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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
Darrin Patrick Greeley	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$180,514	$29,709
Darrin Patrick Greeley	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$180,514	$29,709
Thomas Pratt	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$29,709
Eric A Francis	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,709
Steven Richard O'Brien	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$156,993	$29,709
Moses Jose DaSilva	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$150,732	$29,708
Moses Jose DaSilva	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$150,732	$29,708
Robert Santangelo	2018	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$29,707
Kevin M O'Brien	2024	Parks Department	Supn-Park Maint	$134,584	$29,706
Matthew Christopher DeMore	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$158,961	$29,704
Christopher Francis Davey	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$29,704
Matthew D Cloherty	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$206,900	$29,703
Jorge A Rojas	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$197,742	$29,702
W. Scot Green	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,701
John M Michael Joyce	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,701
Larentz Orlando Greene II	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$29,699
Patrick Joseph McDonough	2013	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Facilities Manager	$0	$29,699
Timothy R. Hicks	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$149,156	$29,699
Timothy R. Hicks	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$149,156	$29,699
Michael Nucci	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$209,091	$29,698
William P Dunn	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,697
Steven Lizardo	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,693
Jeffrey S Firnstein	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,692
Richard B. Stanton	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$29,691
Michael F Devine	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$29,691
Andrew J Guerini III	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$148,938	$29,690
Tyler Jeremiah Hallinan	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$188,863	$29,689
Timothy James Lawton	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$170,435	$29,689
Gino Provenzano	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$29,688
Ryan W Mason	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,686
Veritta M Pitts	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$143,690	$29,686
Matthew J Fogarty	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,686
Senen Mauricio More	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$29,686
Eddie Hernandez	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,685
Thomas J. Foley	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$201,242	$29,685
Jeffrey Paul Stivaletta	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$29,685
Matthew C Vaitiskis	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$186,830	$29,683
Matthew C Vaitiskis	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$186,830	$29,683
William J Kelley	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,681
William E Knight	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$29,681
Matthew S Butler	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$159,231	$29,680
Rodney O. Marshall	2017	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$29,679
Ioan Truta	2015	Boston Police Department	Criminalist IV	$0	$29,679
Christine Melia Marini	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$162,308	$29,679
Luciano Cirino-Ayuso	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,678
Anthony Thompson	2018	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$29,677
Eric Eversley V	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$29,673
James P. Cushing	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$182,116	$29,672
James P. Cushing	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$182,116	$29,672
Brandon I. Prince	2021	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$81,752	$29,671