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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
Ludwik H Bartkiewicz	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$165,946	$31,560
Gerrard Lett	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,557
Ciaran Murphy	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$116,027	$31,556
Nephtaly Jean-Felix	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$31,554
Todd T Ho	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,554
Jason M Dunn	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$135,206	$31,552
Carlos Francisco Peralta	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$161,720	$31,551
Brian Ford Harrington	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$137,263	$31,549
Carlton Alexander Williamson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$173,393	$31,549
Joshua Michael Coleman	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$158,258	$31,549
Juan J Torres	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$31,542
Laurence J Sullivan	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$148,297	$31,542
Gino D. Rodrigues	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,537
Jonathan H. Hernandez	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$31,537
Quion Tee Riley Jr.	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$241,302	$31,536
Sean A. Rooney	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$157,766	$31,534
Sean A. Rooney	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$157,766	$31,534
Louidor Michel	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,533
Martin J. Brooks	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$31,528
Myles Lawton	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,526
Stephen McKunes	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,525
Thomas P O'Donnell	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,524
Edward L Gately	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,523
Matthew J Conley	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$31,521
Steven Sedlis	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$31,511
Timothy Ryan Shepard	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$167,831	$31,509
Serge Lindor	2017	Public Works Department	Jr Civil Eng	$0	$31,509
Karen Hutton	2025	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$120,575	$31,509
Jean Rolph LaFortune	2018	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$31,508
Adolfo Brito	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$148,460	$31,507
Ryan H. Manning	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$145,808	$31,505
Michael John Boulger	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$153,819	$31,499
Michael John Boulger	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$153,819	$31,499
Sean F Joyce	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$31,498
Daniel Casanova Thompson	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,498
Derek Scott Jefferson	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$31,498
James A. Whitted	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$31,497
John Tevnan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$31,497
Dereck Dolly	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$289,077	$31,497
Brandon Shane Carey	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,496
Dennis I Morson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$161,059	$31,496
Peter A. Zographos	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$31,496
Taylor S. Small	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$31,495
Ashley Nicole Clark	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$87,690	$31,495
Tyler J Ostholthoff	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$121,551	$31,495
Tyler J Ostholthoff	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$121,551	$31,495
Sean Kelly Finn	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,484	$31,495
Soheil T. Wright	2019	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Investigator	$0	$31,494
Anthony M Tippett	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$31,492
Christopher Francis Davey	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$176,636	$31,491