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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
Patrick T. Loftus	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,339
Andrew G Garvey	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$24,339
Daniel J Coleman	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$24,339
Joseph R Sullivan	2014	Public Works Department	Prin Electrical Engineer	$0	$24,338
Thomas M. Griffin	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,337
Joseph M Dowd	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$24,335
David E Flaherty	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$24,335
Jabari A Wattley	2024	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$86,257	$24,334
Timothy J. Mills	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,333
David Kevin Stock	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,330
John W Green	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,330
Gul Hassan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$225,041	$24,330
Casey M King	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,328
James J Hoar	2019	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$24,327
Christopher Kerrigan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$151,426	$24,327
Bernadette R Holiday	2016	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$0	$24,327
Jason M Dunn	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,324
Colin James Mooney	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,324
Nicholas R Mustacchio	2013	Public Works Department	StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)##	$0	$24,323
Reuben E. Taylor	2014	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$24,322
James K Elow	2021	Boston Fire Department	FIU Armorer	$200,121	$24,321
Kathleen P Doris	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$24,321
Colin Thomas Donovan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,896	$24,320
Colin Thomas Donovan	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$150,896	$24,320
Raymond Chan	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$193,642	$24,320
Michael E Hocking	2018	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$24,320
Robert Pacitti	2023	Public Facilities Department	Clerk of Works II (PFD)	$133,344	$24,320
Jean N. Louis	2019	Parks Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$0	$24,320
Calvin Smalls	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$244,240	$24,318
Lendail McDowall	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$24,317
Kerry Jane Byrne	2025	Boston Retirement System	Admin Asst	$115,031	$24,317
Daniel R. Gillis	2023	Parks Department	Dog Offcr(Supv/Anim Cntl Ofcr)	$115,723	$24,317
James Patrick Greatorex	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,316
Maria C King	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,316
Lisa J Sullivan	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,312
James M Barry	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Harborboat 3$8	$0	$24,311
William J. O'Sullivan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$238,327	$24,311
Timothy D Gerety	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$155,676	$24,307
Michael Conley	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$24,306
Barry R Corbett	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$196,117	$24,306
Barry R Corbett	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$196,117	$24,306
Joseph G McMahon	2018	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief Administration	$0	$24,306
Lisa M Wright	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,304
David Hernandez	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,304
Nathaniel Askia	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,303
Alexander Reyes	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10	$0	$24,303
Edward K Kwok	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,302
John Ernest Hagerty	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,301
Jeremiah J Harrigan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$24,301
Derek Green	2021	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$101,844	$24,300