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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
Brian J Lydon	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$63,981
Bruce W Hicks	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$63,979
Manuel A Simas	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$234,896	$63,975
Joseph Holmes	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$63,968
Dennis C Cogavin	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Captain/DDC	$272,768	$63,965
Fred R Williams	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Lieut (Det)	$0	$63,965
Brian Miller	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$63,962
Patrick Conroy	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$241,904	$63,959
Robert P Morris	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$63,958
Lawrence J. Hickman	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$63,954
Michael M Ross	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$63,954
Vincent M Porcaro	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$189,836	$63,954
Christopher K Shoulla	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$231,944	$63,953
Christopher K Shoulla	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$231,944	$63,953
Dante B Williams	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$180,637	$63,945
Anthony H Francis	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$63,944
Spencer Arnold	2024	Boston Fire Department	FF FPD(Plc of Assy Insp) Admin	$237,837	$63,943
Brian J Larkin	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$63,938
Amyleigh Devito	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$205,515	$63,935
Amyleigh Devito	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$205,515	$63,935
Brian Robert Burns	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$189,662	$63,933
Joseph Downing	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$63,913
Keith P Kaplan	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$63,909
Donald F Keenan	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$63,905
Christopher Charles Rooney	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$261,811	$63,899
Jarrod A Gero	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$63,899
Michael Sullivan	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$264,126	$63,895
Jeremiah J O'Brien	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$214,684	$63,894
Antonio Nunez	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$63,889
Anna Stepanyan	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$174,244	$63,886
Anna Stepanyan	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$174,244	$63,886
Michael Doyle	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$188,845	$63,880
John M Shaughnessy	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$63,877
Calvin E Claiborne Jr.	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$264,564	$63,865
Michael F. Feeney	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$63,864
Ralph B Kurpeski	2025	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector	$165,149	$63,857
Joel Alexis Ortiz	2024	Boston Police Department	Emrgncy Comm Spec Police Dispa	$150,639	$63,854
Shawn Teeple	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$194,451	$63,851
Shawn Teeple	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$194,451	$63,851
Michael J Connolly	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant (Det)	$0	$63,840
Cecil R Jones	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$63,816
Joseph M Glynn	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$63,815
John F Kelleher	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$63,805
Kenneth J Hayes	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$237,538	$63,803
Brian S Waters	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$294,045	$63,798
Kevin Daniel McKeown	2018	Inspectional Services Dept	Wire Inspector	$0	$63,795
Robert A Ellington	2024	Public Works Department	StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)##	$140,124	$63,781
Marc D Coleman	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$63,758
Iris S. Hairston	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$63,758
Kelvin M Ervin	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$63,755