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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
Brigido Orlando Leon	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$74,773
Paul A MacIsaac	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$232,013	$74,770
Conor David Murphy	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$247,249	$74,766
Dennis C Cogavin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$280,458	$74,752
Dennis C Cogavin	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$280,458	$74,752
Dean Bickerton	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$304,870	$74,736
Dean Bickerton	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$304,870	$74,736
Ronald E Pirrello	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$74,733
Frederick P Kennedy	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$249,945	$74,731
William J Feeney	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$74,730
Samuel Brack	2025	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$151,224	$74,729
Timothy D. Murray	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$74,722
Brian W. Johnson	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$278,764	$74,718
James C Clark	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$74,696
Michael T Walsh	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$252,142	$74,695
Dowayne O. Lewis	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$197,211	$74,695
Dowayne O. Lewis	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$197,211	$74,695
Thomas C Brooks	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$74,681
Robert Keith Connor	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$227,799	$74,680
Robert Keith Connor	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$227,799	$74,680
Shawn L West	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$187,155	$74,666
Thomas J Teahan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$74,644
Gary Barker	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$286,200	$74,622
Stephen R Landrum	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$74,621
Jeremiah J O'Brien	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$74,610
Steven McGovern	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$74,605
Kevin R Cooper	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$182,421	$74,602
Patrick B Santry	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper	$0	$74,591
Charles J Cellucci	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$74,570
Charles E Wilson	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$74,561
Steven Sweeney	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$74,550
John J Fitzgerald	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$74,548
Robert F Figueroa	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$323,173	$74,534
Robert F Figueroa	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$323,173	$74,534
Sean Munroe	2023	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$204,854	$74,522
Sean Munroe	2022	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$204,854	$74,522
Ryan Timothy McLaughlin	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$220,137	$74,507
Steven F Blair	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$74,504
Joseph E Sullivan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$74,502
Thomas E. Barrett	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$74,479
W. Scot Green	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$287,242	$74,454
John E McNulty	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper	$0	$74,435
Victor L. Evans Jr.	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$74,429
Patrick M Curtin	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$307,266	$74,419
Alberto Santiago	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$74,398
Joseph Marrero	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$74,384
Peter G. Moscaritolo	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$230,078	$74,354
William Alfred Solberg	2018	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector##	$0	$74,334
Timothy P Stanton	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$206,395	$74,316
Richard Moy	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$402,047	$74,315