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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.

Highest overtime payroll records

Employee Year Department Title Total Gross Overtime
John F Kelleher 2023 Boston Police Department Police Detective $124,758 $13,155
John F Kelleher 2022 Boston Police Department Police Detective $124,758 $13,155
James B O'Brien 2013 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $13,155
Kevin Stephen O'Leary 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $99,085 $13,154
Michael Brown 2024 Boston Public Library Workforce Develop Librarian $95,546 $13,153
Eric D Ryan 2011 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $13,153
Joseph D. Shea 2023 Boston Fire Department Dep Fire Chief Administration $262,735 $13,153
Mark Flynn 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $144,940 $13,153
Margaret Sybil Porter Connolly 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $13,152
Matthew Spillane 2021 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant (Det) $169,268 $13,150
Erik McCormick 2014 Public Works Department Sr Highway Maint CrftsprsPwd## $0 $13,150
Shawn L. Reid 2017 Public Works Department Maint Mech(LightSvcRpr)(Pwd)## $0 $13,150
Richard McDonald 2013 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $13,149
John T Bergquist 2017 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $13,149
Lynn M Palmatier 2025 Boston Police Department EmrgncyCommSpec911 Call Taker $86,417 $13,149
James R Martin 2011 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $0 $13,148
Charles Bryan Starr 2013 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $13,148
Joseph McSorley 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $194,765 $13,148
Timothy S Dale 2012 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $13,148
Ralph W Caulfield 2017 Boston Police Department Police Sergeant $0 $13,148
Joseph M Santos III 2019 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $13,147
Alville T Atherley 2015 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $13,146
Sodna Jules 2025 Boston Fire Department Coordinator $68,328 $13,146
Brendan Robert Costa Ferreira 2016 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $13,146
Rachel A. Pierce 2023 Public Works Department Admin Asst (Gser Sec Hwy Pwd) $101,348 $13,145
Rachel A. Pierce 2022 Public Works Department Admin Asst (Gser Sec Hwy Pwd) $101,348 $13,145
Curtis Darden 2025 Property Management Security Offc (Prot Ser) $41,020 $13,145
Carolyn L Kennedy 2019 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $13,145
Manuel R Pina 2025 Boston Public Library Jr Building Custodian $67,330 $13,145
Daryl Henry Brooks 2023 Boston Fire Department Frpr-Lineperson&Cable Splicers $179,383 $13,141
Andrew Philip Suttle 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $114,368 $13,140
Andrew Philip Suttle 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $114,368 $13,140
Mina Sobhy 2018 Boston Police Department Police Officer $0 $13,139
Stephen P McCormack 2011 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $13,139
Kenneth Green 2021 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $173,461 $13,139
John F. Alves 2014 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant $0 $13,139
Ryan J Oag 2013 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $13,139
George S Thibodeaux 2015 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $13,138
Hien T Truong 2021 Boston Police Department Police Officer $126,412 $13,138
Anthony Sutera Jr. 2021 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $69,355 $13,137
Donna M Musto 2023 Public Works Department Admin Secretary $80,264 $13,137
Donna M Musto 2022 Public Works Department Admin Secretary $80,264 $13,137
Eugene B Fortes 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC $146,159 $13,137
Reginald Sampson 2015 Parks Department Park Ranger III $0 $13,136
Patrick Yetman 2015 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $13,136
Christopher D Wright 2011 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter-Technician $0 $13,136
Neil Weintraub 2018 Boston Fire Department Fire Fighter $0 $13,136
Brendan E Cavanaugh 2023 Boston Police Department Police Officer $114,875 $13,135
Brendan E Cavanaugh 2022 Boston Police Department Police Officer $114,875 $13,135
David J Messina 2023 Boston Fire Department Fire Lieutenant Administration $164,376 $13,135