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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
Denise C McLeod	2025	Transportation-Parking Clerk	Chief Claims Investigator	$90,542	$11,500
Eugenia Edge-O'Leary	2023	Boston Police Department	Admin Asst	$78,849	$11,500
Thomas B Brittan	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,499
Joseph L. Coppinger	2021	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$126,577	$11,498
Randall D Martin	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,497
LeRoi Rodriguez Jr.	2025	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$118,727	$11,497
Kimberly A. Lenane	2016	Boston Police Department	Head Clerk & Secretary	$0	$11,497
Tamara M Espinola	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$11,497
Benjamin Michael Waterfall	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,497
Angel Gabriel Garcia	2019	Public Works Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Repairpr Class I	$0	$11,496
Ramon Alicea	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,496
Derek McMillan	2024	Public Works Department	Service Writer	$75,029	$11,495
Shannon R Blair	2017	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,495
Jackal Lin	2025	Election Division	Sr. Asst Reg of Voters	$80,449	$11,495
John N Foundas	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$11,494
Tremaine Wilkerson	2024	Parks Department	Motor Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$51,856	$11,493
Sharon M Galloway	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,492
George Christopher Egan	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$11,492
Spencer Orne	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Hackney Invest 3$8	$0	$11,492
Eamon Michael Kavanagh	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,492
Walter Arnold	2023	Cemetery Division	Grave Digger	$63,754	$11,491
Walter Arnold	2022	Cemetery Division	Grave Digger	$63,754	$11,491
Ronald Mattera	2018	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$11,491
Todd Levi Bailes	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,490
Paula F Pearson	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,490
John C Dubeau	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$11,489
Joseph Garrette Tate	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,489
Daniel P McCarthy	2014	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$11,489
Clifton W Singletary	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Mobile Offc 2$6	$0	$11,489
John Mullaney	2012	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$11,489
Brendan W. Kelly	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,489
Ian Paul Meschwitz	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$113,326	$11,488
Linda M Strother-Lyons	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$11,488
James D Bowden	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$11,488
Joseph Nagle V	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,488
Matthew Delorey	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,488
Rommel Christopher	2021	Parks Department	Laborer (Park)	$46,424	$11,487
Christopher J. Neff	2011	Parks Department	Park Maint Foreprs##	$0	$11,487
Wilfredo Martinez	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,486
Bonithia L. Palmer-Penn	2019	Boston Police Department	Communic. EquipOp II 9II(SS)	$0	$11,486
Stephen M. Sacilotto	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,486
Mark Michael Folan	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$161,939	$11,486
Mark Michael Folan	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$161,939	$11,486
Sean M. Connelly	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,486
Dean Adams	2011	Public Works Department	Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)##	$0	$11,485
Jessica Kelly Lynch	2024	Traffic Division	Asst Traffic Engineer	$100,730	$11,484
Daniel P. Cook	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,483
Sara D. Dorsey	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,483
Robert F. Muller	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$11,482
Marlon Wilson	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$11,482