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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
Daniel I Prioleau	2016	Public Works Department	StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)##	$0	$24,442
Mary A. O'Neill	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$24,441
Jose A Estrella	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$24,440
Joseph Casper	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain (Scuba Diver)	$0	$24,438
Russell Thomas Watt	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$184,250	$24,438
Brendan Lyons	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,438
Michael Scott Locust	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$151,554	$24,437
Robert Cordasco	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,437
Davidson Joseph	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$171,404	$24,437
Davidson Joseph	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$171,404	$24,437
Geraldine McElmoyle	2015	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$0	$24,435
Joseph P. Finn	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$24,433
Michael Brendan Flemming	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,433
Eliot Telisnor	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,433
Jason S Gilmore Sr.	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/AcadInstructor	$0	$24,433
Jon Patrick Flaherty	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,502	$24,430
Jon Patrick Flaherty	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,502	$24,430
Juan J Torres	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$24,430
Patrick Shay Callahan	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,941	$24,429
Georges E Moise	2012	Property Management	Sr Admin Asst (Shift Supv)	$0	$24,428
Noel R Esteves	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,427
Joseph Petruzziello	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$103,583	$24,427
Elizangela Gomes Barbosa Amado	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$212,230	$24,427
Peter D O'Brien	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,427
David A Holleran	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,427
Marc Ryan Hayhurst	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$24,425
Michael Estepe	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$200,604	$24,425
Michael Estepe	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$200,604	$24,425
Joseph Downing	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,424
Patricia E Washington	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$0	$24,423
Patrick J Creavin	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,423
Brian Nichols Marchand	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$111,431	$24,423
Brian Nichols Marchand	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$111,431	$24,423
Christopher Michael Allen	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$181,039	$24,423
Thomas Leahy	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,422
Erik Savicke	2013	Boston Police Department	Criminalist II	$0	$24,421
Matthew Horan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$198,771	$24,421
Andrew Crosby	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$132,205	$24,419
Paul F Corwin	2014	Parks Department	Supn-Automotive Maintenance	$0	$24,419
Andrew C. Powers	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,419
Edgar M Varela	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$0	$24,419
Patrick Joseph Sullivan	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$136,080	$24,416
Patrick J. Conroy	2012	Property Management	Dog Offcr(Supv/Anim Cntl Ofcr)	$0	$24,416
Shane Thomas Burns	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$154,353	$24,416
John P. Blackmore	2025	Public Works Department	Prin Admin Asst	$113,749	$24,416
Emmanuel C Dambreville	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,416
Frank Lee	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,415
Adam Russell	2014	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$24,414
Sandra J Swain	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$152,294	$24,412
Prescott T Caisey	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine 2$6	$0	$24,411