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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
Halsey Junior Bernard	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$211,859	$74,311
Thomas F Rose	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$304,492	$74,307
John Thomas Cooney	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$281,470	$74,301
Timothy D. Murray	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$216,128	$74,299
Eric A Francis	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$74,296
James K Elow	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF Investigator Admin	$263,453	$74,272
Brian Wiliam Coughlin	2020	Public Works Department	Supn-Sanitation	$0	$74,264
Dennis C Cogavin	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$74,261
Juan J Seoane	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$216,853	$74,255
Christopher P Dunn	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$286,217	$74,248
John M. Noberini	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$74,245
Salvarys R Reynoso-Santos	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$259,024	$74,245
William Wong	2015	Boston Fire Department	Asst Prin accountant	$0	$74,207
Wilfredo Coriano	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$239,831	$74,199
Stephen J Canto	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$189,147	$74,195
Michael G. Talbot	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$74,195
May Hue Ho	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$219,600	$74,156
Arthur Lonergan V	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$268,755	$74,151
Jose Gomes	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$74,149
Kenneth A MacMaster	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$74,143
Oscar Henriquez	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$273,652	$74,140
John A. Adduci	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$186,361	$74,134
Serge A. Sanon	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$218,321	$74,100
Brian C Mahoney	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$74,095
Stephen J Canto	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$244,704	$74,090
William F Traft	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$192,495	$74,089
William F Traft	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$192,495	$74,089
Paul J. Russell	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$74,087
Dawn N Joseph	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$190,819	$74,075
Leamon R Miller	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$235,691	$74,070
Michael A Forde	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$192,043	$74,070
Josue Altidor	2021	Parks Department	Gen Supn (Pks/Turf Maint)	$194,984	$74,059
Robert W Ciccolo	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$309,095	$74,047
Megan Lee	2024	Boston Police Department	Distance Learning Coord ARRA	$171,235	$74,043
Francis McLaughlin X	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$74,031
Patrick Doherty	2025	Public Facilities Department	Clerk of Works II (PFD)	$189,699	$74,019
Thomas J. O'Leary	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$74,012
John Mannion	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$202,411	$74,008
Michael M Ross	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$74,006
William B Jones	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$74,002
Omar Borges	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$74,000
Juliana Susi	2023	Boston Police Department	Prin Admin Asst	$192,620	$73,998
Thomas J Teahan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$73,970
Patrick Welch	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$225,626	$73,955
Molly E Rattigan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$73,953
Michael McNulty	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$298,585	$73,931
Michael W Flaven	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$73,912
Timothy J Torigian	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$73,906
Stephen Avery Henderson	2016	Boston Fire Department	Wkg Frprs Elec Equip Repairprs	$0	$73,902
William Reid Toner	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$261,747	$73,880