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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
Christopher Sutton	2015	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$26,151
Laurence J Sullivan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,149
Richard F McCormack	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$26,148
Michael F O'Rourke	2021	BPS Facility Management	Sen Cust C	$95,925	$26,147
Patrick K. Layden	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$153,033	$26,146
Joseph R. Vinard	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$26,146
John T MacDougall	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$156,686	$26,146
Timothy McCarthy	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,145
John R O'Malley	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$26,145
Sean M. Connelly	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$211,154	$26,144
George A Copello	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fleet Safety Coord	$0	$26,143
Brian Nichols Marchand	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$120,014	$26,142
Margaret A. Murphy	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$26,141
Dennis I Morson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$168,163	$26,141
Dennis I Morson	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$168,163	$26,141
Patrick O'Leary	2017	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$26,141
Garrett C Byrne	2018	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$26,140
Hena Monteiro Lopes V	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,140
Prescott T Caisey	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$26,140
John J Rago	2019	Boston Police Department	ChCommEquipOper I (SCTT)	$0	$26,139
Keith Johnson	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,138
Michael A O'Hara	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$251,383	$26,137
Daniel R. Gillis	2017	Inspectional Services Dept	Dog Offr(AnimalControlOffcr)##	$0	$26,137
Kenneth G Wehr	2018	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Supv Schl Bldg Electrical	$0	$26,136
Sean D Lucht	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$161,492	$26,136
Benjamin F Tisdale	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$26,135
Christopher D Wright	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$26,135
Brandon W Johnson	2025	Boston Police Department	EmergCommSpec Dispatch Trainer	$133,927	$26,134
Keva Phillips	2016	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$26,134
Garrett G Mitchell	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$193,219	$26,134
Michael John Gautreau	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$129,189	$26,134
Maykol Garcia V	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,133
Jason M. Clutterbuck	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$26,133
Joshua Herve Gaston	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$156,691	$26,132
Joshua Herve Gaston	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$156,691	$26,132
Stephen D McNeil	2017	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$26,131
James Edward Hingston	2011	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$0	$26,130
Gerald E Hogan	2018	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$0	$26,130
Joel Tee Cruz	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$26,130
Patrick Morrison	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$26,129
Christopher E Stevens	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$217,742	$26,129
Robert Butler	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$26,129
Matthew Mullen Crane	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$155,285	$26,126
Matthew Mullen Crane	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$155,285	$26,126
Daniel Ross	2015	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$26,126
Keith Patrick Hanson	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$26,124
Arthur G. Fritch	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$156,515	$26,122
Arthur G. Fritch	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$156,515	$26,122
Suni Muhammad	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$167,792	$26,122
Patrick J. Durham	2023	Parks Department	Gen Park Maint Frprs	$109,113	$26,122