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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
Francisco Diaz	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$235,109	$27,171
Sean Daniely	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$154,112	$27,170
John P Wright	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$27,169
Kyle James Tildsley	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$116,051	$27,168
Thomas A Dowd	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Captain (Det)	$0	$27,168
James Prince	2024	Boston Fire Department	ICTtoFireComm Admin	$201,492	$27,166
Scott W O'Brien	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant/Mobile Oper	$0	$27,166
Pierce Fitzgerald Norton	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,163
Daniel P Duff	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$220,672	$27,162
Brian J Mullis	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$165,532	$27,161
Brian J Mullis	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$165,532	$27,161
Erin M Feeney	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$126,121	$27,160
Erin M Feeney	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$126,121	$27,160
Thomas William Beard	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$176,988	$27,160
Jeffrey J McLean	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Ballistician 4$10	$0	$27,160
Matthew Gregory Goff	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$27,160
John M. Caljouw	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF(FPD Place of Assembly Insp)	$0	$27,159
Clifford M Connolly	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$0	$27,159
James L Walsh	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$168,099	$27,158
James L Walsh	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$168,099	$27,158
Donald P Stone	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$187,646	$27,155
Brian Joseph Glora	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,580	$27,154
Lynwood Jenkins	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,153
Michael M Primm	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,153
Rory Foley	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$150,104	$27,151
Rory Foley	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$150,104	$27,151
Louis Nieves	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$197,957	$27,150
Russell Thomas Watt	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$168,686	$27,150
Jazdiannet Shackford	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$92,409	$27,150
Michael J Phinney	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$160,123	$27,149
Mary A McInness	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,149
Moneeka Y Colston	2024	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$114,340	$27,149
Michael K Sheppard	2024	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Oper & Pw Lbr	$72,178	$27,148
Alan Paul Royer Jr.	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$216,804	$27,148
Joseph F. Medina	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,146
Matthew S. Ryan	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,145
Richard F. Felton	2013	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$27,145
Richard DiMarzo	2019	Public Works Department	Chief Highway Const Inspector	$0	$27,144
Francis Gerard Clines	2014	Boston Fire Department	FF (Frst Mar Eng Di)	$0	$27,143
Keith T Wyzard	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$27,142
Paul D Wright	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$27,142
Wlodzimierz Paluchowski	2015	Property Management	Third Class Sta Eng (New Ch)	$0	$27,141
John J Dineen	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$27,141
Daniel J Quintiliani	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$164,356	$27,140
Donald Curtis Colbath	2023	Inspectional Services Dept	Health Inspector##	$116,962	$27,138
George E Boggs	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$27,138
Thomas M. Griffin	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$27,137
Randy Do	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$237,587	$27,137
Evan Nunez	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,136
Joseph F Creighton Sr.	2015	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$27,135