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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 S. Johnson	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$161,133	$26,482
William J Kelley	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$26,481
Conor David Murphy	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,480
Thomas E. Sullivan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$152,903	$26,480
MIchael Joseph Ball	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$154,435	$26,479
William J Kelley	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$26,477
Sylvester Lee Barker	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$104,501	$26,476
Sylvester Lee Barker	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$104,501	$26,476
Vincent A James	2021	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$78,583	$26,476
Gerard Stephen Kennedy	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,474
Michael Robert Terry	2013	Boston Cntr - Youth & Families	Special Assistant I (CC)	$0	$26,473
Owen C Murray	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$144,225	$26,473
Michael P McDonagh	2021	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$86,933	$26,473
Deirdre Crowley	2021	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$85,126	$26,472
Curtis Carroll	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$26,471
Robert M Lundbohm	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,471
Jared Taylor	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$211,109	$26,470
Christopher Avery Williams	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$26,469
Stephen E Puopolo	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,468
Christopher Sloane	2021	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$226,622	$26,468
Ioan Truta	2012	Boston Police Department	Crimilalist IV	$0	$26,468
Edward J Curley	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,467
Christopher J McGrath	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$199,844	$26,467
Stephen D McNeil	2011	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$26,467
Michael T Walton	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,466
James J. Freeman	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$26,466
Carl J Nemes	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$153,757	$26,465
Carl J Nemes	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$153,757	$26,465
Brian P Heelen	2019	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$26,465
Cory Prescott Finn	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$157,322	$26,465
Cory Prescott Finn	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$157,322	$26,465
Sean Ryan Harrington	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$164,885	$26,465
Garrett Boyle	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,464
Christopher Anthony Cawley	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$170,690	$26,463
Elbert Miguel Pereira	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$152,971	$26,461
Elbert Miguel Pereira	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$152,971	$26,461
Rodney Herbin	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$26,460
Angel L Andino	2013	Transportation Department	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$26,460
Ralph E Davis	2013	Boston Fire Department	EAP Counselor	$0	$26,459
Jake F Elwood	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$26,458
Robert Ronald Schindler	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$174,815	$26,457
Michael Robert Goggin	2016	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$26,457
Tamara F Benford	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$163,361	$26,456
Theophilus Drigo	2021	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II	$103,125	$26,455
Charles Carnakie Murphy	2025	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$64,173	$26,455
Justin Frank Dornhoffer	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$26,454
Michael Lawrence Korman	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$26,453
Darrell Vinson	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$210,705	$26,449
William P Henry	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$149,533	$26,449
William P Henry	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$149,533	$26,449