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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
Patrick K Foley	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$151,928	$32,038
Patrick K Foley	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$151,928	$32,038
Michael R Szegda	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,037
Tyrone A Marshall	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$226,735	$32,036
Thomas Gerard Maher	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$173,188	$32,036
William M. Gillis	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$32,034
Mark J. Raymond	2015	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$32,034
Ryan W Mason	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,032
Timothy McCarthy	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,031
Paul D Gillis	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$194,680	$32,030
Rahsheik K. Glenn	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$177,072	$32,029
Nicholas Edward Dalicandro	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$163,984	$32,029
Nicholas Edward Dalicandro	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$163,984	$32,029
Thomas Gallagher	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Mobile Oper 2$6	$0	$32,029
Keith Michael Wilson	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$250,222	$32,028
Anthony Williams	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$32,026
Sean Flaherty	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,025
Robert Cordasco	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$32,024
Richard P. McNeill	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$169,852	$32,024
Michael John McDermott	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$154,294	$32,024
Kyle Joseph Deady	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$173,685	$32,021
Christopher M. Holt	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,021
Kenneth Hoge	2011	Public Works Department	Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)##	$0	$32,020
Andrew Hunter	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$174,524	$32,018
Tlaloc Cutroneo	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$32,018
Taylor S. Small	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$259,586	$32,018
Sharon D Woods-Williams	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$32,016
James Monaghan	2017	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Rep Frpr (CFM)##	$0	$32,014
Theophilus Drigo	2019	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II	$0	$32,013
Ismael Lopes Almeida	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,011
Darrell A. Kiser	2019	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$32,011
Richard Anthony Errico	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,011
Michael P Murphy	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,008
Peter G. Moscaritolo	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,008
Rachel O. McGuire	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$32,005
Brian Joseph McDermott	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$212,938	$32,004
Christopher J Simpson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$154,757	$32,004
Christopher J Simpson	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$154,757	$32,004
Leamon R Miller	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$181,291	$32,004
Brian J Doherty	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$129,588	$32,003
Brian J Doherty	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$129,588	$32,003
Gregory D Dankers	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$32,002
Alexander M Mejias	2017	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repprs (CFM)##	$0	$32,001
John F Hynes	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$32,001
William Gerard Buckley	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$156,021	$32,000
William Gerard Buckley	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$156,021	$32,000
Dean B Quinby	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$138,940	$31,999
David Thomas McSweeney	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,113	$31,995
John W. Evans Jr.	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$31,995
Michael F Fanning	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$291,531	$31,994