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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 Cappellano	2013	Transportation Department	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$0	$12,645
Jennifer Shalett Crosby	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,645
David N. Carabin	2023	Boston Police Department	Dir, BosRegIntelCntr (Red-Cir)	$114,461	$12,644
Christopher David Goff	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$120,053	$12,644
Antonio Cruz	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,641
George A Paige	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter (InctComndSp) DFC	$0	$12,640
Jennifer D. Durden	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$12,640
Stephen A. Borne	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,639
Meghan Mary Barry	2025	Boston Fire Department	Sr Admin Asst	$93,967	$12,639
Ronald M Aquino	2024	Inspectional Services Dept	Envrnmntl Health Inspector I	$102,959	$12,638
Juliana Susi	2020	Boston Police Department	Prin Admin Asst	$0	$12,637
Michael O. Celona	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$12,637
Patrick Moran	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$12,637
David Yee	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$12,637
Kristen Thao Shelley	2025	Public Works Department	Prin Admin Asst	$118,661	$12,636
Caitlin B Haugh	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,636
Kevin Patrick Ranahan	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$12,636
Henry L Perkins	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$12,635
Timothy J. Mills	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,635
Timothy Smith	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain	$0	$12,635
Timothy Pitts	2014	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & P W Lbr	$0	$12,635
John Patrick Coffey	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$122,499	$12,634
Robert Murad	2014	Inspectional Services Dept	Health Inspector##	$0	$12,634
Kevin Larade	2023	Boston Police Department	Dir-Forensic Quality Control	$150,403	$12,634
Nathaniel Christian LeBlanc	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$159,599	$12,634
Jay Barbosa	2025	Boston Police Department	Cadet (Police)	$46,916	$12,633
Andrew L Doherty	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,632
John L. Sullivan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$12,632
Robert Thomas Lucas	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$103,546	$12,631
Veronica Cardona	2020	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$12,631
Eric Foley	2024	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$164,890	$12,630
Danny D Ryan	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,630
Jordes Joel Castro	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$101,452	$12,630
James J Coveney	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,629
William F Carroll	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Hosp Liaison 4$10	$0	$12,629
Ryan Joseph Roach	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,628
Richard S O'Neill	2013	Boston Fire Department	FF (Scuba Diver)	$0	$12,628
Christopher R Fencer	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,628
Heather A Mullen	2025	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$91,690	$12,628
Stephen A. Silcott	2019	Public Works Department	Drawtender##	$0	$12,628
Mark T Jones	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,627
Daniel P Cunningham	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$186,110	$12,626
John Edward O'Toole	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,625
Richard Withington	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,624
Mark J Fleming	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant/Hackney Invest	$0	$12,623
Joseph Johnson	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,623
Adalberto S Rodriquez	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$12,622
Adrian G McWeeney	2020	Inspectional Services Dept	Building Inspector##	$0	$12,622
Joseph Hynes	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$12,622
James F Shone	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$136,846	$12,621