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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
Edward T Norton	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$29,034
Linsey C Onishuk	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$143,686	$29,033
Dong Qui Duong	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$196,696	$29,033
Stephen D Roe	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$29,031
Kristopher Michael Creighton	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$29,031
Joel Resil	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$175,590	$29,031
Joel Resil	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$175,590	$29,031
Ediberto Figueroa	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$29,029
Christopher Sloane	2017	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$29,025
Reivilo Degrave	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,024
Timothy D Gerety	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$29,023
Stephen Patrick Burke	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$144,858	$29,022
Thomas C Hughes	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$29,021
Michael A. Chapman	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieut/Acad Instr	$0	$29,021
William Gallagher	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$29,019
Laurence C. Johnson	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$29,019
Adrienne Thornton	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$204,937	$29,019
Jeffrey M Whitman	2017	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$29,018
Keith J. Nembhard	2023	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$81,184	$29,018
Keith J. Nembhard	2022	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$81,184	$29,018
David D. Crabbe	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$29,016
Gary Yeung	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$136,046	$29,016
Martin M Joseph	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$29,016
Dru Akins	2020	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPD Special Hazards Insp)	$0	$29,015
Stephen McNeil	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$29,015
Roseann A Atkins-Tyler	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Ballistician 4$10	$0	$29,014
Gregory Paul Collins	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$29,014
Matthew Entwistle	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,009
Mark Marron	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,009
Francis Gerard Clines	2017	Boston Fire Department	FF (Frst Mar Eng Di)	$0	$29,009
Harry Y Jean	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$29,009
Daniel I Prioleau	2023	Public Works Department	Asst Electrical Engineer	$140,627	$29,008
Daniel I Prioleau	2022	Public Works Department	Asst Electrical Engineer	$140,627	$29,008
Quintyn Nicholas Pilgrim	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$373,678	$29,008
Billie Ann Kelly	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$139,610	$29,007
Bret LaBelle	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$29,002
Joseph Anthony Blazo	2023	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$92,535	$29,000
Jorge L Diaz	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$28,998
David Chaves	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$148,588	$28,996
Andrew J Guerini III	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$131,862	$28,995
Andrew J Guerini III	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$131,862	$28,995
Frederick M Mendes	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,995
Gregory N Webb	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,994
John Philip Dever	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,690	$28,991
John Philip Dever	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$160,690	$28,991
Brian J McEachern	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$28,990
Christopher Finn	2023	Boston Police Department	Criminalist IV	$156,731	$28,990
Jahmahl Galloway	2019	Cemetery Division	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$0	$28,988
Quincy Adam Brown	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$165,528	$28,986
Matthew L Walsh	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,986