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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
Kevin Gerard Ceurvels	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$209,867	$22,581
Leo David Stapleton	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$127,053	$22,579
Michael Patrick Finn	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$0	$22,577
Matthew S. Ryan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,576
Megan Green	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,576
James F. Davis	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,575
Eddy Chrispin	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$22,574
Thomas P Quinn	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$22,574
Robert Todd Smith	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$175,608	$22,573
Robert Todd Smith	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$175,608	$22,573
Christopher Duchaney	2025	Boston Fire Department	Inside Wireperson	$188,508	$22,573
Paul A. Deleo Jr.	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$22,571
Daniel P McMorrow	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,571
Jonathan A Hyppolite	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,570
John N Foundas	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$22,570
James Thomas Nee	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$22,569
Kevin M. James	2025	Safety Services	Officer-Bps Police	$87,736	$22,569
Stephen M. Montoya	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$22,568
Jeremiah C Hogan	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$22,568
John J McManus	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$22,567
Leonila Luz Ortez	2025	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$70,466	$22,567
Pamela McDevitt	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,567
James D Hawkins	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,567
Pamelia D Harris	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$22,565
Dirk D. Shorter	2025	Public Works Department	Paver ##	$81,274	$22,565
Brian Matthew Leahy	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$22,565
Justin Timothy Yanosick	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain-Technician	$201,734	$22,564
Anne Marie Flattery	2021	Public Works Department	Sr Admin Asst	$91,645	$22,563
Thomas L Sexton	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$172,829	$22,563
Thomas L Sexton	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$172,829	$22,563
Kevin M Hoar	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$22,563
Matthew E Rotelli	2024	Election Division	Asst Registrar of Voters I	$72,856	$22,562
Joseph Anthony Sandoval	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$135,293	$22,559
John Paul McHugh	2015	Public Works Department	Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)##	$0	$22,559
Miguel E Montesino	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$22,558
Kevin M McCarthy	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$22,558
Ryan Michael Bickerton	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$184,851	$22,557
Brian J Mullis	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$22,557
William Shaw	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$22,557
Daniel S O'Donnell	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,556
Christopher Burns	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,555
Keith F. Fleming	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$194,909	$22,554
Nicholas Fisher	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$22,553
Mark J Jones	2016	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$0	$22,553
Joseph Houtmeyers	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$176,705	$22,553
Daniel Patrick McDevitt	2016	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$22,552
James W Carnell	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$22,552
Kendra J Stewart-Campbell	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$22,550
Sean Joseph Colby	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$22,550
Sean D Hanlon	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$179,662	$22,550