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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
Timothy J Torigian	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$70,116
John A Conway	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$240,219	$70,111
William J. Samaras	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$232,249	$70,100
Fabian J Belgrave	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$255,445	$70,085
Thomas E. Barrett	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$70,077
Maxwell S Adjibodou	2018	Boston Fire Department	Gen Main Mech Frprs(Cfm)##	$0	$70,074
Robert Newton	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$70,068
John J Davin	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$70,067
Mauricio E Langa	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper	$0	$70,066
Molwyn A Shaw	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$70,058
Agnaldo P Monteiro	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$70,057
Kamisha L Green	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$70,054
Brian M Guerard	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$253,934	$70,048
John F Hynes	2021	Boston Police Department	PoliceSergeant/SupvCourtCases	$235,981	$70,048
Matthew J Fogarty	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$70,037
Jose Diaz	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$70,035
Brian L Ball	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$70,028
Jimmy Giraldo	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$70,018
Jorge L Figueroa	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$200,156	$70,012
Gary Barker Jr.	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$70,009
Patrick Romanoski	2024	Boston Police Department	Radio Supv (Bpd)	$211,340	$70,003
Roland D Sandefur	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$199,322	$70,000
Norman Parks	2019	Public Works Department	Asst Supn of Street Operations	$0	$69,994
Joseph F. Medina	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$69,979
James D Scopa	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$69,976
Steven A. Dodd	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$247,195	$69,976
Hena Lopes V	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$342,633	$69,972
Wayne P. Brown	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$301,618	$69,967
Fred Ferrara	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$69,967
Sean Michael McCarthy	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$302,273	$69,967
Brian Picarello	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$195,987	$69,965
Jonathan Rodriguez	2025	Boston Fire Department	Dist Fire Chief	$294,464	$69,952
Robert Charles Gibson III	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$199,636	$69,951
Michael D Walsh	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$180,454	$69,950
Kenneth H. Grubbs	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$69,939
Daniel G. Griffin	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$69,932
Clive Durell McDermott	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fleet Safety Coord	$179,766	$69,922
James L Galvin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieut/Acad Instr	$274,115	$69,921
James L Galvin	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Lieut/Acad Instr	$274,115	$69,921
Robert Butler	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$279,574	$69,921
Sixto Merced	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$69,911
S David Exilien	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$260,112	$69,906
S David Exilien	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$260,112	$69,906
Margaret Sybil Porter Connolly	2025	Boston Fire Department	Female FF Liaison Offcr Admin	$245,141	$69,904
Dawn R Morse	2024	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$157,891	$69,897
Gregory W Curry	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$229,874	$69,886
Brandon L. Williams	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$195,255	$69,882
Brandon L. Williams	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$195,255	$69,882
Patrick W Wood	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$179,826	$69,879
James M Thompson	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$69,874