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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
Robert Emmett Flynn 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $119,137 $22,614
Leo J. Bracken 2013 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $0 $22,614
Tisha L Murphy 2021 Boston Police Department Police Detective $147,258 $22,611
Martin A Dunlap 2018 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $22,611
Paul F. Souza 2014 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $22,611
Jane Claflin 2018 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $22,611
Jean Joseph Jr. 2021 Public Works Department Sr Highway Maint CrftsprsPwd## $77,954 $22,610
Jennifer E. Grogan 2018 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $22,609
Christopher R Stevens 2015 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $22,609
John Philip Dever 2019 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $22,608
John Eric Adams 2019 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $22,608
Charles H Paige II 2015 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $22,607
Thomas John Higgins 2018 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $0 $22,607
Michael C. Coppinger 2023 BPS Facility Management Sen Cust C $95,900 $22,606
Michael C. Coppinger 2022 BPS Facility Management Sen Cust C $95,900 $22,606
Martin D Harrison 2015 Boston Police Department Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10 $0 $22,606
Shawn Burns 2021 Boston Police Department Police Captain/DDC $238,525 $22,606
Roland D Sandefur 2015 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $22,605
Allen Cornel Herring 2024 Public Works Department Jr Civil Eng $76,389 $22,605
Rico Lucien 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $165,312 $22,605
Kade Edwards 2014 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $22,601
Janine Busby 2015 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $22,601
Cynthia Rodriguez-Hector 2017 Boston Police Department Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS) $0 $22,600
Leo J. Bracken 2011 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $0 $22,600
David Bianchetto 2012 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $22,600
Thomas J Smith 2020 Property Management Jr Building Custodian $0 $22,599
Troy E Hartgrove 2018 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $22,598
Undrey Sanders 2011 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $22,598
Barry R Corbett 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant-Technician $186,736 $22,598
Paul J Coffey 2013 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $22,597
Ralph W Caulfield 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant/Pd Det Serv $197,615 $22,596
Jordes Joel Castro 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $159,507 $22,595
Patrick J Ellis 2014 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $0 $22,594
Michael Forbes 2018 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $22,594
Maureen A Moore 2023 Human Capital HRIS Specialist $126,181 $22,590
Leah Creelman 2015 Boston Police Department Police Detective $0 $22,589
Edmundo James Jr. 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $178,592 $22,589
Edmundo James Jr. 2022 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $178,592 $22,589
Scott Shea 2023 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $87,919 $22,588
Joseph L. Coppinger 2013 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $22,588
Joseph Tyler Stanton Mahoney 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $118,505 $22,587
Eric L Lowe 2025 Public Works Department MEO Mtr Eqip Opr & Pw Lbr $66,073 $22,587
Michael Scott Locust 2024 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $181,176 $22,586
Eric William Jacobs 2025 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $159,568 $22,586
Wendy Lee Ng 2014 Boston Police Department Police Dispatcher $0 $22,586
Kevin R Plunkett 2017 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $22,585
Debra G Blandin 2020 Boston Police Department Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10 $0 $22,585
John R Pugsley 2025 Boston Police Department Police Officer $184,321 $22,583
Sean Linnell 2013 Boston Fire Department Fire Captain $0 $22,583
Carol Morse 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $128,470 $22,582