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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.

Highest overtime payroll records

Employee Year Department Title Total Gross Overtime
Sean M Merchant 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $151,510 $24,226
Matthew Dean Veerman 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $129,535 $24,225
Janeen C Mitchell 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $24,222
James E. Cahill 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $189,779 $24,221
James E. Cahill 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $189,779 $24,221
John Joseph Houlihan 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $136,140 $24,219
John Joseph Houlihan 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $136,140 $24,219
Thomas P Quinn 2015 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $24,219
Christopher Edmund Talbot 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,004 $24,219
Christopher Edmund Talbot 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $150,004 $24,219
Chase Robichaud 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $109,391 $24,218
Chase Robichaud 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $109,391 $24,218
Anthony J O'Brien 2014 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $0 $24,218
Dong Van Le 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $126,770 $24,218
Ricardo Mattier 2017 Traffic Division Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement $0 $24,217
Jonathan Carter 2019 BPS Facility Management Sen Cust C $0 $24,217
Lendail McDowall 2018 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $24,215
Reagan Li 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $93,763 $24,214
Reagan Li 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $93,763 $24,214
Garvin F. McHale 2018 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $24,214
Richard I Pruitt 2015 Boston Police Department Mobile Tech Spec (BPD) $0 $24,212
Paul E Delaney 2018 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $0 $24,212
Roksana W Kozub 2024 Boston Police Department Police Officer $249,773 $24,212
Dennis J Leahy 2017 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $24,211
Alton Hanscom 2019 Parks Department Park Maint Foreprs## $0 $24,211
Tony Docanto 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $155,371 $24,207
Gul Hassan 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $146,915 $24,206
Richard Dahill 2015 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $0 $24,206
Denean A Tolliver 2020 Boston Police Department Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10 $0 $24,204
Sarah-Jane Hassan McDaid 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $125,353 $24,204
Sarah-Jane Hassan McDaid 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $125,353 $24,204
Todd Levi Bailes 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $190,209 $24,204
Carlo Breneus 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $163,784 $24,203
Joseph Daniel Campbell 2020 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $24,203
Leverne Cameron 2013 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Juvenile Offc 4$10 $0 $24,202
Rafael M Antunez 2019 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $0 $24,201
Trenton Michael Parsons 2020 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $24,200
Thomas K McDonnell 2011 Transportation Department Prin Admin Asst $0 $24,198
Jimmy Le Nguyen 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $177,449 $24,197
Stephen P O'Connell 2015 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $24,194
Simao L Cardoso 2024 Inspectional Services Dept Building Inspector## $121,867 $24,194
Darrell J Higginbottom 2018 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $0 $24,193
Patrick Matthew Martin 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $133,216 $24,193
Brian Hardiman Jr 2019 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $0 $24,192
Rohan Nicholas 2016 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $24,192
Samuel Martin Emery 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $152,527 $24,191
Joseph J. Houlder 2017 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician $0 $24,190
Eric Stephen Vinitsky 2021 Boston Fire Department Dist Fire Chief $236,591 $24,189
William M Rogers 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $166,309 $24,188
Manuel Blas 2012 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $24,187