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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
Brendan M Linnane	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,204
Michael F Murphy	2014	Boston Fire Department	Electrical Equip Repairprs##	$0	$32,204
George E Billotte	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$32,203
Charles D Coleman	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,202
Brian W. Johnson	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,201
Roy Owens	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$165,573	$32,199
Kristen A. Tolan	2014	Boston Police Department	Criminalist IV	$0	$32,198
John J Keeley	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$32,197
Ian Seale	2016	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$0	$32,193
Ethan C Cole	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$32,193
Jason Ryan Gaffney	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$132,587	$32,193
Daniel C. Smith	2017	Boston Fire Department	EAP Counselor	$0	$32,192
Lincoln Phillips	2020	Parks Department	Supn-Park Maint	$0	$32,189
Joanne Byrne	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$155,866	$32,189
Brendan Anthony Lovett	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$193,884	$32,187
Andrew Creed	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,186
Kevin J. McClay	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,184
Daniel Edward Perry	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$174,516	$32,184
Patrick O'Leary	2024	Boston Police Department	Supn Auto Maint(Bpdfleet)	$146,405	$32,183
Sean T Olson	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$32,182
Pauline E Gilmartin	2021	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$90,557	$32,181
Matthew C Vaitiskis	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$241,374	$32,180
Joseph Starkey	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,178
Marc Richard McAndrew	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$32,177
James Thomas Nee	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$202,926	$32,176
Eric Bucca	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,158	$32,175
Eric Bucca	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,158	$32,175
Justin D Cremins	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$32,173
David S Gavin	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$32,170
Patrick Champagnie	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$231,980	$32,169
Joseph F. Medina	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$32,169
Louise O'Malley	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,167
James B Moccia	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,166
Edward F McMahon	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$32,165
Kyle Thomas Rooney	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$158,343	$32,164
Kyle Thomas Rooney	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$158,343	$32,164
Rafael C. Rodriguez	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$32,164
Daniel J. Sheehan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,164
Michael S Moran	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$210,967	$32,163
John J Manning	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$32,162
Christopher Connelly Perachi	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$175,082	$32,159
Paul S Fitzpatrick	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$32,159
Kenny Joseph	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,159
Joao Rodrigues	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,158
Robert J Counihan Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$276,257	$32,156
Robert J Counihan Jr.	2022	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$276,257	$32,156
Joseph W Dahlbeck	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$32,154
Shawn Burns	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$245,994	$32,152
Shawn Burns	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$245,994	$32,152
Joseph N. Harris	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$270,918	$32,151