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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
David J Marshall	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$292,323	$82,211
Steven G Parham	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$82,196
Jean-Gerard Dorsainvil	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$82,194
Derek Scott Jefferson	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$231,022	$82,184
Victor L. Evans Jr.	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$82,182
Molwyn A Shaw	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$82,178
Paul A. Sadatis Jr.	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$275,592	$82,159
Daniel P McMorrow	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$212,728	$82,151
Jessica C. Anderson	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$82,137
William G. Ridge	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$82,114
Anthony H Stemn	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$199,830	$82,111
Jean Michel Jean	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$202,719	$82,109
Jean Michel Jean	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$202,719	$82,109
Jose L Lozano	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$82,095
Patrick Joseph Wynne Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	Electrical Equip Repairprs##	$207,869	$82,084
Cleveland A Burwell	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$241,416	$82,057
Brian D Albert	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$81,954
Patrick Gerard Fullam	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$207,883	$81,911
Gerard Gorman	2025	Public Works Department	Asst Supn-Collection&Disposal	$229,592	$81,904
Donald Nicholas	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$239,268	$81,903
Luis Lopez	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$81,870
Michael D. Holden	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$219,361	$81,868
Eric W Bulman	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$81,868
Daniel James Bamford	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$232,979	$81,860
Romario G Depina	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$284,196	$81,841
Willie B Lyons	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$81,831
Alector F Tavares	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$261,339	$81,829
Joshua O Cummings	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$81,823
Carlton A Williamson	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$81,782
Patrick J Cullity	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$81,774
Jerome A Hall-Brewster	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$235,777	$81,734
Jerome A Hall-Brewster	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$235,777	$81,734
Michael P Sullivan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$273,896	$81,728
Benjamin Miller	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$259,892	$81,725
Dave E Juba	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$231,349	$81,723
Dowayne O. Lewis	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$81,721
Patrick Browning	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$325,261	$81,720
Maxwell S Adjibodou	2023	Boston Fire Department	Gen Main Mech Frprs(Cfm)##	$191,181	$81,697
Loletha Graham-Smith	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$81,686
Richard Withington	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$81,681
Kenneth H. Grubbs	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$81,662
Alexis Herrera-Brea	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$81,658
Thomas A Joyce	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$81,652
Brian D Albert	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$81,650
John E Newman	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$81,649
Timothy M. Kervin	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant/Hdq Dispatch	$0	$81,648
Jason M. Clutterbuck	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$288,698	$81,638
Jason M. Clutterbuck	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$288,698	$81,638
Thomas McDonough V	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$223,964	$81,631
Theron S. Houlder	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$333,346	$81,619