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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
David M O'Sullivan	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$71,405
Melissa A Lombardo	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$71,399
William M Meade	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$71,391
David W Singletary	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$200,247	$71,388
Eric McPherson	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$192,305	$71,388
Eric McPherson	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$192,305	$71,388
Al S Young	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$71,373
Sixto Merced	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$218,573	$71,366
Sixto Merced	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$218,573	$71,366
Manuel A Simas	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$199,528	$71,346
Robert H Connolly	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$71,321
John H Danilecki	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain	$362,145	$71,315
John H Danilecki	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Captain	$362,145	$71,315
Juan A Diaz	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$71,312
William J. Samaras	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$71,303
Michael P McCarthy	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$71,293
John J Davin	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$71,293
Paul W Murphy	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$71,288
Charles E Wilson	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$71,282
Matthew M. Tierney	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$71,267
Sean M Doherty	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$328,253	$71,256
John J Hardy	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$71,238
Sixto Merced	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$71,238
Melvin Ruiz	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$71,237
Keith P Kaplan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$266,565	$71,233
Kevin F Jones	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$310,252	$71,224
Cecil R Jones	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$71,219
George F Wall	2023	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$160,040	$71,209
George F Wall	2022	Traffic Division	Asst Supv-Parking Enforcement	$160,040	$71,209
Brian F Yandle	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$238,828	$71,203
John H Danilecki	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Captain	$0	$71,198
Katherine E. Glaropoulos	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$243,411	$71,190
Kenneth Ryan	2025	Property Management	Exec Asst	$217,549	$71,188
Peter J Cazeau	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$71,182
Joseph G. Gillespie	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$71,169
Kevin Sullivan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$244,524	$71,167
Karyn A Vandyke	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$71,166
Kelley J McCormick	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$71,162
John F Hynes	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$71,143
Francis N Garcia	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$71,129
Frantz Saintfort	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$167,949	$71,109
Eric M Wirtz	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF Investigator Admin	$230,286	$71,093
Stephen J Canto	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$71,084
Thomas J. O'Leary	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$71,080
Jose Diaz	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$71,076
Darrin Patrick Greeley	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$71,073
Paul L Donlon	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$71,062
John C Vibert	2019	Dpt of Innovation & Technology	Prin Data Proc Systems Analyst	$0	$71,061
Stephanie M. Curtis	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$71,061
Jeffrey C Cecil	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$71,055