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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
Brian George Campbell	2018	Boston Fire Department	MtrEquipRpprClassIIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$32,706
Daniel T Lynch	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$178,156	$32,705
Mark T Foley	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$204,497	$32,704
Kevin Pumphret	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,702
Gregory L Burton	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$32,701
Janine Busby	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,701
James H O'Brien	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$32,699
Joseph R. Vinard	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$32,698
Matthew Paul Stone	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$122,861	$32,697
Matthew McNeil Conley	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,697
Michael S Mullen	2020	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Adv Tech	$0	$32,696
Paul T. Boddy	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$0	$32,693
Joel Tee Cruz	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$200,362	$32,691
Philip Polizzi	2012	Boston Police Department	Supn-Custodians (Buildings)	$0	$32,690
Timothy P Gaughan	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$32,689
Brian S Lynch	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$166,645	$32,687
Brian S Lynch	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$166,645	$32,687
Timothy P Gaughan	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$32,686
Paul M Joseph	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$32,686
Antoine J Ramos	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,685
Adam C Gill	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$32,685
Robert Charles Stone	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,433	$32,683
Frank G Williams	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$32,682
Andrew William Verbitzki	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$144,438	$32,682
Nicholas J. Driscoll	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF (Mas Of F Boat)	$0	$32,682
Ryan M Hackney	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$194,394	$32,681
Erik Savicke	2023	Boston Police Department	Criminalist III	$138,443	$32,678
Erik Savicke	2022	Boston Police Department	Criminalist III	$138,443	$32,678
Nicholas Allen Santangelo	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$32,677
James K Cheatham	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$0	$32,674
Daniel Marifiote	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$131,076	$32,673
Calvin Smalls	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$211,806	$32,671
Brittany Freeman	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$138,939	$32,669
Brittany Freeman	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$138,939	$32,669
Thomas Michael Sameski	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$147,413	$32,665
Terence S. Long	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,665
Joseph Lomuscio	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,663
Mark E Needham	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$203,513	$32,662
James P Greene	2016	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$32,662
Joseph P Matthews	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$32,662
James F Meredith	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$32,661
James Joseph Brooks	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$191,708	$32,657
Kenneth J Hayes	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$32,657
Frederick J Stevens	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$32,657
Richard Osberg	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$0	$32,656
Karen Leon	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$184,026	$32,656
Byron C Foote	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$167,286	$32,656
Erin Keogh	2025	Boston Retirement System	Admin Asst (Finance)	$138,193	$32,655
Bradley Jonathan Wong	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$148,440	$32,651
Thomas F Stanton	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF (Mas Of F Boat)	$0	$32,649