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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
Curtis Mosley Jr.	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$199,309	$73,870
Curtis Mosley Jr.	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$199,309	$73,870
Terrence Shane Burke	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$188,424	$73,868
Christopher J Cunniff	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$73,858
Hubert G Valmond	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$73,850
Christopher Hamilton	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$73,847
Daniel J Adams	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$73,845
Evan Nunez	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$219,581	$73,842
Joseph DeVito	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$312,713	$73,805
Mark S Freire	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$73,796
Jessica C. Anderson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$216,903	$73,794
Jessica C. Anderson	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$216,903	$73,794
John J Gould	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$73,786
Paul J Zelvis	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$73,785
Richard J. Kelley	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$73,771
Brian J Linehan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$73,750
Philip J Bliss	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$194,408	$73,744
Kevin P Cook	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$208,750	$73,737
Kevin P Cook	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$208,750	$73,737
John T. Boyle	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$252,458	$73,728
Luciano Cirino-Ayuso	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper	$303,664	$73,720
Stephen Rioux	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$316,761	$73,718
Donald F Keenan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$73,710
James J Morrissey	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$256,060	$73,702
Robert Keith Connor	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$246,506	$73,695
Wayne P. Brown	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$332,662	$73,693
Frank Nogueira	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$73,691
Michael P McCarthy	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$73,685
Gustavo Gil Medina	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$286,808	$73,683
Brendan M. O'Donnell	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$73,680
Edward J Curley	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$192,337	$73,680
Edward J Curley	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$192,337	$73,680
Michael Doyle	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$240,687	$73,677
Pele James	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$73,670
Jonathan James Carrington	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$205,225	$73,663
Gerard W Bailey	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$73,656
Kevin Michael Bernazzani	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$314,663	$73,627
Donald F Keenan	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$73,605
Emmet P Nichols	2021	Boston Fire Department	District Fire Chief-Technician	$276,022	$73,576
Michael F. Devane	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$73,571
Michael P Sullivan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$224,507	$73,563
Dean Bickerton	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$331,286	$73,553
Daniel P McMorrow	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$73,541
Pele James	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$73,540
Stephanie M. Curtis	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$73,517
Kenneth Westhaver	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$73,517
Berlino Felix	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$73,498
Agnaldo P Monteiro	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$73,498
Jimmy Giraldo	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$73,490
Daniel Nee	2019	Public Works Department	Asst Supn of Street Operations	$0	$73,484