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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
Michael J. Loney	2015	Boston Police Department	Building Systems Engineer	$0	$27,133
Samuel Robert Long	2023	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairpr Class I	$103,873	$27,132
Samuel Robert Long	2022	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairpr Class I	$103,873	$27,132
Alex Misiaszek	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$140,413	$27,131
Sheila C Lyons	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$167,526	$27,131
John Woods	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,130
Jennifer Ramirez	2021	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$75,589	$27,129
David L. Santosuosso	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$153,641	$27,129
James J Martinez	2018	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPD InspLev2Certification)	$0	$27,127
Angela M Williams-Mitchell	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,127
Robert L. Dowling	2014	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$27,124
Ildo D Goncalves	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,123
Steven M Charbonnier	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,122
Sally Chung	2017	Boston Fire Department	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$0	$27,121
Andrew Considine	2024	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$75,213	$27,121
Eric McGovern Farr	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$225,748	$27,118
Patrick F. Cadogan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$156,890	$27,117
Patrick F. Cadogan	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$156,890	$27,117
Richard Ernest Tantillo	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$146,255	$27,112
Ryan James Fullam	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,111
Richard Dahill	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$27,111
Michael J Sullivan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,109
Kenny Joseph	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,108
Kyle Joseph Pina	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$147,122	$27,108
Andre Mercury	2023	Boston Fire Department	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl	$134,208	$27,108
Andre Mercury	2022	Boston Fire Department	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl	$134,208	$27,108
Gerald E Hogan	2019	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$27,107
Sean T Olson	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$27,107
Thomas R Hutchings	2012	Boston Police Department	Sr Data Proc Sys Anl	$0	$27,106
Eric D Bradshaw	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,105
Mindy F. Larke	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$27,105
John G. Burrows	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,105
Matthew D Cloherty	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$214,463	$27,105
Vincent H Stephens	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Hackney Invest 3$8	$184,419	$27,104
Jose M Araujo	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$161,668	$27,104
Marie A Miller	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$27,104
Moses Jose DaSilva	2016	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$27,104
Michael Butler V	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,102
Robert F Costine	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$27,101
Ward A Johnson	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$27,101
Thomas J Timmins	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$167,223	$27,100
Thomas J Timmins	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$167,223	$27,100
Michael G Spence	2019	Boston Fire Department	FF (Training Instruc)	$0	$27,100
Eric C Byron	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,098
Peter Ernest Trudeau	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$127,893	$27,096
Michael E O'Dwyer	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,096
Matthew McCarty	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$138,739	$27,095
Edward W Cox II	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,094
Hoang Nguyen	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,091
Gregory McCormick	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$27,088