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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
Francisco Colon	2023	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$91,597	$31,222
Garvin F. McHale	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,221
Kevin J McGill	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$31,221
Mary Katherine Legacy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$109,610	$31,218
Mary Katherine Legacy	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$109,610	$31,218
Clyde Ashton Forde	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$177,585	$31,218
Kirk Stokes	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$254,970	$31,218
Meagan Badohu	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$139,491	$31,215
Joao DePina	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,214
Patrick K. Layden	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,214
John J Geswell	2020	Boston Fire Department	Sr Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$31,209
Kevin P McGoldrick	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$0	$31,207
Edward J Matthews	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$222,286	$31,206
Michelle M. Cummins	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$120,837	$31,206
Daniel F MacDonald	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$31,206
Richard S O'Neill	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (Asst Dive Mast)	$161,029	$31,205
Richard S O'Neill	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF (Asst Dive Mast)	$161,029	$31,205
Jacqueline D Creaven	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$31,205
Fermain Cardona	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$31,205
Benjamin M Katz	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$139,422	$31,204
Benjamin M Katz	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$139,422	$31,204
Ismael Cruz	2019	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$31,203
Robert C Young	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,202
Jorge L. Mercado	2015	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$31,201
Ryan J. Ross	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$196,580	$31,201
Richard M Chin	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$31,200
Phillip A Owens	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$31,200
Zachary Andrew Crossen	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$172,581	$31,197
Gary Barker Jr.	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,197
Vincent J Difazio	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$31,197
David Paul MacDonald	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,197
Elton M. Grice	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$31,194
Moises J Abreu	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,193
Thomas J. Murray	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$31,193
Neil Weintraub	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$167,843	$31,191
Shawn L West	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,190
James Francis Fitzgerald	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$176,606	$31,189
James Francis Fitzgerald	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$176,606	$31,189
Timothy G. Trull	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,188
Robert A Griffin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$165,085	$31,186
Robert A Griffin	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$165,085	$31,186
Francis M. Sheridan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$207,184	$31,186
Thomas C Brooks	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$31,185
Ildo D Goncalves	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$31,183
Bartholomew J Shea	2023	Boston Fire Department	DepFireChiefAdmn-AdvTechnician	$272,159	$31,182
Bartholomew J Shea	2022	Boston Fire Department	DepFireChiefAdmn-AdvTechnician	$272,159	$31,182
Muryelle Staco	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$31,181
Gary Yeung	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$179,539	$31,181
Omer A Taha	2019	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$31,177
Jean-Pierre Ricard	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$171,605	$31,177