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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
Paul J Bercume	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$26,387
Ellys E Lee	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$137,108	$26,386
Ellys E Lee	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$137,108	$26,386
Brian Paul Armstrong	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$190,482	$26,386
Austin Brooks	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,384
Brandon L Turner	2019	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$0	$26,381
Richard I Pruitt	2017	Boston Police Department	Sr Radio Communications Tech	$0	$26,380
David J Marshall	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,380
Karen Ann Scanlan	2018	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$26,380
James Patrick Duffy	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$179,203	$26,380
James Patrick Duffy	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$179,203	$26,380
Jacqueline D Creaven	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$26,376
Megan E. Brugman	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,376
Joseph J Dinsmore	2019	Parks Department	Gen Tree Maint Frprs	$0	$26,375
James K Plourde	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$26,375
Jennifer Connolly	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$161,447	$26,374
Jennifer Connolly	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$161,447	$26,374
Reivilo Degrave	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,373
Jeanne L Carroll	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$26,372
Liam P. Hawkins	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$26,372
Ioan Truta	2013	Boston Police Department	Criminalist IV	$0	$26,371
Jeffrey Scott Nelson-Bogan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$138,322	$26,371
Leanne E Hurley	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Hosp Liaison 4$10	$213,197	$26,371
Brian R Dunford	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$192,506	$26,370
Daran D Edwards	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,370
Daniel B. Kornetsky	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$26,370
Terence S. Long	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$165,506	$26,369
Christopher L Vazquez	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,368
Sophia Vega-Jones	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$26,367
Sean Peadar Coyne	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$167,444	$26,366
Sean Joseph Barry-Murphy	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$169,172	$26,366
Shannon Ann Hogan	2023	Boston Police Department	Sr Project Coordinator	$104,700	$26,365
Bryan McCue	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$26,362
Oscar A Guerrero	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$138,832	$26,361
Patrick Browning	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,360
Dennis R Linehan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,357
Matthew J Conley	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$26,357
Thomas M. O'Brien	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$26,356
Joseph Hobin	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,356
Gregory E. Hanley	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$190,897	$26,355
Curtis Carroll	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$26,354
Maria F Carvalho	2023	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Chief Environmental Technician	$127,520	$26,354
Maria F Carvalho	2022	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Chief Environmental Technician	$127,520	$26,354
Joseph DeVito	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$150,013	$26,353
Colin Doherty	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$26,352
Sylvester Lee Barker	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$114,341	$26,351
Thomas J. Noto	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,351
Joseph D. McDonough	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,348
Robert J Ridge	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$26,348
Connor R Teahan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$189,856	$26,348