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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
Michael A Brown	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$299,447	$120,240
Michael A Brown	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$299,447	$120,240
Derek L Fowler	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF FPD(Plc of Assy Insp) Admin	$314,000	$120,239
Gary J Eblan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$351,035	$120,230
Wilson Quiles	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$409,820	$120,195
Daniel Nee	2024	Public Works Department	Supn Highway Maintenance	$270,681	$120,151
Gregory Brown	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$251,303	$120,026
Gregory Brown	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$251,303	$120,026
Brian L Ball	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$251,390	$120,021
Michael A Forde	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$119,861
Richard G Lewis	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$119,807
Patrick M.J Foley	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$418,105	$119,768
Warren J Hoppie	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$378,133	$119,558
Patrick M.J Foley	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$286,916	$119,490
Patrick M.J Foley	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$286,916	$119,490
Brian T Farrell	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$387,955	$119,456
Wisler Louifaite	2025	Inspectional Services Dept	Wire Inspector	$213,223	$119,423
Robert T England	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$317,900	$119,332
Michael F. Devane	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$119,234
Michael T Principe	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Breath $13.50	$319,632	$119,169
Troy T Osgood	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant Administration	$362,590	$119,169
Otis C Harewood	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$262,141	$119,075
Richard G Lewis	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$386,269	$119,039
John Mannion	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF Investigator Admin	$279,991	$119,036
Nytisha D Brown	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$268,628	$119,035
Francisco Rodriguez	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$394,802	$119,033
Anildo Fidalgo Miranda	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$293,289	$118,939
Charbel B. Kamel	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$244,555	$118,938
Charbel B. Kamel	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$244,555	$118,938
Cornell G Paterson	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Canine Offc 2$6	$0	$118,880
James D Scopa	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$277,051	$118,834
Paul L Donlon	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$279,580	$118,804
Thomas Pratt	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$118,760
Wilson Quiles	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$463,459	$118,739
Eddy B. Pena	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$223,007	$118,727
Eddy B. Pena	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$223,007	$118,727
Berlino Felix	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$335,914	$118,678
John J Dineen	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$378,601	$118,668
Dario E. Fancelli	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$435,060	$118,536
Richard Estrella	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$380,416	$118,498
Eric McPherson	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$268,066	$118,419
Anildo Fidalgo Miranda	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$271,855	$118,414
Matthew J Spillane	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant/Hdq Dispatch	$0	$118,406
Steven Sweeney	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$349,539	$118,220
Steven Sweeney	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$349,539	$118,220
Marc Sullivan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$118,181
Daniel C. Pusey	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$118,107
Paul J Zelvis	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$118,102
Robert Flynn	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$298,670	$118,084
Keith Barry	2017	Inspectional Services Dept	Wire Inspector	$0	$118,066