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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
Romario Gomes Depina Barros	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$232,675	$75,075
John F Callahan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$75,070
Stephen J Ridge	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$247,366	$75,069
Patrick J Cullity	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$75,044
Berlino Felix	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$213,237	$75,042
William Gallagher	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$348,244	$75,039
Michael P Sullivan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$320,437	$75,035
Kevin F Jones	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$224,608	$75,033
Kevin F Jones	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$224,608	$75,033
Juana Hernandez V	2025	Boston Police Department	Dep Supn (Bpd)	$293,388	$75,031
Beth Leary	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$273,284	$75,020
Beth Leary	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$273,284	$75,020
Richard J Driscoll	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieut (Det)	$281,148	$75,006
Bryan J Aldridge	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$247,044	$74,999
Jonathan Hester	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$257,115	$74,983
Jonathan Hester	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$257,115	$74,983
David Hernandez	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$253,643	$74,976
Dave E Juba	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$74,972
John J Fitzgerald	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$74,966
Kevin J. McClay	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$240,989	$74,964
Kevin J. McClay	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$240,989	$74,964
Ayesha M. Lawton	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$74,937
Thomas P Garvey	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$215,037	$74,928
Roque D Heath	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$74,915
Earl G Jacob	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$259,688	$74,914
Teddy J Hendricks	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$74,904
Windell C. Josey	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$74,899
Shawn L West	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$74,893
Derek H Chan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$282,935	$74,871
Kevin M Donahue	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$251,309	$74,868
Peter Daniel O'Donnell	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$233,699	$74,866
Luis A Cruz	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$74,864
Aundria Burcy	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$229,938	$74,858
Aundria Burcy	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$229,938	$74,858
Richard F Harrington	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$74,857
John F Hynes	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$74,854
Stephen E Roy	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$74,854
Daniel M Humphreys	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$264,794	$74,852
Daniel M Humphreys	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$264,794	$74,852
Charles E Wilson	2019	Boston Police Department	Supn Bpd	$0	$74,837
Joseph Holmes	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$74,832
Christopher G Walton	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Mobile Oper 2$6	$250,937	$74,822
Jose L Lozano	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$253,806	$74,811
Jose L Lozano	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$253,806	$74,811
Kirk Orlando Maxwell	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$198,247	$74,797
Timothy Connolly	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$74,793
Gerard Gorman	2024	Public Works Department	Asst Supn-Collection&Disposal	$207,440	$74,792
Peter Cabrera	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$74,790
Jose Correia	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$266,307	$74,788
Dudley N Hill	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$228,126	$74,787