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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
Scott E. Murphy	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,264
Stephen E Roy	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,263
Christopher M Kennedy	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,263
James C Hosea	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$128,093	$24,262
Roy Owens	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$164,041	$24,262
Roy Owens	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$164,041	$24,262
Colin James Mooney	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$199,309	$24,262
Peter O Norton	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,262
Korey L Franklin	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,262
Denise A Monteiro	2024	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$93,220	$24,261
John L Howard	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$24,260
Michael P. McHugh	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,260
Joseph L Coppinger	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$128,060	$24,260
Richard Withington	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$24,258
Thomas Grimes Doherty	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,258
Adam Russell	2020	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$24,256
Michael P Boyle	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$24,255
William Steven Atkinson	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$174,839	$24,254
Michael James Lenane	2025	Public Works Department	MEO Mtr Eqip Opr & Pw Lbr	$68,339	$24,252
Dennis P O'Rourke	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,252
John J. Foley	2016	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst (Fire)	$0	$24,251
Jason Hessler	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,251
Brian Stallings	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,249
Daphney Orion	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$24,249
Robert Allen Preble	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,248
Thomas G Brennan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$24,246
James Robert Patterson	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$196,085	$24,243
Robert Santangelo	2012	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$24,243
Omar A. Cepeda	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,242
Patricia K. Donovan	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,242
John L. Sullivan	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,241
Douglas W Smith	2018	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$0	$24,240
Matthew John Healey	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,152	$24,239
Anthony T Harris	2018	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$24,237
Tiffany R Chaplin	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,237
Michael P Russell	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,234
Ian Seale	2014	Property Management	Security Supv (Prot Serv)	$0	$24,234
Robert Keith Connor	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,233
Sean Lee	2015	Traffic Division	Sr Traffic Signal Repairprs II	$0	$24,233
Joseph M. Gendrolis	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$163,240	$24,233
Shawn Roberts	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,232
Patrick J. Conroy	2024	Parks Department	Sr Admin Anl	$124,091	$24,232
Timothy Christopher O'Sullivan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$24,232
Barry R Corbett	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$0	$24,232
Daniel A Moriarty	2015	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$24,232
Daniel Considine Jr.	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$215,002	$24,231
Dennis Layden	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$24,231
Vincent W. Collins	2014	Boston Fire Department	Wkg Frpr Linepr & Cablesplicer	$0	$24,229
Keith A. Condry	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$24,228
Janice Marie Parsons	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$148,729	$24,227