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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
Shawn J Grant	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$158,161	$28,986
Justin Frank Dornhoffer	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$28,985
Winston DeLeon	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,985
Pamela Lynne Besold	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$28,982
Peter A Gailunas	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$189,220	$28,982
Derek Green	2023	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$118,130	$28,981
Derek Green	2022	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$118,130	$28,981
Alton R Hood	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$28,980
John F. Alves	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,980
Michael P Sullivan	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$148,122	$28,975
Nicholas Onishuk	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,972
Patrick Nee	2024	Public Facilities Department	Clerk of Works II (PFD)	$107,103	$28,969
Christian Harris	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$249,329	$28,969
Christian Harris	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$249,329	$28,969
Alvin K Colbourne	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$105,566	$28,969
Cole Meaney	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$109,890	$28,968
Cole Meaney	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$109,890	$28,968
Shawn M. Brown	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$251,982	$28,968
David F. Murray	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,966
Marc A Sanders	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$28,966
Stephen P Paschal	2016	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief Admin	$0	$28,965
James Giardina Jr. V	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,962
Brian D Mulrean	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$28,961
Denis K McCarthy	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,961
Matthew S. Ryan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,958
Ralph Frederick Amoroso	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,958
Daniel P McMorrow	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,957
Anthony A Twining	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,957
Louis T Relerford	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$28,957
Michael A. DelMonaco	2021	Parks Department	MaintMechaFrprs(Machi/Parks)	$107,295	$28,956
William Reid Toner	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant/Hdq Dispatch	$194,429	$28,956
James A. Gauvin	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,956
Rafael W. Acevedo	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,956
Christopher J. Cummings	2021	Boston Fire Department	FF(SOCBestTeam)-AdvTechnician	$175,312	$28,955
Dylan Howell Wolusky	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$174,897	$28,952
Stephen M Meade	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$28,947
Denis K McCarthy	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$28,947
Reaksmey Keo	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$159,162	$28,946
Reaksmey Keo	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$159,162	$28,946
Ryan J. McGovern	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Admn-Advance Tech	$255,243	$28,945
Michael Adam Holt	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$192,680	$28,944
Michael Adam Holt	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$192,680	$28,944
David P Mahoney	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$28,942
Jose Correia	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$144,376	$28,941
Robert Francis Hanton	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$153,721	$28,940
Joseph E O'Connor	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$28,940
George E Boggs	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$28,937
James Francis Fitzgerald	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$216,256	$28,936
Levar Brian Thomas	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$189,518	$28,935
Eddy Chrispin	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$28,935