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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
Andrew Edward Gambon	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$167,404	$31,688
Stephen Domenic Todesco	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$202,214	$31,688
Christopher Kerrigan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,688
Steven L Horne	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$204,748	$31,687
Sylvia L Correia	2021	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$91,169	$31,686
Brandon I. Prince	2020	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$31,686
Robert M Tully	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$31,686
Aaron Joseph LaBrecque	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$174,727	$31,685
Harry Castillo	2024	Parks Department	Tree Maintenance Foreperson	$95,249	$31,685
James A Cody	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,682
Thomas E. Sullivan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$31,680
Sheamus W Sullivan	2024	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equ Repairpr Class III	$101,205	$31,680
Terence O'Neil	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$31,679
Michael J Barden	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$31,678
Tyler Bovitch	2017	Boston Police Department	Lab Informatioin Mgmt Admn BPD	$0	$31,678
Miguelangelo R Pires	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$31,676
Kiel Conor Milliken	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$177,182	$31,676
Kiel Conor Milliken	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$177,182	$31,676
Brandon I. Prince	2023	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$91,295	$31,676
Brandon I. Prince	2022	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$91,295	$31,676
John A McCarthy	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$31,674
Philip Bissonnette	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$31,673
Jade Denise Peeples	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$177,285	$31,673
Kellen F Burke	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$170,061	$31,673
Nina Jefferson	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$202,275	$31,672
Panayiotis Stavropoulos	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$161,926	$31,672
Panayiotis Stavropoulos	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$161,926	$31,672
Michael Lee Chisholm	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$159,738	$31,672
Shondu Janey	2024	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$93,079	$31,671
Shawn Robert Cleary	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$31,671
Robert L. Quinn	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$31,671
Kevin M Butcher	2013	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$31,670
Henry Joseph Staines	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$31,668
David J Montoya	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$31,668
Kathleen P Doris	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$31,667
Heather A. MacKenzie	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$31,666
Michael E Hocking	2014	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$31,665
Frank A. Femino	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$158,154	$31,664
Frank A. Femino	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$158,154	$31,664
Stephen J Horgan	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,664
Sean P Francis	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$31,664
Keith Nembhard	2014	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$31,663
Larry E Smith	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$31,662
Vladimir A. Levichev	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,660
Garrett G Mitchell	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$31,660
John G Fitzgerald	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$31,659
Nicole McMullin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$213,288	$31,657
Nicole McMullin	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$213,288	$31,657
Daniel E Reardon	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$178,780	$31,656
Joseph E Garcia	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,655