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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
Nicholas Thomas Sheil	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$217,768	$29,345
Daniel E Reardon	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$157,085	$29,345
John D Burns Jr	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$29,344
Rami Awad	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$171,392	$29,344
Kyle Francis Moran	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$142,979	$29,343
Dwayne Moore	2018	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$29,343
Patrick S Flaherty	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$149,873	$29,343
John F Hynes	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,341
John E Pels	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$159,984	$29,341
John E Pels	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$159,984	$29,341
Timothy G. Laham	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$214,520	$29,340
Richard F. Felton	2016	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$29,336
Tracey A Fenton	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$219,714	$29,336
Tracey A Fenton	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$219,714	$29,336
Hubert G Valmond	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,334
Jose M Alfonso	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$29,334
Adrian Arturo Benitez Rivera	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$136,668	$29,333
Laurence C. Johnson	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$203,271	$29,333
Brendan Lyons	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,333
Stephen Matthew Gargan	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$147,450	$29,333
Lylana Jones-Henderson	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$29,332
Sandra J Swain	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,332
Michael J Sullivan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$203,350	$29,332
Michael J Sullivan	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$203,350	$29,332
Jeremy L. Fitton	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$179,752	$29,331
Jeremy L. Fitton	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$179,752	$29,331
Jamila Gales	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$143,081	$29,330
Jamila Gales	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$143,081	$29,330
Julio A Flores	2019	Traffic Division	Vehicle Impound Specialist ##	$0	$29,330
Eric D Ryan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$164,966	$29,329
Robert Thomas Lucas	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,327
Joseph Edward Nee	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,327
Frederick R Allen	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Bomb Squad	$0	$29,322
Caetano A Teixeira	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,321
Warren J Hoppie	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$29,321
Richard Michael MacDonald	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$202,878	$29,321
Richard Michael MacDonald	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$202,878	$29,321
Adrian Patrick Troy	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$29,319
Gregory Leonardo Polanco Benitez	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$143,394	$29,319
Thelma S Gomes	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$229,270	$29,318
Joseph A Boucher	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$29,317
Martin Daniel Gordon	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$29,317
Jamie P Arroyo	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$232,255	$29,317
Angelene Richardson	2023	Boston Police Department	Prin Admin Asst	$139,801	$29,316
Ryan H. Manning	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,315
Albert D Marchionda	2020	Boston Police Department	Building Maint Supv	$0	$29,314
Jean Joseph Jr.	2018	Public Works Department	Sr Highway Maint CrftsprsPwd##	$0	$29,314
Brian F Martinage	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$29,313
Joseph Hobin	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$179,757	$29,312
Kevin D Morrissey	2016	Boston Fire Department	FF (Inct Comnd Sp) DEP	$0	$29,310