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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
John M Cunniffe	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$65,061
Steven A. Dodd	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$65,048
Scott W Gillis	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/AcadInstructor	$229,918	$65,043
Scott W Gillis	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/AcadInstructor	$229,918	$65,043
Alberto Santiago	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$65,033
Martin Taylor Lee	2025	Public Works Department	Sr. Civil Engineer	$176,736	$65,029
Wayne Emory Hester	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$65,025
Ralph B Kurpeski	2023	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector##	$153,996	$65,024
John Farrell	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$65,022
Kevin T Power	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$65,022
Peter Demayo	2024	Boston Police Department	Mtr Eq Rpprs ClassIBPDFleetBFD	$165,744	$65,022
Waiman Lee	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$65,021
Arthur G Torigian	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$269,048	$65,016
Donald Wightman	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$303,151	$65,014
David M O'Sullivan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$65,008
Samuel Peguero Diaz	2023	Boston Police Department	EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker	$143,028	$65,007
Shawn Burns	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$384,889	$65,003
Walter Leo Murphy	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$215,811	$65,002
Walter Leo Murphy	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$215,811	$65,002
Mariana Victoria Avila	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$289,751	$64,994
Eamon Leblanc-Shoemaker	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$64,990
Ydritzabel Oller	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$64,988
Kylie Ann Langton	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$182,883	$64,982
Anthony J Vargas	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF Investigator Admin	$227,562	$64,977
Cesar Abreu	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$196,078	$64,974
Cesar Abreu	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$196,078	$64,974
Martin M O'Malley	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$64,966
Michael T Walsh	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$64,958
Daniel J Adams	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$304,356	$64,955
Stephen Rioux	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$64,954
Wayne Lanchester	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$64,944
Merica Guillaume	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$64,944
Brian S Waters	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$64,943
Santino S Daddieco	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$181,554	$64,941
Santino S Daddieco	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$181,554	$64,941
Lino Carlo Viola	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$224,409	$64,941
James F Meredith	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Pd Det Serv	$207,996	$64,925
James F Meredith	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Pd Det Serv	$207,996	$64,925
Manuel Roberto	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$161,427	$64,924
Manuel Roberto	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$161,427	$64,924
Roy H Broussard	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$64,922
Earl G Jacob	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$64,912
Matthew P Marian	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$221,651	$64,911
John P. Dolan	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$64,908
Steven Smigliani	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$199,218	$64,902
Thomas Pratt	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$64,902
Frederick M MacDonald	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$64,897
Jonathan G Muraca	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$267,175	$64,896
Wayne P. Brown	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$64,891
James J Kenney	2021	Boston Fire Department	FF(IncidentCommandSpec)DFC-Tec	$197,082	$64,889