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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
Nicholas Fisher	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$72,741
Mohammed Rabbi Uddin	2025	Office of Streets	Prin Admin Asst	$206,651	$72,734
Christopher R. Jerry	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$327,097	$72,733
Lucas E Taxter	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$72,732
Richard Withington	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$0	$72,721
Wayne Lanchester	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$479,062	$72,712
Lino Carlo Viola	2025	Boston Fire Department	Lt Trng Inst Adjunct Admin	$253,158	$72,712
Ricardo Alexandre	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$72,704
Joseph M Glynn	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$72,699
James J Morrissey	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$213,203	$72,697
William McGuirk	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$276,061	$72,688
James P. Defeo	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$255,197	$72,672
James P. Defeo	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$255,197	$72,672
Brian D Albert	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$72,666
Patrick T Murphy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$191,699	$72,664
Paul A MacIsaac	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$72,664
Scott Griffin	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$247,246	$72,660
Bryan Dickson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$228,025	$72,649
Bryan Dickson	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$228,025	$72,649
Sixto Merced	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$72,633
Jay J. Richards	2024	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$165,132	$72,622
Edward D. Hesford	2018	Traffic Division	Supvising Traffic Engineer	$0	$72,619
Keith P Kaplan	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$72,612
Joseph E Sullivan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$72,611
Paul S Mahoney	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$72,601
James Michael Sullivan-Venezia	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$337,958	$72,599
Corey Thomas	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$165,215	$72,580
Corey Thomas	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$165,215	$72,580
Robert H Connolly	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$72,580
Joseph B McMenamy	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$219,115	$72,563
Brendan M Bosse	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$72,560
Mario E. Santillana	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$72,553
John G Fitzgerald	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$285,428	$72,546
Brian Garney	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$304,762	$72,535
John A Mccarthy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$165,057	$72,519
John A Mccarthy	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$165,057	$72,519
Jerome A Hall-Brewster	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$72,518
Timothy P Gaughan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Captain-DDC/HRCD	$373,088	$72,506
Terry J Thomas	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$72,503
Anthony Cutone	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$72,493
Valerie A Johnson	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$72,476
Mauricio E Langa	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper	$0	$72,472
Paul A. Sadatis Jr.	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$255,718	$72,445
Paul A. Sadatis Jr.	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$255,718	$72,445
Keith Monahan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$323,964	$72,436
Keith Monahan	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$323,964	$72,436
Steve Weidman	2024	Inspectional Services Dept	Plumbing And Gasfitting Insp##	$162,589	$72,434
Stephen E Puopolo	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$223,828	$72,429
Robert T England	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$72,421
Joseph P. Gorman III	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$248,904	$72,416