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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
Mark Lynch	2015	Boston Police Department	Exec Asst (BPD)	$0	$67,257
Timothy J Torigian	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$67,249
George A Copello	2015	Boston Fire Department	Gen Main Mech Frprs(Cfm)##	$0	$67,247
Roque D Heath	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$67,244
Mark Joseph McKeown	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$199,121	$67,240
Roy A. Frederick	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$67,236
Ian P Mahoney	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Mobile Oper	$0	$67,232
Christopher Kerrigan	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$191,783	$67,231
Matthew Paul Stone	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$162,453	$67,226
Matthew W O'Loughlin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$175,534	$67,208
Timothy P Gaughan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$67,198
Eric M. Merner	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$277,286	$67,195
John T. Boyle	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$245,920	$67,190
Samuel Robert Long	2025	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairpr Class I	$156,076	$67,189
Noel R Esteves	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$220,135	$67,184
Jean Moise Acloque	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$67,179
Andrew B Blake	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$67,173
John Fredrick Horan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$226,877	$67,172
Robert C Boyle	2025	Boston Police Department	Sergeant/Harbor Patrol	$268,620	$67,160
Robert J. McGrath	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-AdvanceTech	$0	$67,150
James M Foley	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$67,134
Thomas J Finn	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$207,932	$67,132
Eric G Krause	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$67,127
James B Kenneally	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$67,118
Molwyn A Shaw	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$67,112
Jose Molina III	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer Hdq Dispatch	$245,746	$67,109
Stephen J Ridge	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$278,772	$67,104
Christopher K Shoulla	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$234,925	$67,093
Francisco Rodriguez	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$67,090
Jose L Lozano	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$67,082
Jose Gomes	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$183,628	$67,082
Patrick Ryther	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$193,178	$67,079
Patrick Ryther	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$193,178	$67,079
Henry A Araica	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$67,076
Jeffery M. Driscoll	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$67,062
Mario E. Santillana	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$170,988	$67,062
Shawn L West	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$0	$67,055
Brian T Farrell	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$67,052
Robert M Charbonnier	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$237,090	$67,051
Gregory D Dankers	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$67,042
Vincent H Stephens	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$67,026
Joseph P Keaveney	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$67,020
Timothy M Horan	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$67,001
Joseph E Sullivan	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$66,999
Thomas B. Hopkins	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$271,977	$66,974
Thomas B. Hopkins	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$271,977	$66,974
Christopher P Dunn	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$175,116	$66,971
Ayesha M. Lawton	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$174,725	$66,966
Kevin B. Boyle	2017	Boston Fire Department	Frprs Electrical Equip Rprprs	$0	$66,958
Daniel G. Griffin	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$340,710	$66,957