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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
John R McCabe	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,982
Steven L Horne	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,981
Owen Patrick Russell	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$141,473	$29,980
Scott Francis MacLean	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$160,062	$29,980
Michael Nucci	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,978
William J Flaherty	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,978
Steven A Campbell	2018	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$29,977
Seamus P Walsh	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,976
Brian Fitzgibbon	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,974
Timothy G. Trull	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,974
John J Rago	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Clerk And Typist	$89,272	$29,972
Patrick Vincent Phinney	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$168,962	$29,972
Patrick Vincent Phinney	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$168,962	$29,972
Robert M Zingg	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,971
Sean P. Scannell	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,970
Neil Weintraub	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$29,968
Kevin P Brooks	2015	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$29,968
Winston DeLeon	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,966
Jonathan Rodriguez	2023	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$232,599	$29,964
Jonathan Rodriguez	2022	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$232,599	$29,964
Kevin William Day	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$29,963
James Colvin	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$29,963
Bryan Edward Warner	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$185,073	$29,960
Bryan Edward Warner	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$185,073	$29,960
Ralph Hantz Blain	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,959
Jason Turcotte	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,955
Carmen N Rodriguez	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,955
Thomas C Santry	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,954
Anthony Rowan	2020	Boston Fire Department	EAP Counselor	$0	$29,954
Frederick M MacDonald	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,953
Brian P Mullen	2020	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$29,952
David H Munroe	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,951
William J Kelley	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,951
Ryan Thomas Carnes	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$126,617	$29,951
Ryan Thomas Carnes	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$126,617	$29,951
Jenelle Monique Finnerty	2024	Boston Fire Department	Assoc Inspec Engineer (Fire)	$117,995	$29,949
Donald Nicholas	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,948
James Harte	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,946
Mark D. Holbrook	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,942
Tony Smith	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,939
Bernadette Izzard-Stinson	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,938
Matthew Gerard Goggin	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$145,775	$29,938
Matthew Daniel Rattigan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$141,795	$29,938
Matthew Daniel Rattigan	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$141,795	$29,938
Charles R Daly	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$29,937
Jose D Amado	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,937
Stephen K Dunbar	2014	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$29,935
C.Devon Watson	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$239,179	$29,933
Nicholas Beliveau	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,933
Gary Barker	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$362,511	$29,931