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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
James Edward Tincker	2019	Boston Fire Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$0	$67,504
Frank Wong	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$248,443	$67,503
Darryn L Brown	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$67,501
Eddy Chrispin	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Comm Serv Offc	$0	$67,500
Wendy Lee Ng	2024	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$186,154	$67,496
Lea D Allen	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$261,099	$67,477
Paul F Aquino	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$199,650	$67,468
Brendan Wheeler	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$224,046	$67,468
Lesly Decossa	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$228,384	$67,464
Andre Dimitrius Watson	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$67,455
James F Meredith	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$67,452
Michael E Hocking	2020	Boston Fire Department	Dep Fire Chief	$0	$67,446
Jennifer De Los Santos	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$181,806	$67,428
Brian D Albert	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$67,418
Robert Thomas Anderson	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF (Mas Of F Boat)	$262,705	$67,417
Cynthia M Beckford-Brewington	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$189,556	$67,417
Stephen E Roy	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$190,519	$67,411
Michael P Russell	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$254,264	$67,410
Sean P Flynn	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$183,611	$67,398
Robert M Zingg	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$67,397
Edward P Meade	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper	$0	$67,384
Daniel Patrick McDevitt	2021	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$201,425	$67,367
James B Kenneally	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$67,367
John F Callahan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$67,365
David P McMenamy	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$224,560	$67,363
Gary Barker	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$67,361
Jonathan H. Hernandez	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$67,360
Eric W Bulman	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$67,359
Brian Matthew Leahy	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant/Hdq Dispatch	$456,835	$67,358
Gregory Joseph	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$295,003	$67,356
Steven G Parham	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$67,356
Eric M. Merner	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$304,955	$67,330
Kevin P McGoldrick	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$0	$67,329
Edward D. Hesford	2020	Traffic Division	Supvising Traffic Engineer	$0	$67,328
John F Puglia	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$232,774	$67,324
Matthew J Fogarty	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$235,141	$67,323
Berlino Felix	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$67,319
Roy A. Frederick	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$67,307
Jason R Villanueva	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$231,433	$67,306
Walter Leo Murphy	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$245,010	$67,305
Kevin J Yalmokas	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$67,293
John C. Hughes	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain	$316,277	$67,290
Michael J Miller	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$180,311	$67,282
Joseph Marrero	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$67,272
Kevin J. Linskey	2019	Public Works Department	Sr Civil Engineer	$0	$67,270
John J Ford	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$67,267
John Joseph McKenna Jr.	2021	Boston Fire Department	Prin Fire Alarm Operator	$233,532	$67,263
Victor Rui Monteiro	2024	Public Works Department	Motor Equip Rep Frpr I (CFM)##	$169,910	$67,260
Susan R Edghill-Yard	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$67,259
James B Kenneally	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$67,258