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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
Joseph F. Medina	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$77,432
Chantette M. Stallworth	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF Investigator Admin	$279,048	$77,426
John F Hynes	2023	Boston Police Department	PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases	$232,369	$77,421
John F Hynes	2022	Boston Police Department	PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases	$232,369	$77,421
Diep H Nguyen	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$210,408	$77,419
Maxwell S Adjibodou	2024	Boston Fire Department	Gen Main Mech Frprs(Cfm)##	$192,310	$77,414
Sean P Mulligan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$239,384	$77,373
Christopher J. Goodman	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$234,066	$77,366
Timothy Denio	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$275,090	$77,330
Thomas B. Hopkins	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$77,322
Salvarys R Reynoso-Santos	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$316,005	$77,314
Kelvin M Ervin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$188,412	$77,311
Michael D. Holden	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$213,237	$77,302
EmiLeo R. Martinez	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$248,887	$77,293
EmiLeo R. Martinez	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$248,887	$77,293
Timothy Frederick Goddard	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$220,208	$77,293
Timothy Frederick Goddard	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$220,208	$77,293
Waiman Lee	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$343,324	$77,288
Waiman Lee	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$343,324	$77,288
Patrick J Crossen	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$77,288
Jose Gomes	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$194,083	$77,285
Jose Gomes	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$194,083	$77,285
Stephen Rioux	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$216,891	$77,267
Brandon E Millane	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$178,799	$77,262
Earl O Perkins	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$77,260
Neal A Mullane Jr.	2024	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$323,237	$77,255
Brian J Lydon	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$77,250
John T. Boyle	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$77,249
Stephen R Landrum	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$77,239
Gregory Brown	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$77,234
Peter J Cazeau	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$77,233
Patrick Edward Byrne	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$239,414	$77,226
Carl E. Shorter	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$240,569	$77,225
Joseph G Bento	2023	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPD InspLev2Certification)	$225,218	$77,220
Joseph G Bento	2022	Boston Fire Department	FF (FPD InspLev2Certification)	$225,218	$77,220
Undrey Sanders	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$77,213
Gregory Joseph	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$77,206
William M Bulger	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$77,190
Kevin P Cook	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$209,750	$77,177
Francis Woods	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$77,177
Jean G. Jean Louis	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$278,375	$77,175
Christopher J Cunniff	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$219,955	$77,173
John F Callahan	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$77,167
Berlino Felix	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$212,575	$77,166
David C McBride	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$77,165
Thomas J. Carty	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$269,078	$77,161
Maria C King	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$298,229	$77,154
Paul A MacIsaac	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$77,119
Martin M Joseph	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$257,120	$77,117
Martin M Joseph	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$257,120	$77,117