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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
Richard Estrella	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$233,157	$67,783
Kenneth G Wehr	2025	Planning & Engineering	Chief Supv Of I/M - Alarms	$185,721	$67,761
Crefton Watty-Niles	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$164,887	$67,759
Crefton Watty-Niles	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$164,887	$67,759
Robert F Figueroa	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$67,757
Michael E Hocking	2015	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief Administration	$0	$67,740
Ismael R. Henriquez	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$234,528	$67,738
Brian J Mellace	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$219,658	$67,735
Sixto Merced	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$208,733	$67,735
John J Dineen	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$67,727
William M Meade	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$333,668	$67,722
Richard Slamin	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$67,708
Richard Moy	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$243,848	$67,706
Stephen Michael Douglas Jr	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$167,211	$67,701
Stephen Michael Douglas Jr	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$167,211	$67,701
Sixto Merced	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$67,694
Christopher Kerrigan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$67,689
Christopher G Byrne	2025	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$184,182	$67,667
Allison D Ross	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$167,124	$67,662
Darryn L Brown	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$212,550	$67,661
Darryn L Brown	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$212,550	$67,661
Eric Peter Wier	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$227,244	$67,661
Eric Peter Wier	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$227,244	$67,661
Kato I Francis	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$187,157	$67,660
Kato I Francis	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$187,157	$67,660
Bruce Errol Bates Jr.	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$221,342	$67,658
John P Wright	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$285,027	$67,654
Sixto Merced	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$67,635
William G Knecht	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Bomb Squad	$0	$67,624
John Michael Flaherty	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$276,583	$67,623
Castro Clemat	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$67,620
Arthur W Green	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$183,850	$67,615
Kenneth J Hayes	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Administration	$291,631	$67,601
Wayne P. Brown	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$67,576
Garrett G Mitchell	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$67,576
Michael M Ross	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$67,573
Christopher J Cunniff	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$206,081	$67,572
Christopher J Cunniff	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$206,081	$67,572
Marivelle Crespo	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$285,158	$67,570
Ian P Mahoney	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper	$0	$67,565
Kaitlin E Berardi	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$194,818	$67,557
Ricky M Rabb	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$215,189	$67,551
Christopher J Cunniff	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$67,550
Robert Flynn	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$67,549
Patrick J Creavin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$193,673	$67,539
Patrick J Creavin	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$193,673	$67,539
Gregory P Long	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$67,535
William J. Malcomb	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$218,819	$67,521
Brendan R. England	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$211,617	$67,517
Jackson Hernandez	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$169,491	$67,511