann	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$193,724	$33,038
John G. Burrows	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,037
Nadia G. Siconolfi	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,037
Manuel Jesus Valera	2024	Public Works Department	Sr Radio Comm Tech CFM##	$121,318	$33,036
Marc Ryan Hayhurst	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$33,035
Randy M Holley	2023	Public Works Department	Sr Highway Maint CrftsprsPwd##	$92,809	$33,035
Randy M Holley	2022	Public Works Department	Sr Highway Maint CrftsprsPwd##	$92,809	$33,035
Timothy R. Hicks	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$33,033
Daniel J Tracey	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$33,032
Patrick W. Hussey	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSp)DFC-AdvTe	$213,810	$33,031
Lisamarie Menino	2017	Property Management	Admin Asst (Chief Basic Serv)	$0	$33,029
Frank R. Chiola	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,026
Jeffrey Riley	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$164,631	$33,026
Yan P Chen	2023	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II	$111,016	$33,025
Yan P Chen	2022	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II	$111,016	$33,025
Jon-Michael S Harber	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,024
Gregory N Webb	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,024
Gregory R. Eunis	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$33,022
Kevin Michael Magoon	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$33,017