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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
Waiman Lee	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$76,340
Carmen L Curry	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$76,329
Lawrence D Welch	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$76,319
Patrick Browning	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$251,981	$76,312
Anthony E. Troy	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$76,312
Cornell Horton	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$211,482	$76,276
Cornell Horton	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$211,482	$76,276
William L Chen	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$375,042	$76,260
Suni Muhammad	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$223,054	$76,257
Lino Carlo Viola	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$209,024	$76,243
Lek Kenny Moy	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF FPD(Plc of Assy Insp) Admin	$251,661	$76,227
Patrick K. Layden	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$233,506	$76,224
Davy Perez	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Harborboat 3$8	$0	$76,181
Iris S. Hairston	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$207,859	$76,133
Paul S Mahoney	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$76,110
Ryan James Raftery	2023	Boston Fire Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$162,318	$76,092
Kevin G. McCarthy	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF Investigator Admin	$233,703	$76,082
Gerrard Lett	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$76,074
Donald Nicholas	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$279,927	$76,070
Edward J Curley	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$222,303	$76,047
Stephen Rioux	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$218,200	$76,046
Stephen Rioux	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$218,200	$76,046
Patrick L Champagnie	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$76,042
Edward P Meade	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper	$0	$76,040
Michael Condon	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$247,384	$76,038
Dennis M. Medina	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$76,035
David C Murphy	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$76,032
Kevin P. Swan	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$240,803	$76,028
Nilton Ramos	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$292,075	$76,024
Daniel G. Griffin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$244,206	$76,021
Daniel G. Griffin	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$244,206	$76,021
James P. Defeo	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$76,016
Lamont Anderson	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$76,005
Earl O Perkins	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$76,001
Henry L Perkins	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$277,798	$75,993
Mathew Wosny	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$247,845	$75,990
John F Hyslip	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$75,973
Curtis Mosley Jr.	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$397,444	$75,939
Geneese Webster	2020	Boston Police Department	ChCommEquipOper I (SCTT)	$0	$75,932
James Edward Tincker	2018	Boston Fire Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$75,913
Thomas A Joyce	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$75,881
Charles MacKinnon V	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$248,092	$75,869
Joseph E. DiGirolamo	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant/Hdq Dispatch	$0	$75,843
Aundria Burcy	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$274,635	$75,838
Fred R Williams	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieut (Det)	$280,445	$75,825
Fred R Williams	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Lieut (Det)	$280,445	$75,825
Patrick Morrison	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$230,403	$75,818
Patrick Morrison	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$230,403	$75,818
Ryan Grande	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$217,190	$75,811
Edward P Meade	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$75,797