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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
Clifford Davis	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$153,440	$29,861
Christopher J Kennefick	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,861
James P McAdams	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$29,861
William Eric Schulze	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant (Scuba Diver)	$181,298	$29,860
Robert J. Ward	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$0	$29,858
Dany Matos	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,855
Paul S Luciano	2023	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$229,688	$29,855
Kyle J Holmes	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$161,888	$29,854
Randy J Del Villar	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$122,668	$29,854
Jean-Paul Limontas	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$29,852
Ricky F Cooks	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,851
Timothy McCarthy	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,850
Thomas M. Antonino	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,847
James Alexander Wyse II	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,227	$29,844
James Alexander Wyse II	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,227	$29,844
Kenneth J Hayes	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$29,843
Curtis A Jones	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$242,180	$29,842
Matthew Spillane	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$234,653	$29,842
Joao Rodrigues	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,841
Kevin Melay	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,841
Timothy M Bradshaw	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$29,841
Timothy P Foley	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$221,910	$29,837
Sean M Sullivan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$194,506	$29,835
Brendan W. Kelly	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,833
Amy Hamilton	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,833
Jonathan Mitchell Stratton	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$153,504	$29,832
Michael James McCarthy	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$29,831
Jason M. Clutterbuck	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$29,830
James Prince	2019	Boston Fire Department	IncidentCommandTechtoFireComm	$0	$29,829
James Coleman Feeney	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$29,829
Maurice D Smith	2015	Public Works Department	Supn-Automotive Maint(Cfm)	$0	$29,828
Gregory Charles Haddad	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$163,324	$29,828
Frank A. Femino	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,827
Gerard Viola	2024	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief Administration	$342,834	$29,826
Jason O. Palmer	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$210,091	$29,824
James L Rattigan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,822
Cecil R Jones	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,822
Liam P. Hawkins	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$29,822
Michael Condon	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,820
Michael Ryan Sweeney	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$174,478	$29,817
Ralph E Davis	2016	Boston Fire Department	EAP Counselor	$0	$29,813
Kenneth J McLaughlin	2025	Public Works Department	Prin Admin Asst	$147,935	$29,811
John C. Hughes	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$29,808
Michael Mahoney	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$209,612	$29,807
Jennifer M Carroll	2021	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$68,470	$29,807
Halsey Junior Bernard	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$29,806
Michael P. Souza	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$203,351	$29,805
Darnell Arthur	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,804
Christopher Michael Dunn	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$207,969	$29,804
Caitlyn Castor	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$147,806	$29,798