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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
Winford McRae	2025	Property Management	Exec Asst (Pmd/Bldgs)	$82,054	$24,697
Sean Cullen	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$234,700	$24,695
Anthony E. Troy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$182,895	$24,693
William Alfred Solberg	2020	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector##	$0	$24,693
Darrick L Edwards	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,691
Robin D Pruitt	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$24,691
David Thomas McSweeney	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$197,194	$24,690
Robert J Doyle	2021	Boston Fire Department	FF Master Fire Boat ScubaDiver	$180,813	$24,690
William Leo Parlon	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$164,445	$24,689
William Leo Parlon	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$164,445	$24,689
Anthony Parham	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,689
Kevin W Cullen	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$147,290	$24,688
Thomas E Lembo	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$24,688
Stephen Domenic Todesco	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$210,999	$24,687
Steven R. Lavey	2024	Property Management	Sr Computer Operator	$104,975	$24,684
Matthew J Wyman	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,683
Gregory E. Hanley	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$155,064	$24,682
Gary Thomas	2017	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$24,682
Mark Lynch	2018	Boston Police Department	Exec Asst (BPD)	$0	$24,681
Maureen T Fay	2019	Boston Police Department	Digital Video Technician	$0	$24,680
Alton R Hood	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$24,680
Clarence T Morris	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,680
Sheila C Lyons	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$157,607	$24,680
Sheila C Lyons	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$157,607	$24,680
Christopher M Kennedy	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,680
Leah E Bagas	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,678
Timothy McCarthy	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$193,726	$24,678
Ayesha M. Lawton	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,677
John Stapleton	2017	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$24,677
Edward C Donovan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$196,769	$24,677
Casey M King	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$163,924	$24,677
Allen Mathis	2017	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Inspector##	$0	$24,677
Christopher G Walton	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$115,515	$24,676
Joseph L. Coppinger	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,674
Michael Patrick Michel	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$142,431	$24,674
Lisa M McEachern	2023	Boston Police Department	Management Analyst (Bpd)(Asse)	$112,627	$24,674
Sarah E Malone	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$115,037	$24,674
Leo Joseph Greeley	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,673
Jonette Alisa Jean-Louis	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$178,464	$24,672
Robert Lee	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$149,579	$24,671
Robert Lee	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$149,579	$24,671
Brian Lee Espinoza	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$24,668
Baltazar Darosa	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,666
Malik Alexander Shaw	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$106,736	$24,666
Malik Alexander Shaw	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$106,736	$24,666
Brandon W Johnson	2023	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$93,862	$24,665
Brandon W Johnson	2022	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$93,862	$24,665
Victor Battle	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,664
Benjamin F Tisdale	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,664
Brandon I. Prince	2024	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$84,266	$24,663