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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
David C Harrison	2016	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$31,990
Kevin Smith	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Harborboat 3$8	$0	$31,988
Michael Adam Holt	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$229,998	$31,988
Sean M Rooney	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$31,986
Erik C Pettaway	2020	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$31,985
Christopher M. Nee	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,984
Gus Irby	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$31,983
Michael R. Bizzozero	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,977
Moses Jose DaSilva	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$149,541	$31,973
W. Scot Green	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$209,070	$31,973
W. Scot Green	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$209,070	$31,973
Robert L. Quinn	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$31,973
Andrew B Blake	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$147,266	$31,969
Andrew B Blake	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$147,266	$31,969
Kevin J. McClay	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,968
Ydritzabel Oller	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,965
Anthony J Serra	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$152,677	$31,964
Owen C Murray	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,964
James Monaghan	2023	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Rep Frpr (CFM)##	$129,401	$31,962
James Monaghan	2022	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Rep Frpr (CFM)##	$129,401	$31,962
Khai Q. Nguyen	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$135,212	$31,962
Khai Q. Nguyen	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$135,212	$31,962
Rance Cooley	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$31,961
Paul Francis Souza	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$31,961
Joseph Domenic Fitzpatrick	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$177,412	$31,958
Kyle McCabe	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$143,084	$31,956
Kaitlin E Berardi	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$126,932	$31,954
Kaitlin E Berardi	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$126,932	$31,954
Corey P Dizoglio	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$135,739	$31,954
Corey P Dizoglio	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$135,739	$31,954
Jon-Michael S Harber	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$160,412	$31,954
Maria P Galvao	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,953
David Powell	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$31,953
James G O'Brien	2013	Boston Fire Department	FF (Training Instruc)	$0	$31,951
Roderick L Lewis	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,950
Tlaloc Cutroneo	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$31,950
John D Burns Jr	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$31,949
Stanley Jesus Pina	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,949
David P Mahoney	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$31,948
Dru Akins	2017	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPD Special Hazards Insp)	$0	$31,946
Michael P Devine	2016	Traffic Division	Asst Traffic Sign Supv ##	$0	$31,943
Brendan Cahill	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,942
Joseph F. Medina	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$31,940
Stephen M Meade	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$31,940
Sefa Kwasi Dugbazah	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,940
Ismael Lopes Almeida	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,939
Thomas F Rose	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$31,934
James Stephen Philpott	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$198,043	$31,933
Joshua Williamson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$117,288	$31,933
Conrad A Dalton	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$160,853	$31,931