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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
Steven W Perry	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$195,983	$64,627
Eddy B. Pena	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$64,624
Joshua Matthew Neely	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$213,432	$64,620
William J Flaherty	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$64,617
Anthony E. Troy	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$64,611
Nicholas G. Moore	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$273,209	$64,606
John Moynihan	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$278,188	$64,601
Paul M Ivens	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$0	$64,593
Gary Lee Morley	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$208,540	$64,590
Michael C. Harrington	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$64,584
Mark A Tobin	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/FgrPrt Ev Tech	$295,218	$64,582
Philip J Bliss	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$64,568
Justin D Cremins	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/FgrPrt Ev Tch 4$10	$211,984	$64,561
Peter Chu	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$64,560
Nathan P Robbins	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$197,028	$64,556
Brian D Albert	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$64,551
Jeffrey M Gelinas	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$188,000	$64,547
Jeffrey M Gelinas	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$188,000	$64,547
Patrick M.J Foley	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$64,544
Dean Bickerton	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$420,586	$64,543
John E McNulty	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$256,056	$64,539
John P Boyle	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$64,538
James J Morrissey	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$184,892	$64,536
Patrick Edward Byrne	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$64,528
Peter N Fontanez	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$64,525
Andrew I Jarrett	2025	Public Works Department	Highway Const.Inpector(Pwd)##	$125,242	$64,517
Kevin Patrick Ranahan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$248,617	$64,515
Paul M Joseph	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$64,506
Andrew J. Minichello	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/CHF RADIO DISP	$0	$64,502
Rodney O Best	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$64,499
Luis M Anjos	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$64,498
John J Davin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$292,759	$64,498
James M Thompson	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$64,490
Kevin M Donahue	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$64,490
Bernard E Hicks III	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$64,475
Brian R Delahanty	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$185,176	$64,471
Christopher R. Boyle	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$64,470
Daniel B. Kornetsky	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$64,469
Gregory L Vickers	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$64,468
Mark Joseph Loewen	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$64,462
Joseph David Campot	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$206,666	$64,443
Michael D Walsh	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$64,440
Taylor Lee Green	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$213,869	$64,435
Charles J Cellucci	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$64,435
Edward D. Hesford	2023	Traffic Division	Supvising Traffic Engineer	$197,144	$64,426
Kenneth A MacMaster	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$266,210	$64,423
Timothy J. Mills	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$195,238	$64,415
Daniel Richard Martell Jr.	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$222,794	$64,413
Daniel Richard Martell Jr.	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$222,794	$64,413
Paul W Murphy	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$64,412