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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
Adam C Gill	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$32,150
Lewis Crespo	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$272,190	$32,150
Nicholas Onishuk	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,148
Kevin Michael Magoon	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,148
Connor R Teahan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$123,094	$32,147
Connor R Teahan	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$123,094	$32,147
Ryan W Mason	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$306,704	$32,146
James Simpson	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,143
Joseph M Dowd	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$224,855	$32,142
Connor Hardy	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,139
Kristopher Michael Creighton	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$164,686	$32,138
Marcelino Cardoso	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,136
Jean Moise Acloque	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,135
Roman Colon	2013	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$32,131
Philip Bissonnette	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,131
Jackson Hernandez	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$133,103	$32,129
Jackson Hernandez	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$133,103	$32,129
Patrick Joseph Wynne Jr.	2016	Boston Fire Department	Electrical Equip Repairprs##	$0	$32,128
Santos J. Ortiz	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$280,919	$32,127
Sheila N McLaughlin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$167,780	$32,126
Albert M Terestre	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$32,123
Paul Gormley	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,123
Brian Henry	2017	Boston Fire Department	FF (Mas Of F Boat)	$0	$32,123
Jillian Ann Kervin	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$32,123
Matthew McNeil Conley	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,122
Kelvin M Ervin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$140,278	$32,121
Kelvin M Ervin	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$140,278	$32,121
Joseph Daniel Campbell	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$157,200	$32,121
Patrick M Curtin	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,117
Steven Atkins	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$32,117
Daniel J Quintiliani	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,114
David M. Pfeil	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$32,113
James Simpson	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,112
Derek M. Melendy	2021	Boston Fire Department	FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp)	$172,082	$32,110
William J Chinetti	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$32,108
Matthew Manning	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$147,387	$32,107
Matthew Manning	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$147,387	$32,107
Charles M Johnson	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,105
Shawn E. Farrar	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$181,279	$32,104
Paul J Spinelli	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$179,871	$32,103
Michael Conley	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$32,102
David W Singletary	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,101
James Blake	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/AcadInstructor	$0	$32,101
Tina M Roche	2024	Boston Police Department	Exec Sec (B.P.D.)	$110,195	$32,098
Juan A Estevez	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,097
Paul Falvey	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$220,649	$32,096
Robert A Fratalia	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,096
Timothy Dacey	2023	Boston Police Department	Supn-Custodians (Buildings)	$114,125	$32,095
Emmet P Nichols	2017	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$32,095
Daniel Laughlin Farina	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$174,953	$32,094